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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Governor LePage Signs Budget

Governor LePage Signs Budget


Augusta, Maine - Governor Paul LePage signed a bill Wednesday morning which addresses the state’s 2013 fiscal year budget.

Tuesday evening, the Maine House and Senate passed the supplemental budget which addresses the approximately $80 million shortfall. The vote in the House was 75-61. The Senate passed the measure 19-16.

The bill, LD 1746, which had been under consideration for weeks by the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, deals primarily with a shortfall at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

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