September 21, 2021 Governor Janet Mills 1 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 Dear Governor Mills: We write to ask that you immediately consider altering your vaccine mandate for health care workers to conform to those of nearly all other states and the federal government. We cannot solve all of our health care problems today, … Continue reading Senate Republicans to Gov. Mills

(AUGUSTA, ME)—More than two years ago Senate Republicans began ringing the warning bell regarding the underfunding of Maine’s nursing homes and the resulting shortage of staff. In the many months since then, we have raised the issue more than two dozen times in press releases, floor speeches, op-eds, radio addresses, and in other ways. Each … Continue reading Sadly, Maine’s Nursing Home Crisis Is No Surprise, But It Is Still Solvable

(AUGUSTA, ME) – Within hours of Governor Mills’ announcement that she would mandate that all employees of health care agencies in Maine submit to a vaccine against COVID-19 or have their employment terminated, Senate Republicans began drafting and submitting emergency legislation to reverse the Governor’s order. Assistant Senate Republican Leader Matt Pouliot: “Once again, Governor … Continue reading Senate Republicans Submit Legislation to Reverse New State Vaccine Mandate

(AUGUSTA, ME) – In a free nation in which people are guaranteed the right to make decisions for themselves, Governor Mills has announced that she is mandating that private citizens in private health care facilities across the state must become fully vaccinated.   The Governor is now directing the health care decisions of Maine’s health … Continue reading Senate Republican Response to New State Vaccine Mandate

