AUGUSTA (AP) — Several days of hearings on Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s budget to address shortfalls in this year’s budget start this week.
The Appropriations Committee takes up the supplemental budget Wednesday. The budget seeks to make up for nearly $90 million in cost overruns in MaineCare, due mostly to increased utilization by enrolled people.
The Appropriations Committee hearings are scheduled to wind up Jan. 28.
The panel will then take up the governor’s $6.3 billion budget for the two years that start July 1.
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