Press Release: New analysis shows Governor Mills’ budget threatens Maine’s strong fiscal standing
New analysis shows Governor Janet Mills’budget threatens Maine’s strong fiscal standing AUGUSTA – The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) today released a new analysis of Gov. Janet Mills’ biennial budget […]
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Governor Mills’ budget grows Maine government to unsustainable levels
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 11, 2019Contact: Jacob PosikDirector of CommunicationsOffice: 207.321.2550Cell: 207.240.7064 PORTLAND – The budget proposal released last Friday by Gov. Janet Mills is not a reasonable approach to state […]
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Mills’ budget proposal irresponsible, unsustainable and paves the way for future tax increases
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is trying to pass off her budget proposal, released last Friday, as a reasonable approach to meeting the state’s needs over the next two years. In […]
Read More →Budget Deficits, Big and Small: Another Tale of Two Governors
Good news for Gov. Paul LePage appeared on the recently-released pages of Maine’s Structural Gap Report. Since LePage took office, the state general fund’s structural deficit will shrink $1 billion […]
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Four Things Other New England States Are Doing Worse Than Maine
New England, on the whole, is an economically-depressed region. Between 2004 and 2014, the average cumulative growth of a New England state’s gross domestic product was less than 29 percent. […]
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A Bad Deal for Maine
On Monday, Gov. LePage is expected to veto the legislature’s $6.7 biennial state budget, and force lawmakers to either over-ride his veto or head back to the budget negotiating table. […]
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Compromise Budget Contains $294 Million Spending Increase
According to the Office of Fiscal and Program Review, the budget deal backed by Senate Republicans and House Democrats would raise state spending by an astonishing $294 million over the […]
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RELEASE: Six conservative groups demand a better budget deal
AUGUSTA – Leaders of six major fiscally conservative groups joined together today to urge the Maine Senate to stand firm against any budget agreement that does not include income tax […]
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Latest Pension Reform Plan an Important Step Toward Fiscal Solvency
A plan proposed by the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee to reduce Maine’s $4.1 billion unfunded government retiree pension debt provides some needed relief to Maine taxpayers, and is […]
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