Governor Janet Mills today applauded the Legislature’s Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business (IDEA) for unanimously supporting a bill sponsored by Speaker Ryan Fecteau to raise the wages of Maine’s child care workers.
The nonprofit developer, based in Portland, was one of 33 organizations receiving a total of $5.8 million in affordable housing support. Housing organizations have been on the front lines of the affordability crisis and the pandemic.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine lawmakers unveiled a plan Monday to allow denser development to try to curb a growing lack of affordable housing in the state. The proposal comes at a time when rental prices have gone up by 25% or more in some communities, and home prices are soaring throughout the state.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine lawmakers unveiled a plan Monday to allow denser development to try to curb a growing lack of affordable housing in the state.