Appropriations Committee

The House Appropriations Committee has been approving sections of its proposed federal budget, and U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, says several…

Maine legislators are still working to come to an agreement on the state budget. The budget-writing appropriations committee worked through the weekend to…

The legislature’s Appropriations Committee has voted unanimously for a $7.5 million supplemental budget to pay bills owed this budget year.Rep. Drew…

The legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee has started work on Gov. Janet Mills' proposed supplemental budget to pay the state’s bills…

The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee has reported out a "mini-budget" bill that would pay direct care workers at current levels for another year,…

Last week the Maine Department of Corrections sent pink slips to all of the workers at the Downeast Correctional facility in Machiasport, because under…

AUGUSTA, Maine — Meeting into the early morning, members of the Legislature's budget writing Appropriations Committee split on several key issues,…

AUGUSTA, Maine — The long-simmering battle between Gov. Paul LePage and Attorney General Janet Mills has caused a split in the Legislature’s…

AUGUSTA, Maine - The Legislature's budget-writing Appropriations Committee has started public hearings on Gov. Paul LePage's two-year state budget. And…