Maine state budget (2008-2009)
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[edit] The 2009 Deficit
[edit] The Federal Stimulus Package
- The State of Maine submitted 72 projects for funds from the Federal Stimulus Package.[3]
- The funding request for 72 projects totals $219,461,480 for the cities of Lewiston and Portland.[4]
[edit] Causes of the Budget Crisis
[edit] Proposed Solutions
[edit] Budget Background
[edit] Charts on Spending
[edit] News
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[edit] Legislation
[edit] Government tools
The following table is helpful in evaluating the level of transparency provided by a state spending and transparency database:
| State Database | Searchability | Grants | Contracts | Line Item Expenditures | Dept/Agency Budgets | Public Employee Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
- The Maine Arts Commission has made a list of grants available.
[edit] Economic Stimulus Transparency
- The Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 designated $787 billion to be spent throughout the U.S. Of that $787 billion stimulus package, it is estimated that 69%, or over $541 billion, will be administered by state governments.[5]
- Maine will receive an estimated $683,807,294 [6]
- The economic recovery website to show how legislators and government officials in Maine are spending Federal funds is available here.
[edit] Independent transparency sites
The Maine Heritage Policy Center has created a website, www.maineopengov.org, that provides transparency information for citizens.
[edit] Public employee salary information
www.maineopengov.org provides state salary information. Users can search by first name, last name, agency, department, subdepartment, position, pay year, and wage range.
[edit] See Also
Maine taxpayer-funded lobbying
[edit] External links
- Model transparency legislation from the American Legislative Exchange Council is available at this link.
- Maine Heritage Policy Center
- Maine Department of Administration and Financial Services, Bureau of the Budget
- Maine Leads
- Maine State Legislature
- Maine Public Spending Research Group
- Maine Taxpayers United
[edit] References
- ↑ Maine Heritage Policy Center homepage
- ↑ www.maineopengov.org
- ↑ Stimulus Watch: Keeping an Eye on Economic Recovery Spending, "Find Projects by State or Territory", 2009
- ↑ [ Stimulus Watch: Keeping an Eye on Economic Recovery Spending, "Projects in Maine", 2009]
- ↑ National Taxpayers Union, "A Letter to the Nation's Governors: Ensure Transparency and Accountability by Posting Stimulus Expenditures Online," March 10, 2009
- ↑ [1]
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