New school and municipal needs represent challenges, council told.
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South Portland budget likely to include significant raises, new pay scale
City Council OKs preliminary new pay scale for non-union employees.
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Mild weather means lower plowing, sanding costs for Brunswick, Bath
Brunswick’s public works director says the town has used $214,000 of its nearly $500,000 annual snow removal budget.
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Panel considers gas tax, state money to boost Maine’s highway funding
A commission scheduled to finish work at the end of 2019 will ask for more time to draft a long-term solution to Maine’s road funding shortfall.
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New tax on internet sales boosts Maine’s budget further into the black
The tax, approved after the recent two-year budget was finalized, is one of several that contributed to an increase in state revenue.
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Maine Legislature approves new state budget of nearly $8 billion
The 2-year spending package includes many, but not all, of the initiatives proposed by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, and lawmakers from both parties speak of a new level of civility in Maine government.
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Committee gives strong endorsement to state budget totaling nearly $8 billion
Gov. Janet Mills calls the Appropriations Committee’s vote on the 2-year spending package a forward-looking compromise.
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Maine Legislature inches toward deal on new state budget
Members of both parties express confidence an agreement could be reached, but sticking points remain on Gov. Janet Mill’s $8 billion, two-year proposal.