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Sponsored by: OTELCO, a fiber internet provider

In last week's State of the State address, Gov. Janet Mills called for returning $411 million from Maine's projected budget surplus to roughly 800,000 taxpayers. She also proposed several measures to bolster the state's economy and workforce.

The proposals include covering tuition costs for two years at Maine community colleges and ensuring statewide access to high-speed internet by 2024.

Do you support the plan by Gov. Mills to make use of Maine's projected budget surplus?
Yes (44%, 171 VOTES)
No (56%, 216 VOTES)
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Sponsored by: OTELCO, a fiber internet provider

In last week's State of the State address, Gov. Janet Mills called for returning $411 million from Maine's projected budget surplus to roughly 800,000 taxpayers. She also proposed several measures to bolster the state's economy and workforce.

The proposals include covering tuition costs for two years at Maine community colleges and ensuring statewide access to high-speed internet by 2024.

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11 Comments

  • Michelle Beal
    February 14, 2022

    It is a no for returning half of the money to the tax payers. There are too many projects and well thought out causes that remain unfunded that the money would benefit more than a one time few hundred dollar payment.

  • Pat Thatcher
    February 14, 2022

    In a state in which so much is needed - from rural healthcare and broadband to urban housing and education, this money can find better use than to send each resident $150+/-. The quality of life we want and can achieve in Maine for all of our residents doesn't come cheap and this money can go a long way toward those goals.

  • Joie Grandbois
    February 14, 2022

    Community colleges often provide training in the trades which we desperately need right now. Anything that encourages that is beneficial to Maine and could encourage employers who need people with those skills to come to Maine.

  • February 14, 2022

    It is a "no" until i see the details of these very broad brush strokes. For instance, free Comm Coll is what it should be anyway - what is she hedging here and who is eligible? We need trained workers and the CCs are our best investment in attracting industry to Maine, not slick ad campaigns of the way life should be. etc. But we have your employees already for you! Who gets the cash refunds? What other unspoken items get started that we will have to pay down the road? Sound bites are not enough. Lay out the details.

  • Michael Lyons
    February 14, 2022

    The money should be put in the rainy day fund and or returned to the taxpayers