Making Maine’s Budget Work for You

Fixing Maine's broken budget process begins with defining 'extraordinary occasion' - Maine Policy Institute

Special legislative sessions in Maine have been used to create budgets using a simple majority dating back to 2005. However, they’ve become a more apparent issue in recent sessions given that Gov. Janet Mills has declared a special session every budget cycle since 2021. With this becoming a greater problem (and occurrence) during biennial budget negotiations, Maine legislators should act to limit the ability of the governor to declare special se…

Making Maine’s Budget Work for You

You’ve likely read or heard about Maine’s state budget this spring. It has significant impacts on each of our lives, like ensuring all Mainers have access to health care, investing in child care providers, and helping to keep property taxes lower than they would otherwise be by continuing 5% municipal revenue sharing and the State’s funding 55% of education.