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| State Budget Wins Final Passage, Goes to LePage’s Desk |
| April 16, 2012
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| Written by Eric Russell for Bangor Daily News
AUGUSTA, Maine - In quick action Friday, the Maine House and Senate voted to finally enact a supplemental budget package for the current biennium which Gov. Paul LePage has said he will not sign. The House vote of 105-30 was above the two-thirds majority needed so that the budget goes into effect immediately. The Senate vote was 35-0. Such votes would also be enough to override a veto from the governor. LePage said in a statement on Thursday that he would not sign the budget because it doesn’t do enough to address overspending in the state’s general assistance program.
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