While majority Republicans in the Senate and Democrats in both chambers had reached a tentative deal Sunday evening, the House GOP caucus, backed by Gov. Paul LePage, is holding out for a deal that includes income tax cuts. Support from at least some House Republicans is needed to reach the two-thirds threshold necessary to pass […]
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Harrison looks for approval for a $6.8 million budget
HARRISON — Residents at the town meeting Wednesday evening will vote on a $1.89 million budget that includes money for paving, a bucket loader, a pickup truck and a new roof on the fire station. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. June 10 at Harrison Elementary School, 309 Naples Road. There are 23 articles on […]
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Legislature’s budget committee rejects LePage tax plan
AUGUSTA — At the same time Gov. Paul LePage was promising Lisbon residents he would take his campaign to end Maine’s income tax to the people in a statewide ballot vote, lawmakers at the State House voted against his tax and budget proposals. Tuesday evening, the Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee nixed an income tax cut […]
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Lewiston favors taking Androscoggin County to court over budget authority
LEWISTON — City councilors favor challenging county budget rules in court, they said Tuesday. City Administrator Ed Barrett on Tuesday outlined three ways councilors and other Androscoggin County municipal leaders could react to charter amendments county commissioners proposed last month. The amendment is meant to govern the county’s budget process. Barrett said councilors could accept […]
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Audio: Lauren LePage robocall blasts Senate Republicans for budget deal
AUGUSTA — A nonprofit political organization led by Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s daughter launched automated phone calls Tuesday criticizing GOP senators for a state budget deal they crafted with Democrats that doesn’t include his top priorities. In the robocall, , executive director of Maine People Before Politics, says Republican senators are “working behind the scenes with […]
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LePage to hold town hall meeting on budget Tuesday in Lisbon
LISBON (AP) — As the battle over the state budget heats up in the Maine Legislature, Gov. Paul LePage is heading to Lisbon to discuss his tax overhaul plan. The Republican governor will hold a town hall meeting at the Open Door Baptist Church auditorium at 26 Gartley Street at 6 p.m. LePage has been […]
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GOP House leader vows to fight ‘tooth and nail’ for income tax cuts in Maine budget
AUGUSTA — House Republicans have entrenched themselves against the rest of the Legislature — including their fellow GOP Senators — and are vowing to fight a state budget being crafted in the Legislature because it doesn’t include income tax cuts or welfare reforms favored by Gov. Paul LePage. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans said they have forged […]
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Auburn passes budget plan, moves on to final reading
AUBURN — Even with police officers for Auburn schools back in the city budget, councilors approved their 2015-16 spending plan Monday night. Councilors sent their proposed budget on to a June 15 second and final reading at their regular meeting Monday. The budget increases municipal spending from $34.1 million to $34.7 — a $568,302 increase […]
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Maine Democrats rip GOP leader on forcing state budget standoff
AUGUSTA – After late-night negotiations Sunday that apparently moved the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee closer to a deal on a roughly $6.57 billion two-year state budget that must be in place by July 1 to avoid a government shutdown, the political battle among Republicans over including tax cuts in that budget hardened Monday. Senate President Mike Thibodeau, […]
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Rumford annual business meeting scheduled for June 1
RUMFORD — Residents will vote on nine articles at the annual town meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, June 1, including one asking if they wish to have the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office provide police coverage. The meeting will be held in Muskie Auditorium at Mountain Valley High School. Article 7 asks residents if they wish […]