Pew: Maine state government is collecting enough to cover its bills

July 12, 2017GovernmentPew Charitable Trusts, state finances

Independent research into state finances found Maine state government flush from 2002 through 2015, except for three years. Revenues fell short of expenses in 11 states, which Pew said “could constrain their future fiscal options.”

In 2014 job growth, Maine’s ranked somewhere in the middle of the pack

December 31, 2014Economyemployment, Pew Charitable Trusts, unemployment

By Darren Fishell

Maine’s job growth in 2014 was in the middle of the pack nationally, up about 1 percent from December 2013 to November 2014, according to an analysis by the Pew Charitable Trusts. But there is a little wiggle room in the numbers Pew laid out of job change estimates in a blog post Tuesday. As the post points […]

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Pew: Maine state government is collecting enough to cover its bills

In 2014 job growth, Maine’s ranked somewhere in the middle of the pack

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