AUBURN — Voters on Tuesday rejected the proposed school budget by more than a 3-2 ratio, sending the message that the proposed 6.9 percent increase was too much. Unofficial returns show the vote was 1,625 to 1,036 to reject the $38.37 million budget, said City Clerk Susan Clements-Dallaire. The voter turnout was 16 percent, Clements-Dallaire […]
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Harrison voters to decide on proposed $6.4 million budget
HARRISON — Voters will be asked to approve a $6.4 million budget when the annual town meeting gets under way Wednesday, June 12. Action on the 25-article warrant starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Harrison Elementary School on Naples Road. Town Manager George “Bud” Finch, said the proposed 2013-14 budget is increasing $223,142, or 3.6 […]
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Maine budget panel approves $6.3 billion spending bill
This story was updated at 12:08 a.m. AUGUSTA — Lawmakers worked into Saturday morning as they put the finishing touches on a $6.3 billion bipartisan budget that temporarily raises the sales tax while shifting more costs to cities and towns. The budget-writing Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee approved the final bill just after midnight, finishing […]
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LePage promises to veto budget with tax increases
AUGUSTA — Budget writers in the Legislature worked to finalize the details of their bipartisan budget deal Friday while attention shifted to whether the package they crafted can pass the Legislature with enough support to withstand a veto threatened by Gov. Paul LePage. The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee arrived at a budget accord early Friday morning […]
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Maine budget deal would boost sales, meals and lodging taxes
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers propose to temporarily increase the sales tax by a half a percent and the meals and lodging tax by 1 percent in order to balance the state budget for the next two years and blunt some of the cuts proposed by Gov. Paul LePage. The tax increases were supported early Friday morning […]
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Bethel residents to vote on $3,619,536 municipal budget
BETHEL — Townspeople will vote on a $3,619,536 municipal budget at the annual town meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, at Crescent Park School. The budget is $257,573 more than the current $3,361,963 budget. Town Manager Jim Doar attributes the increase to “road work and paving.” “We try to keep the capital improvements budget […]
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RSU 9 school budget passes first hurdle
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 residents voted Thursday to approve a $29.74 million school budget for 2013-14 and a $471,031 adult education budget. The spending plans will now go to a validation vote Tuesday, June 11, at the polls in each of the 10 towns in the district. About 100 voters attended Thursday’s meeting and voted […]
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Livermore voters to vote on officials, ordinances and $1.23 million budget
LIVERMORE — Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to elect town and school officials. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 11 at the Town Office. In two uncontested races, Mark Chretien is seeking a three-year term on the Board of Selectpersons. Current Selectperson Tom Berry is not seeking […]
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Lawmakers agree to trim DHHS budget but leave major decisions for deadline day
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers on the Appropriations Committee cut numerous health and human services programs and hospital funding during a late-night flurry of amendments Wednesday to Gov. Paul LePage’s $6.3 billion biennial budget proposal. Among the approved amendments was a cut of 1.4 percent across a range of programs in the Department of Health and Human […]
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Republicans must part ways with governor
With the budget debate in Augusta approaching a climax, it is worth remembering where we started: In January, Gov. Paul LePage proposed raising local taxes to balance the state’s budget. He proposed ending the Homestead Property Tax Exemption for those under 65. A clear tax increase for homeowners. The governor proposed ending the Circuit Breaker […]