HEBRON — Voters at Saturday’s annual town meeting passed a budget of about $740,000, but some raised concerns about the $770,000 available in the General Fund. “We have a ton of money in the General Fund,” said resident Randy Swift as voters were asked to approve requests for increases in several budgets. Swift said he […]
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USM president proposes cutting four programs, 20-30 faculty positions
PORTLAND — University of Southern Maine President Theo Kalikow is proposing to cut four programs and between 20 and 30 faculty jobs as the school attempts to overcome a $14 million budget shortfall. Kalikow announced the spending gap, which represents nearly 10 percent of the school’s fiscal year 2015 budget, nearly two months ago and […]
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Auburn urges public to come out early for budget reviews
AUBURN — City Manager Clinton Deschene said he hopes residents will attend Monday night’s workshop meeting when councilors consider departmental budget requests. Councilors are scheduled to review spending requests from the Police and Fire departments and from the 911 service. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. in Auburn Hall. “As we go […]
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Maine budget committee eases forward with fix ideas for 2014 and 2015
AUGUSTA — State lawmakers on the budget-writing Appropriations Committee are gaining steady ground as they work to create a supplemental budget that will balance spending and revenues for 2014 and 2015. The Maine Constitution requires a balanced budget, and without a supplemental budget offering from Republican Gov. Paul LePage, the committee has been left largely […]
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LePage lays out major initiatives for job creation, lowering taxes in State of the State
The state’s chief executive discussed most major policy areas — from energy and education to welfare reform — and reiterated his opposition to Medicaid expansion and desire to reform welfare. But the most sweeping new policy proposals focused on economic development, lowering taxes and fighting drug abuse in Maine. As was the case in his […]
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Taxes topic of special Lewiston meeting
LEWISTON — Councilors will crack open their budget books again at a specially scheduled workshop meeting Wednesday. “We hope to get a budget option finalized so we can come back on July 16 and do the actual budget amendment,” City Administrator Ed Barrett said. “We’ll also take a quick look at our capital budget to […]