City/TownFederal CashRevenue SharingTotalActon$300,505$165,820$466,325Addison$143,775$142,396$286,170Albion$240,083$222,621$462,704Alexander$55,033$75,236$130,269Alfred$362,647$307,137$669,784Allagash$24,880$29,062$53,941Alna$84,155$102,773$186,928Alton$98,372$74,973$173,345Amherst$29,466$27,083$56,549Amity$24,880$32,841$57,721Andover$95,276$102,187$197,464Anson$273,332$433,123$706,455Appleton$156,845$255,242$412,087Arrowsic$52,855$26,464$79,319Arundel$503,784$427,240$931,024Ashland$139,532$344,224$483,756Athens$112,245$115,598$227,843Atkinson$35,084$4,346,995$4,382,079Augusta$2,143,663$3,201,659$5,345,321Aurora$12,726$12,916$25,643Avon$50,218$60,271$110,489Baileyville$165,903$127,200$293,103Baldwin$185,967$149,080$335,047Bancroft$7,452$6,344,710$6,352,162Bar Harbor$637,355$369,670$1,007,025Baring$27,173$43,378$70,551Bath$955,975$1,370,715$2,326,690Beals$57,097$66,270$123,368Beaver Cove$13,300$5,070$18,369Beddington$5,503$1,450$6,954Belfast$765,766$1,175,626$1,941,392Belgrade$361,042$309,242$670,283Belmont$104,678$112,930$217,608Benton$311,053$255,217$566,270Berwick$902,546$1,113,788$2,016,334Bethel$313,919$275,669$589,588Biddeford $3,141,202$3,141,202Bingham$103,187$116,159$219,346Blaine$76,932$107,258$184,190Blue Hill$304,059$158,379$462,438Boothbay$363,793$195,195$558,988Boothbay Harbor$253,727$135,573$389,299Bowdoin$368,150$372,278$740,428Bowdoinham$350,379$334,536$684,915Bowerbank$12,841$3,136$15,977Bradford$140,794$209,200$349,993Bradley$170,603$190,464$361,068Bremen$92,525$56,030$148,555Brewer$1,035,888$1,741,061$2,776,949Bridgewater$64,435$79,319$143,754Bridgton$623,023$516,859$1,139,882Brighton$7,682$10,178$17,860Bristol$319,537$118,648$438,185Brooklin$93,098$39,632$132,730Brooks$129,902$139,506$269,408Brooksville$104,678$39,782$144,460Brownfield$188,374$221,664$410,039Brownville$136,093$183,950$320,043Brunswick$2,354,394$3,139,900$5,494,294Buckfield$234,006$320,855$554,862Bucksport$564,665$661,314$1,225,979Burlington$52,396$48,840$101,236Burnham$141,138$165,254$306,391Buxton$954,713$795,337$1,750,051Byron$17,083$11,690$28,773Calais$344,532$636,853$981,384Cambridge$51,823$58,487$110,310Camden$548,384$523,581$1,071,966Canaan$248,796$221,237$470,034Canton$125,889$146,568$272,457Cape Elizabeth$1,066,729$1,084,053$2,150,782Caratunk$7,452$3,886$11,339Caribou$870,558$1,555,262$2,425,820Carmel$326,187$289,522$615,709Carrabassett Valley$90,232$28,030$118,262Carroll$16,739$15,597$32,336Carthage$62,142$72,643$134,785Cary$23,045 $23,045Casco$450,356$383,205$833,561Castine$113,736$81,564$195,299Castle Hill$45,059$43,157$88,216Caswell$32,332$44,058$76,390Chapman$51,020$52,123$103,143Charleston$196,859$170,080$366,939Charlotte$36,345$57,987$94,332Chebeague Island$39,670$34,170$73,840Chelsea$315,295$378,194$693,489Cherryfield$133,112$172,810$305,922Chester$60,193$43,645$103,838Chesterville$154,781$189,989$344,770China$493,236$526,493$1,019,729Clifton$103,761$95,290$199,051Clinton$384,545$454,762$839,308Codyville$2,637 $2,637Columbia$53,199$90,386$143,585Columbia Falls$60,881$72,084$132,964Cooper$16,625$18,980$35,605Coplin$18,230$17,040$35,270Corinna$245,472$290,332$535,803Corinth$321,486$266,577$588,063Cornish$162,922$142,808$305,729Cornville$158,221$116,944$275,164Cranberry Isles$15,822$9,423$25,245Crawford$11,007$5,969$16,976Crystal$28,434$38,836$67,270Cumberland$941,070$1,220,748$2,161,818Cushing$171,406$166,585$337,991Cutler$58,588$79,078$137,665Cyr$10,777$9,220$19,997Dallas$33,937$16,529$50,466Damariscotta$246,618$260,850$507,468Danforth$66,155$114,646$180,801Dayton$238,707$213,374$452,081Deblois$6,191$3,597$9,788Dedham$191,470$194,804$386,274Deer