Testimony at Hearing on LR 1046: An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations (Afternoon) for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2015

The recession that began in December of 2007 has a lot to do with how we got to the budget you have before you. When the economy […]
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Posted March 13, 2013
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Testimony at Hearing on LR 1046: An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations (Morning) for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2015

I’m here today to testify against Parts Q and T in the Governor’s biennial budget proposal. Part Q By suspending income tax bracket indexing for two years, […]
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Posted March 13, 2013
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Testimony at Hearing on LR 1045 (January 28, 2013) An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013

MECEP continues to have concerns about the implications of the current proposal on Maine’s future financial picture – a point that was underscored by last week’s downgrade […]
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Posted January 28, 2013
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Testimony at Hearing on LR 1045 (January 24, 2013) An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013

At a time when Mainers continue to struggle through the state’s sluggish recovery from the worst recession since the Great Depression, it is incumbent on legislators to […]
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Posted January 24, 2013
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