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PublishedOctober 16, 2020
U.S. budget deficit – at $3.1 trillion – doubles previous record
The deficit is $2 trillion higher than the administration had estimated in February, before the pandemic hit.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2020
Brunswick council votes to set aside money rather than offset tax increase
Councilors ultimately decided that the benefits of using the money to fund services or offset future losses outweighed the approximate $12 cost savings the average taxpayer would have seen.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2020
West Bath residents approve town, school budgets with flat tax rate
West Bath residents voted to adopt a $2.4 million municipal budget and a $3.9 million school budget at the town’s annual meeting on Thursday night.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2020
Waterville Board of Education cuts school resource officer from budget
The board on Monday also voted unanimously for students to start Sept. 8, the day after Labor Day, with teachers starting two weeks before that.
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PublishedJune 4, 2020
Bath city council adopts $17 million budget, expects 2% tax increase
The adopted budget takes effect on July 1.
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PublishedMay 6, 2020
Think tank projects $1.2 billion budget shortfall for Maine
The nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said Maine faces a huge shortfall by the end of the next fiscal year.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2020
Yarmouth budget proposal includes 10% increase
If passed, the 2020-21 plan could add $1.49 to the current property tax rate of $18.86.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2020
Falmouth facing budget hurdles in efforts to stabilize tax rate
New school and municipal needs represent challenges, council told.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
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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PublishedFebruary 3, 2020
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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