State of the State

Ahead of her State of the State address, Gov. Janet Mills outlined initiatives in her upcoming change to the two-year budget.

The governor's proposal is nearly $1 billion more than the current baseline budget of roughly $9.4 billion, a figure that accounts for legislative spending initiatives that kicked in after passage of the biennial budget in 2021.

In this week’s Pulse: A recap of Mills' State of the State address, Collins says its “absurd” to call Jan. 6 riot “legitimate political discourse,” an early nod to protect election workers, delays on case of doc accused of COVID misinfo, and the latest on tribal sovereignty proposals.

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is expected to reveal her proposal to provide inflation relief to Maine residents, while highlighting recent initiatives to strengthen the state's child welfare division and provide more accountability of the state's two electric utilities.

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