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Monday, Jun. 16, 2025

Did Gov. Janet Mills nearly double Maine’s state budget in 7 years?

J. Craig Anderson, Maine Trust for Local News
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Maine’s general fund budget has increased significantly under Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, but it has not doubled.

According to the Maine Legislature’s appropriations and allocations data, the enacted general fund budget was $7.22 billion for the 2018-19 biennium, $7.83 billion for 2020-21, $8.69 billion for 2022-23 and $10.47 billion for 2024-25. The proposed budget for 2026-27 is $11.63 billion.

Based on those figures, Maine’s budget has increased by 45% since the 2018-19 biennial budget, which was proposed by then-Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican.

If the proposed 2026-27 budget is enacted, it would represent a 61.1% increase over 2018-19 — a substantial rise, but still well short of a doubling.

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