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Maine state budget

Published
July 16, 2023

Jim Fossel: Maine Republican leadership bungled budget negotiations

Although party leaders say they oppose certain policies, they’re rarely willing to put up a real fight.
Published
April 2, 2023

The Maine Millennial: The state of Maine needs my taxes more than I need a tax cut

If you think you’ll never need government assistance, know that life has a way of throwing curve balls at you.
Published
April 2, 2023

Jim Fossel: Maine Republicans must make life difficult for Democrats

When it comes to responding to the state budget process, many options are open to the minority party in Augusta.
Published
April 1, 2023

Maine Voices: The shadowy side of free community college tuition

After decades of labor, educated and qualified Maine adjunct faculty still don’t earn a living wage – and now our services are being given away. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Published
March 25, 2023

Democrats advance majority budget after talks with Republicans break down

Republicans had sought $200 million in income tax cuts for low- and middle-income Mainers, a goal one lawmaker said Democrats 'flatly rejected.'

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Published
February 27, 2023

Our View: Maine’s record-low governor pay is a shortsighted antiquity

Let’s be thrifty in ways that make sense. And appropriately remunerate work that matters.
Published
February 14, 2023

Mills unveils steps to expand opioid treatment, protect children

The governor announced the initiatives during a speech in which she also urged lawmakers to support her proposed two-year state budget.
Published
January 29, 2023

Time seems ripe for bipartisan action on income tax cuts in Maine

As the state enjoys a record surplus, lawmakers from both parties have submitted proposals that would reduce taxes for lower-income Mainers.
Published
January 23, 2023

State lawmakers prepare to weigh more than 2,000 bills, $10.3 billion budget proposal

With control of both the House and Senate, Democrats will set the agenda, but Republicans still hope to leave their mark.
Published
January 22, 2023

Jim Fossel: Maine Republicans should have sales tax in their crosshairs

If their Democratic counterparts are serious about avoiding another partisan budget, Republicans might be able to insert some tax relief in place of new spending.