What we’re monitoring: 132nd Legislature • Local Government • State Government • Federal Government
Maine town facing taxpayer revolt rejects school budget for the second time
Residents have been protesting a roughly 20 percent increase in Lisbon’s tax levy, caused by years of heavy spending and a multimillion-dollar clerical error.
Budget debate roils Lisbon, prompting recalls, resignations, possible charter revision
Frustrated with rising taxes, locals put forward a petition to change the town’s charter so they have a greater say over spending. Another vote on the school budget is set for August 5.
Inside UMaine’s quiet struggle with the Trump administration over federal funding
Joan Ferrini-Mundy, the university’s president, compared the funding disruptions to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A small Maine town that built its own broadband network faces new competition
After national companies declined to extend internet service to the midcoast town, it built its own network.
What happens to school budgets when Mainers vote ‘no’?
At least a dozen school districts saw budget rejections this year. Here’s how they’re trying to move forward.
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