After Republican protests, Maine Democrats nudge $9.9B budget through Legislature

After Republican protests, Maine Democrats nudge $9.9B budget through Legislature

AUGUSTA, Maine — After a failed last-ditch round of negotiations and protesting floor speeches from Republicans, Democrats flexed their majorities to begin moving a $9.9 billion state budget through the Legislature on Thursday evening.It will be the second two-year budget that Democrats have passed since 2021 by a simple majority under Gov. Janet Mills, setting aside a consensus process that governed state spending for 15 years and gave the mino…

Maine Democratic Legislature leaders prepare to push through $9.8 billion, two-year state budget

Maine Democrats are looking to push through the state budget for the next two years. If the 9.8 billion budget is pushed through, there will be no government shutdown this summer.