Chuck Ellis sits down with Rep. Jack Ducharme (District 71), ranking Republican on the Appropriations Committee, to look at how Maine’s state budget has grown under Governor Janet Mills.
They discuss how supplemental budgets work and the structural deficit ahead, $5 million in ongoing funding for Planned Parenthood, a $116 million MaineCare shortfall, fraud concerns and work disincentives in benefit programs, transparency in budget negotiations, and small bipartisan wins.