Isle$218,528$110,985$329,513Denmark$131,965$93,311$225,277Dennistown$3,554$1,911$5,465Dennysville$37,606$51,844$89,450Detroit$94,818$96,420$191,238Dexter$424,903$628,803$1,053,706Dixfield$285,027$593,075$878,102Dixmont$129,099$120,425$249,524Dover-Foxcroft$462,853$722,917$1,185,770Dresden$192,387$208,201$400,588Drew$4,242$7,479$11,721Durham$457,808$547,146$1,004,955Dyer Brook$22,243$22,151$44,394Eagle Lake$92,066$98,157$190,223East Machias$148,819$231,608$380,427East Millinocket$186,540$616,580$803,120Eastbrook$47,810$68,855$116,665Easton$135,405$119,538$254,943Eastport$145,036$259,115$404,151Eddington$253,153$293,444$546,598Edgecomb$144,692$168,091$312,783Edinburg$14,332$19,565$33,897Eliot$792,021$678,906$1,470,927Ellsworth$937,860$1,250,442$2,188,301Embden$108,920$107,481$216,401Enfield$176,107$240,807$416,913Etna$137,469$148,520$285,989Eustis$70,855$51,495$122,351Exeter$125,659$96,877$222,537Fairfield$751,205$1,148,434$1,899,639Falmouth$1,411,605$1,302,120$2,713,725Farmingdale$335,359$325,100$660,459Farmington$889,935$1,267,166$2,157,101Fayette$133,341$167,207$300,549Fort Fairfield$376,634$697,267$1,073,901Fort Kent$442,101$649,264$1,091,365Frankfort$136,322$139,397$275,720Franklin$178,744$157,925$336,669Freedom$83,009$117,114$200,123Freeport$981,198$847,493$1,828,691Frenchboro$6,765$12,549$19,314Frenchville$118,895$146,422$265,317Friendship$130,016$93,295$223,311Frye Island$1,490$807$2,298Fryeburg$395,667$485,368$881,035Gardiner$648,132$949,045$1,597,177Garfield$8,484$319$8,804Garland$120,615$93,326$213,941Georgetown$122,564$54,927$177,490Gilead$23,389$27,228$50,617Glenburn$523,161$690,863$1,214,023Glenwood$344$154$498Gorham$2,061,227$2,062,366$4,123,593Gouldsboro$199,610$113,560$313,171Grand Isle$49,301$65,549$114,850Grand Lake Stream$11,924$5,741$17,664Gray$942,790$892,142$1,834,932Great Pond$6,421$4,710$11,131Greenbush$173,470$268,690$442,159Greene$497,478$512,560$1,010,038Greenville$183,903$209,985$393,888Greenwood$92,525$81,328$173,853Guilford$166,017$233,215$399,233Hallowell$272,988$382,920$655,908Hamlin$23,275$15,757$39,031Hammond$12,612$16,888$29,500Hampden$849,806$1,197,557$2,047,364Hancock$278,721$165,616$444,337Hanover$30,039$23,646$53,685Harmony$102,958$119,432$222,391Harpswell$563,862$201,112$764,974Harrington$110,525$145,264$255,789Harrison$321,028$218,748$539,776Hartford$139,188$187,716$326,904Hartland$197,661$307,811$505,473Haynesville$12,841$24,746$37,587Hebron$162,692$179,801$342,493Hermon$691,700$452,731$1,144,431Hersey$8,599$10,273$18,872Highland$8,026$4,552$12,578Hiram$188,260$158,061$346,321Hodgdon$145,265$138,238$283,503Holden$355,882$417,699$773,581Hollis$544,257$336,536$880,793Hope$193,419$207,471$400,890Houlton$659,483$923,624$1,583,107Howland$137,927$186,894$324,822Hudson$173,470$163,147$336,617Indian TWP $89,721$89,721Industry$106,742$96,932$203,674Island Falls$89,200$153,767$242,967Isle au Haut$7,682$4,632$12,314Islesboro$64,320$72,090$136,411Jackman$93,442$124,861$218,303Jackson$67,072$89,715$156,787Jay$530,040$677,337$1,207,377Jefferson$281,473$216,682$498,155Jonesboro$67,301$70,626$137,927Jonesport$150,998$174,429$325,426Kenduskeag$156,501$150,372$306,873Kennebunk$1,332,838$1,527,441$2,860,279Kennebunkport$418,597$177,484$596,081Kingfield$111,672$105,398$217,070Kingsbury$3,096$1,026$4,121Kittery$1,125,775$876,111$2,001,887Knox$90,461$126,850$217,311Lagrange$77,849$78,871$156,720Lake View$9,745$1,835$11,581Lakeville$11,580$2,840$14,420Lamoine$195,254$109,342$304,596Lebanon$732,746$558,099$1,290,845Lee$100,207$135,654$235,861Leeds$265,306$272,235$537,541Levant$341,780$267,557$609,337Lewiston $7,349,817$7,349,817Liberty$110,984$104,470$215,454Limerick$346,481$299,252$645,732Limestone$249,140$383,548$632,689Limington$449,209$282,898$732,108Lincoln$557,442$853,691$1,411,133Lincoln PLT$5,045$948$5,993Lincolnville$255,217$228,632$483,849Linneus$104,334$122,965$227,299Lisbon$1,032,448$1,636,326$2,668,774Litchfield$419,400$385,143$804,542Littleton$113,392$129,453$242,845Livermore$242,949$251,410$494,359Livermore