Budget committee strips down governor’s change package in late-night votes
Returning on microphone after midnight on Wednesday morning, the Legislature’s budget committee voted to remove dozens of ...
Maine House votes to advance Mills $121 million supplemental budget
Lawmakers in the Maine House voted to advance Gov. Janet Mills $121 million supplemental budget Tuesday, according to the ...
Proposed pharmacy tax under fire for possible impact on consumers
The Mills administration emphasizes the cost would not go to consumers and that losses to pharmacies would be offset.
Jim Fossel: Will Maine legislators be shills for Mills?
In opposing tax increases, GOP legislators are saying the right thing. It remains to be seen if they will do the right thing.
Mills criticized over prescription drug taxing plan
Janet Mills' proposal to set a new tax on prescription drugs ... which state officials say could disrupt payments for health ...
Rooks: More money not the answer for indigent defense cases in Maine
The high number of clients awaiting lawyers has hardly budged, despite a huge investment by the state in a brand-new public ...
Letter: Maine legislators must reject child care cuts
The proposed reductions in Gov. Janet Mills' budget would hurt families — and an underpaid workforce.
Legislature adjourns without passing state’s supplemental budget
The supplemental budget proposes several funding measures, including emergency legislation to ensure MaineCare recipients ...
Maine struggles with public defender crisis as costs soar and backlog increases
There is an ongoing legal and budget battle over the rights of people charged with crimes in Maine who can't afford a lawyer.
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Mills criticized over prescription drug taxing plan
Janet Mills' proposal to set a new tax on prescription ... which state officials say could disrupt payments for health care providers. Mills' budget proposal also calls for a $1 tobacco tax ...