AUBURN — This year’s budget is too tight for city councilors to pass without either raising taxes or making big policy changes, Manager Glenn Aho said Monday. “This is not any ordinary year,” Aho said. “This is a year where new partnerships will need to be made between yourselves and city staff. Administratively, you cannot […]
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Rumford board discusses reducing budget, level of services
RUMFORD — Selectmen tasked department heads Thursday night with describing at next week’s budget meeting what their departments would resemble with budgets less than what they will propose. The decision came during a 60-minute workshop on department staffing and levels of service. Department heads are to present their budgets to the board Thursday, March 10, […]
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Less drama here than in many places
Peaceful protesters fill Capitol Square. They shout and chant before taking over the atrium of the Capitol building where they remain through the night. Bahrain? Libya? Syria? Yemen? No; Madison, Wis. Governors across the country have been unveiling budget proposals designed to erase massive deficits. The reaction in many states has been shock, dismay, anger […]
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Capital planning document gets council nod
LEWISTON — Repairing Kennedy Park’s historic gazebo should be high on the city’s 2012 spending plan, according to one resident Tuesday night. Councilors voted to approve a list spelling out $115 million in capital improvements, equipment purchases and project spending over the next five years. The city’s Capital Improvement Program also suggests which city funds […]
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Obama budget a timid, political spending plan
President Barack Obama once said in the midst of the health care debate that he would rather be a one-term president who tackled tough issues than a two-term president who dodged them. If the president once believed that, his budget blueprint Monday showed he is now more concerned about winning a second term than providing […]
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Our View: LePage plan less dramatic than expected
Current state employees are probably breathing a sigh of relief following Gov. Paul LePage’s promise Thursday not to conduct across-the-board cuts in state workers or payroll. The governor, in fact, was complimentary of the state work force, although he announced that a hiring freeze adopted during his predecessor’s term will continue. Most current state employees […]
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Councilors get first look at capital plan
LEWISTON — Councilors are scheduled to vote on a $115 million wish list of capital projects, equipment purchases and spending through 2016 at their Feb. 15 meeting. During a workshop meeting Tuesday, councilors got their first look at the city’s Capital Improvement Program for the 2011-12 fiscal year and the next five years. The plan […]
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Gov. LePage to present 2-year budget
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage on Thursday will present to the Legislature a state spending blueprint for the next two-year budget cycle, and it is expected to reflect the austerity of the times and the governor’s promises not to raise taxes. The Republican governor will present his budget for the period starting July 1 to […]
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Budget update due for vote
AUGUSTA — Legislative votes on a Maine supplemental budget for the current fiscal year are expected this week, now that the budget has received unanimous committee support. The Appropriations Committee late Friday approved the spending update for the year ending June 30. The budget is expected to receive quick House and Senate support. It could […]
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LePage touts proposed budget
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage says his proposed supplemental budget covering the remainder of fiscal 2011 includes tax breaks and helps the state to pay long-overdue bills. In his weekend radio address, LePage says his supplemental budget adjusting Maine’s finances through June 30 pays Maine’s hospitals $250 million in unreimbursed MaineCare expenses going […]