Residents voted Tuesday on a proposed $21.27 million school budget that contained a nearly 8% property tax increase.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
MSAD 58 budget of $12.6 million fails at the polls
Avon, Kingfield, Phillips and Strong approved continuing with the two-step voting process for the next three years.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Voters approve Oxford Hills school district budget
Harrison, Oxford and West Paris voted against the budget.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
RSU 9 residents pass nearly $45.6 million Farmington-area school budget
Voters in the 10-town district also approved continuing a two-step voting process by a vote 886-244 on Tuesday.
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Gray and New Gloucester voters reject school budget by 19 votes
The proposed School Administrative District 15 budget represented an increase of $2 million, or 5.9%, from the previous year.
Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Cronce, Ripley elected to Paris Select Board
The two candidates finished far ahead of the other five candidates.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Gov. Mills signs minimum wage for Maine agriculture workers into law
Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, said the bill is a ‘long overdue step towards justice’ for workers who are primarily Black, Brown, Latino, and Indigenous laborers who have historically been excluded from labor protections.
Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Wadswsorth, Hakala win seats on Norway select board
Danielle Wadsworth won reelection for a second term, while the other incumbent, Ryan Lorrain, placed third in the four person race.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Auburn residents approve school budget
Though the turnout was low, it was still higher than what the city clerk had expected.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
$2 million more in cost overruns for Lewiston police headquarters surprises officials
The project, originally slated to come in at $12.5 million, now has a $17.2 million price tag.