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7 things to expect from Maine's new Legislature

Jan 06, 2025 View Original Article
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  • Reliability

    40% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -5% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Rep. Joshua Morris, R-Turner, has said that he submitted a bill seeking to block the tax and defund the program.
48% : "With state revenues leveling off and programmatic costs increasing, the Governor is focused on introducing a lean and balanced biennial budget proposal that maintains her core commitments to Maine people, including the expansion of voter-approved health care, 55 percent of education funding for Maine schools, free community college, and five percent of revenue sharing for municipalities," Ben Goodman, a spokesperson for Mills said in an email.
45% : He said the Government Oversight Committee, which has led the Legislature's review of child welfare, will continue to work on the issue.
40% : Those issues will be top of mind for many lawmakers again this year, especially with Donald Trump taking over the presidency, Daughtry said.
38% : Trump has boasted of his role in repealing Roe v. Wade by appointing conservative justices and putting abortion law in the hands of individual states, many of which have since approved new restrictions or bans.

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