Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed off on a $1.2 billion supplemental budget Wednesday that sends more than half of the money to residents in the form of $850 relief checks.
Backed by dozens of lawmakers and cabinet members, the governor signed the bill into law in the State House Hall of Flags.
Mills proposed returning much of the money to Mainers, taking a suggestion from Republicans as a historic surplus ballooned thanks to federal spending and rosier-than-expected revenue forecasts. It was originally touted as pandemic relief, but is now called inflationary relief. But Mills called her budget "a victory for Maine people, a victory for our economy, and a victory for our future."In addition to direct payments, which accounted for $729 million of total spending, the budget included $60 million to address contamination from so-called forever chemicals including PFAS.
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