-
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.
-
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.
-
PublishedFebruary 25, 2020
Falmouth facing budget hurdles in efforts to stabilize tax rate
New school and municipal needs represent challenges, council told.
-
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.
-
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.
-
PublishedDecember 18, 2019
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.
-
PublishedNovember 14, 2019
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.
-
PublishedJune 14, 2019
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.
-
PublishedJune 12, 2019
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.
-
PublishedJune 3, 2019
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.