Falls$361,959$606,125$968,083Long Island$27,287$11,369$38,657Lovell$130,016$64,965$194,981Lowell$41,504$44,729$86,233Lubec$144,233$169,601$313,834Ludlow$42,192$64,611$106,804Lyman$517,886$299,256$817,142Machias$232,401$376,807$609,208Machiasport$108,576$91,654$200,230Macwahoc$8,484$3,491$11,976Madawaska$428,228$749,049$1,177,277Madison$529,696$829,638$1,359,334Magalloway$5,159$6,024$11,184Manchester$293,052$359,242$652,294Mapleton$210,273$206,990$417,264Mariaville$61,683$78,452$140,136Mars Hill$168,425$165,933$334,358Marshall Island UT$0 $0Marshfield$58,702$60,978$119,680Masardis$26,026$43,993$70,019Matinicus Isle PLT$8,255$3,296$11,551Mattawamkeag$74,639$97,629$172,268Maxfield$11,236$16,033$27,269Mechanic Falls$341,551$440,637$782,188Meddybemps$16,854$6,817$23,671Medford$27,631$51,218$78,850Medway$150,195$281,588$431,783Mercer$73,034$80,326$153,360Merrill$28,663$48,125$76,788Mexico$301,422$834,320$1,135,742Milbridge$148,361$149,105$297,465Milford$341,665$523,668$865,333Millinocket$487,504$1,241,466$1,728,970Milo$261,982$505,229$767,211Minot$296,492$254,795$551,287Monhegan$7,796$3,067$10,864Monmouth$474,204$572,178$1,046,382Monroe$108,118$114,981$223,098Monson$75,098$131,387$206,485Monticello$84,958$87,638$172,596Montville$124,628$162,093$286,720Moose River$23,618$18,221$41,839Moro$4,013$1,131$5,144Morrill$101,926$127,404$229,330Moscow$57,900$68,662$126,562Mount Chase$22,128$29,182$51,310Mount Desert$242,261$108,732$350,993Mount Vernon$193,878$237,547$431,425Naples$455,057$355,983$811,040Nashville$4,815$316$5,131New Canada$34,625$40,274$74,899New Gloucester$666,362$598,055$1,264,417New Limerick$54,460$22,284$76,744New Portland$78,881$111,523$190,404New Sharon$162,234$176,769$339,003New Sweden$65,237$84,851$150,089New Vineyard$89,314$90,658$179,973Newburgh$174,158$162,476$336,634Newcastle$202,591$211,964$414,555Newfield$181,725$115,201$296,926Newport$375,258$531,514$906,772Newry$40,472$20,423$60,895Nobleboro$189,521$135,059$324,580Norridgewock$369,411$290,457$659,868North Berwick$542,078$286,508$828,587North Haven$40,702$34,233$74,935North Yarmouth$443,018$457,158$900,176Northfield$16,051$8,513$24,564Northport$181,266$136,016$317,282Northwest Hancock UT$229 $229Norway$572,232$710,681$1,282,913Oakfield$77,735$93,728$171,463Oakland$723,344$785,032$1,508,376Ogunquit$106,512$41,606$148,119Old$851,985$1,014,473$1,866,458Old … Continue reading Additional Funding for Maine Cities and Towns – 2021

In a demonstration of the shortest memory in Maine gubernatorial history, Governor Mills, just seventeen hours after signing the second of three spending bills in four months that excluded Republicans, issued a press release claiming that “my Administration has worked in a bipartisan fashion with the Legislature.” In a press release today, the Governor claims … Continue reading Governor Mills Takes Credit for Federal Relief Programs

(AUGUSTA, ME) – Only twice in at least the last half-century have legislative members of a Maine political party forced a budget through without the input of the other party. The current Democrats in the State Legislature have now done this twice in four months, locking Republicans and their constituents out of the budget process … Continue reading State Legislature Adjourns On a Sour, Partisan Note

(Augusta, ME) – After days of general agreement between the parties on how best to spend more than $1 billion in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Democrats suddenly announced that they had decided to change their plans, abandon our agreements, and introduce new spending proposals that they knew would not be acceptable to … Continue reading Democrats Use Last Minute Poison Pill to Derail State Spending Agreement