budget gap

In her budget proposal, the city manager said Portland is grappling with rising costs, the loss of federal funding, and other headwinds.

Gov. Janet Mills is proposing a three-month cap to nonemergency housing support through general assistance to rein in the program's costs.

South Portland school superintendent Tim Matheney says the district needs to cut $5 million dollars from its proposed budget, and that it will result in layoffs.

Gov. Janet Mills is proposing a cap on non-emergency housing support through GA, to reign in costs as the state faces a projected budget shortfall.

Gov. Janet Mills $11.6 billion two-year spending plan includes a proposed tax increase on cigarettes and other tobacco products. The state tax would rise from $2 to $3 a pack, the first increase in 20 years.

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine lawmakers are voting on a two-year budget deal with a sticker price slightly below the governor's original $8 billion proposal…

The University of Maine system comes up with a controversial plan to cope with a $36-million budget gap. The proposals put forth by campus presidents to…