The liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy said the Democratic-controlled Legislature should prioritize creating more affordable housing and boosting wages in education, child care and direct care fields when it returns in January for the new session.
“The state can use this surplus to remove barriers that currently hold people back from fully participating in and benefiting from our economy,” Sarah Austin, the center’s director of policy and research, said.
Maine projected to have $265M in additional revenue through 2025
