Maine Republicans rip spending, taxes in state budget deal

Maine Republicans rip spending, taxes in state budget deal

(The Center Square) – Maine Republicans are criticizing a two-year, $11.3 billion state budget budget proposal that calls for raising taxes on corporations and altering the state's income tax brackets.

The taxes and spending in Maine Democrats’ addition to the state budget

PoliticsOur political journalists are based in the Maine State House and have deep source networks across the partisan spectrum in communities all over the state. Their coverage aims to cut through major debates and probe how officials make decisions. Read more Politics coverage here. AUGUSTA, Maine — Democrats who control the Legislature’s budget committee signed off this weekend on an addition to the $11.3 billion state budget through 2027 tha…

New Taxes, New Spending: Maine’s Part 2 Budget Adds Burdens Without Reform - Maine Policy Institute

From Friday night through Saturday morning, the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee finalized the second part of Maine’s next biennial budget. This package significantly expands state spending and introduces new taxes, even as the state faces uncertainty in federal funding and a fragile economic outlook.  The original biennial budget (arguably a triennial budget, since it incorporated a supplement for FY 2025) was pushed…