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Maine supplemental budget flounders in Senate

WABI-TV on MSN · 13h

Supplemental budget fails in Maine Senate after five attempts

Despite picking up some Republican votes, Democrats were still two votes short of passing the supplemental budget.

WGME on MSN · 1d

Maine Senate fails to reach agreement on supplemental budget to fund MaineCare shortfall

The Maine Senate once again failed to pass emergency legislation with enough support to fund a $118 million shortfall in MaineCare spending.

WCSH-TV Portland, ME on MSN · 2d

Negotiations sputter ahead of final Senate vote on supplemental budget bill

The plan, which cleared a two-thirds majority in the Maine House, faltered amid Republican opposition in the Senate.

Senate Approves Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown

BBC on MSN · 7h

US government shutdown averted as Senate passes spending bill

The US has averted a government shutdown after the Senate passed a Republican-led measure to keep the government funded for the next six months.

Maine Public · 10h

Senate passes spending bill to avoid a government shutdown

A six-month spending bill advanced in the Senate after Democrats split on the bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Shumer, D-NY, announced Thursday that he would back the bill, creating an opportunity for others to follow and vote to avoid a shutdown, despite their own misgivings about the bill.

USA Today · 11h

How some Senate Democrats sided with Republicans to vote against government shutdown

Friday to pass a Republican-sponsored stopgap funding bill that averted a federal government shutdown. The vote was the second of two key votes that passed the bill: The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote.

Emergency budget bill fails again amid partisan deadlock in Maine Senate

The bill aims to fill a nearly $120 million funding shortfall in MaineCare — the state's Medicaid program — and to provide $2 ...

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Maine’s federal delegation could play role in Republican effort to avoid a shutdown

If Congress doesn't pass a stopgap spending bill by midnight Friday, the federal government will shut down nonessential ...

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Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson exploring run for governor

Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, a Democrat from Allagash, announced Friday he is exploring a run for governor in ...

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USDA restores funding to Maine's public universities, Sen. Collins says

President Trump said the federal funding to UMaine was frozen for allegedly violating a federal civil rights law.

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University of Maine’s USDA funding restored

Senator Collins announced Wednesday that the University of Maine’s funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been ...

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Democrat's Chances of Taking Back Senate in 2026 Take Another Hit As 4-Term Senator Announces Exit

New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen announced she will not be running for re-election in 2026, potentially setting up ...

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Maine lawmakers fail to pass supplemental budget to address MaineCare shortfall

The countdown is on for Maine lawmakers to pass a supplemental budget, which is needed to fill a multi-million-dollar budget shortfall for MaineCare.

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