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| No fix in sight to bail out cash-strapped Maine jails |
| By bangordailynews.com- Scott Thistle |
| Published: 06/10/2015 |
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AUGUSTA, Maine — A final fix to problems with the way the state helps fund county jails could be delayed for another year, according to lawmakers who said Tuesday neither of a pair of bills that could settle the matter will gain the support of Republican Gov. Paul LePage. “Our bills, no matter which one passes, are going to get vetoed,” said Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick. “And the one that’s down in Appropriations is the one that’s going to have to take care of the situation until December, when we come back in.” Lawmakers on the Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee, including House Chairwoman Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, and Rep. John Martin, D-Eagle Lake, confirmed they have kept in place state funding for jails at current levels as a backstop against defunding jails because of an impasse. Read More. |
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