“In an unprecedented move by majority lawmakers Monday night, the Democratic members of the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee voted ‘ought to pass’ on a $40 million budget proposal without a single Republican present.” So says the GOP. Democrats say they were forced to make this move to restore $40 million in revenue-sharing cuts that […]
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Democrats, without GOP present, vote to restore revenue sharing
AUGUSTA — In a surprise move late Monday, Democrats on the Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee voted out a bill that would restore $40 million in state revenue sharing to Maine municipalities. In a straight party-line vote, majority Democrats on the committee passed the measure on to the full Legislature on 7-0 vote without any Republicans […]
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Federal appropriations bill could send submarine work to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
KITTERY — Maine and New Hampshire’s U.S. senators say that $11.5 million in construction funding and the procurement of two Virginia-class submarines for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has been listed in a pending appropriations bill. Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and New Hampshire Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte say the provisions are […]
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Bipartisan budget agreement clears Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation Wednesday scaling back across-the-board cuts on programs ranging from the Pentagon to the national park system, adding a late dusting of bipartisanship to a year more likely to be remembered for a partial government shutdown and near-perpetual gridlock. Obama’s signature was assured on the measure, which […]