LePage’s plan would slash the budgets of community colleges, public broadcasting and the Maine Clean Election fund, while providing $105 million in tax cuts per year.
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Hearings under way on LePage budget
The Appropriations Committee is taking public comments today on proposed cuts to the Maine Clean Election fund, education and the Maine Public Broadcasting Network.
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With Maine housing authority in turmoil, Dale McCormick steps down
The director defends her work, but is hoping her exit ends the housing agency paralysis caused by a ‘systematic attack.’
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Democrat questions timing of primary bill
Rep. Linda Valentino of Saco says a hearing on the bill ‘is nothing more than a press conference.’
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DHHS glitch raises staffing concerns
A York Democrat wonders whether understaffing played a role in allowing ineligible people to keep benefits.
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LePage calls funding MPBN a form of corporate ‘welfare’
The governor says the state cannot afford Maine Public Broadcasting.
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LePage budget plugs added $10.5 million gap
The state is losing that much in federal aid, according to his plan, which also calls for new spending.
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LePage’s budget plan includes cuts to Maine welfare, taxes
The proposal would tighten General Assistance guidelines, trim pension levies and eliminate funding for MPBN.
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Same-sex marriage closer to November ballot
A House vote this morning has the effect of sending the measure directly to voters to decide.
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House advances state employee guns-in-car bill
AUGUSTA — A bill that would allow state workers to store concealed weapons in their locked vehicles while at work gained initial approval Monday from the Maine House. L.D. 1603 would extend to state workers the same rights that a bill last year granted to workers in the private sector. The House voted 84-55 to […]