Published 1 year ago

Janet Mills wants a bipartisan budget, but she isn't promising one

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Gov. Janet Mills wants a bipartisan state budget, but she has been careful not to commit to one with Maine's political parties trying to preserve their leverage in high-stakes negotiations. When the Democratic governor rolled out her $10.3 billion spending plan this month, she said it was a document that should win consensus in the State House. Democrats alone could pass a budget by the end of March, as they did in 2021.

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Janet Mills wants a bipartisan budget, but she isn't promising one

Gov. Janet Mills wants a bipartisan state budget, but she has been careful not to commit to one with Maine’s political parties trying to preserve their leverage in high-stakes negotiations.When the Democratic governor rolled out her $10.3 billion spending plan this month, she said it was a document that should win consensus in the State House, where two-year budgets typically are passed by two-thirds majorities before a June 30 deadline to avert…

1 year ago·Bangor, United States

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