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Janet Mills' plan to fill Maine's first budget hole in over a decade
The tax and fee changes that Gov. Janet Mills put forward last week in her budget only add up to about $150 million in a ...
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Maine hospitals sound an alarm over state budget cuts
Gov. Janet Mills' budget includes cuts to Medicaid reimbursement rates for hospital-affiliated doctors, nurse practitioners ...
Mills seeks limit on emergency housing assistance
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is proposing a three-month limit on emergency housing for homeless families as Republicans vow to push ...
Maine cities, nonprofits ask lawmakers to reject proposed limit on housing assistance
Several Maine cities and nonprofits asked lawmakers Thursday to reject a proposal to limit emergency housing support, saying ...
While supportive of Medicaid funding, public pushes back on cuts in Mills’ short-term budget fix
While many praised the overarching goal of Gov. Janet Mills’ proposal to address the state’s immediate Medicaid funding needs ...
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Gov. Mills says she is reviewing Trump's executive actions
Maine Democratic governor has been more reserved in her response to Trump's Day 1 actions than some of her colleagues around ...
Gov. Mills' budget plan faces criticism, including some Dems voicing 'concerns'
The spending plan keeps commitments to the governor's core programs while proposing DHHS cuts and an increase in certain ...
Maine hospitals sound alarm about proposed cuts in Gov. Mills’ budget
The reimbursement rate cutbacks would amount to about a 36% cut in Medicaid payments to some doctors, according to hospital ...
Maine Gov. Janet Mills' new budget plan faces mounting criticism
The governor says her budget takes a balanced approach and still holds onto core investments, but even some fellow Democrats ...
Bipartisan bill would give Maine Legislature control over future state investigations
A proposal supported by a bipartisan group of lawmakers would guarantee the Legislature authority over the makeup of ...
Maine Republicans push back against proposed budget, new taxes
Maine Republicans are pushing back against Governor Janet Mills’ proposed budget and the new taxes needed to fund it.
Proposal to increase Maine’s cigarette tax draws praise and concern
Health advocates have lauded Gov. Janet Mills' proposal for a tax increase on cigarettes, though some businesses are ...