Public safety expenses make up largest share of Maine counties’ ARPA budgets

But this huge influx of cash for Maine counties presented a bit of an “unusual situation,” said Maura Pillsbury, an analyst with the nonpartisan Maine Center for Economic Policy. As in most of New England, Maine counties perform relatively few functions compared to counties elsewhere.

Click here to read the full story, first published February 9, 2025 in The Maine Monitor.