Budget

Hospital Debt Repayment Will Not Result in Re-Hiring According to Hospital Association President

by Blaine June 11, 2013 Budget

Today Governor LePage issued a release indicating that it had been 150 days since he first proposed his plan to pay Maine’s hospital debt using revenue bonds from proceeds of restructuring the state’s liquor contract. As one could expect, the Republican Legislative leadership joined in the discussion, continuing their often-repeated, but unsubstantiated claim that this [...]

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First Comments from the Office of the Governor on the Unanimous Appropriations Committee Budget Compromise

by Blaine June 7, 2013 Appropriations

A short time ago, the Governor’s Chief of Staff John McGough sent the below email to all state employees concerning the state budget and the unanimous compromise proposal unveiled by the Appropriations Committee this morning.   Dear State Employees, During the past few weeks, there has been misinformation provided to State employees from the Maine [...]

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Amid Revenue Collapse, Republican Lawmaker Calls for Capital Gains Tax Cut

by Blaine February 12, 2013 Budget

Yesterday, the Maine Legislature Joint Committee on Taxation held a hearing on L.D. 65, “An Act to Reduce the Income Tax on Capital Gains” sponsored by Rep. Richard Malaby (R-Hancock).  Malaby has enlisted 9 Republican cosponsors of the measure.  The fiscal impact of the proposal has yet to be calculated by the legislature’s Office of Fiscal [...]

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