Austerity Budget Sparks Local Control Debate in Augusta
In Augusta lawmakers debate Gov Longley austerity budget shifting power toward towns while cutting state funds. Arguments focus on state over local authority and looming cuts to mental health and corrections services impacting Augusta area facilities and staff. Emergency funds totaling 19.5 million were approved to finish the fiscal year.
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Selectman
State
James Longley
Legislative i Gasca
Artment of Mental Health and Corrections
William Schumacher
Bureau of Mental Health
Augusta Mental Health Institute
Schumacher
Douglas Smith
Dover- Foxcroft
Smith
Pineland
Levinson Center
Lewiston
Longley
Maine
Hallowell
Augusta
James B. Longley
Higgins Classical Institute to close after 139 years
Higgins Classical Institute in Charleston will shut down at the end of the school year due to financial struggles. Trustees voted after reviewing a deteriorating financial report. The private secondary school has 178 students, with 52 from Charleston and 102 from Glenburn plus 18 dorm residents.
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Charleston
Higgins Classical Institute
HCI
Glenburn
Welfare records to be checked with unemployment data
David E. Smith announced immediate computer cross checks between welfare and unemployment records to ensure recipients report income and benefits. He said failures to report benefits violate laws and the scheme will cut error rates.
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Augusta
David E. Smith
Department of Health and Welfare
Smith
Manpower Affairs Office
Hathaway to Meet Longley on Coastal Development Plan
Senator William D. Hathaway arrives in Augusta for talks with Governor James B. Longley and Coastal Development and Conservation Advisory Committee members. He has proposed an outer continental shelf act imposing strict environmental controls and seeking federal revenue sharing from oil development, part of Interior and Insular Affairs Committee deliberations following Supreme Court recognition of federal ownership of OCS mineral rights.
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Andover. Mass
Maine
James B. Longley
Langley
New England Governors Conference
Augusta
William D. Hathaway
Maine Democrat
Senate
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Supreme Court
Outer Continental Shelf
Uniform Tax Roasting At Maine Tax hearing
AUGUSTA AP Proponents of repeal of the uniform property tax assessment law crowded the Committee on Taxation hearing. The bill would roll back a two year old measure that requires towns unable to meet state standards to join regional assessment districts. Officials say the law erodes local control and hurts small communities while supporters warn repeal would undo progress toward fairer property tax ratings.
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Augusta
Committee On Taxation
G. Connors
R-Frankin
John Salisbury
Maine Municipal Association
Maine
Thomas R. Perkins
Blue Hill
Norman P. Kenney
The
Maine Association of Assessing Officers
Law bills on liquor event permits and used property record keeping
Augusta bill to drop the 10 day advance liquor permit notice for special events moves to the Senate. It requires notice to the State Liquor Commission and local officials to save time. A second measure would mandate dealers in used personal property to record supplier names and addresses.
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Augusta
House
Senate
State Liquor Commission
Barry Hobbins
D-Saco
Maine
Richard Carey
D-Waterville
Arthur Sprowl
Returnables Save Maine Bills with Bottle Ban
A University of Maine law student calculates more than 3 million dollars in Maine savings from banning non returnable containers. The study, released at a State House news conference, cites reduced container costs and argues new Maine jobs could arise from returnable bottle systems.
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Augusta
Maine
University of Maine Law
State House
John R. McKernan Jr
R-Bangor
Murrough O'Brien
William Ginn
Ginn
O'Brien O'Brien
UM Trustees Oppose Maine Education Commission Plan
UM trustees meeting in Bangor raised strong reservations about creating a Maine post secondary education commission. They warned it would add bureaucracy and extend federal control, eroding the board’s responsibilities. Trustee Nils Y. Wessell denounced centralization as the big brother approach. Acting Chancellor Freeman reported a productive talk with Gov Longley.
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Bangor
Maine
University of Maine Board of Trustees
Bennett D. Katz
Augusta
Nils Y. Wessell
Commission
Stanley L. Freeman Jr
James B. Longley
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