(The Center Square) – Maine’s supplemental budget is now law, and one public policy group is calling it “giveaways.”
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed the fiscal pact Tuesday afternoon, which is aimed at making investments in health care and small businesses. The budget passed the House and Senate last week.
Under the law, $25 million in state and federal funding will be directed at care for older state residents through long-term care facilities, including nursing homes. Another $25 million will support state hospitals as they continue to recover from the pandemic. Nick Murray, however, who serves as policy director for Maine Policy Institute, said his organization takes issue with the supplemental budget and where funding is being directed.
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