Pine Tree Primer: Janet Mills’ proposed spending increases by department

AUGUSTA – Now that Governor Janet Mills has rolled out her state budget proposal to the Legislature and Maine people, Maine Examiner has taken the steps to break out the spending increases proposed by Governor Janet Mills in each department of state government.

Below are the spending increases (and in a few cases, decreases) by department, in Governor Mills’ state budget proposal.

Spending increase/decrease as percentage of department budget

Department	% Change
Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services	50.89%
Maine Human Rights Commission	41.24%
Governor’s Office (Executive Department)	25.79%
Dept. of Marine Resources	21.19%
State Treasurer	20.52%
Maine State Museum	18.48%
Dept. of Attorney General	17.98%
Maine State Library	16.95%
Judicial Department	12.92%
Dept. of Health and Human Services	12.50%
Dept. of Education	12.45%
Dept. of Public Safety	11.53%
Dept. of Secretary of State	11.17%
State Board of Education	10.77%

Department	% Change
Finance Authority of Maine	9.59%
Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife	8.13%
Agriculture, Conservation, Forestry	7.98%
Maine Ethics Commission	7.83%
Maine Arts Commission	7.83%
University of Maine System	7.77%
Maine Community College System	7.59%
Maine Public Broadcasting	7.50%
Law & Legislative Reference Library	7.41%
Corrections	6.99%
Legislature	6.73%
Maine Historic Preservation Commission	6.72%
Office Program Evaluation and Govt. Accountability	6.03%
Economic & Community Development	4.90%
Dept. of Labor	4.52%
Administrative and Financial Services	3.77%

Department	% Change
Dirigo Health	2.12%
Dept. of Environmental Protection	0.91%
Defense, Veterans, Emergency Management	0.84%
Office of State Auditor	-1.66%
Maine Maritime Academy	-8.31%
Maine State Housing Authority	-8.93%
State Board of Property Tax Review	-18.30%
Maine Public Employees Retirement System	-26.14%
Maine State Cultural Affairs Council	-93.16%

Biennial State Budget spending increase in dollars by department

Department	Increase
Dept. of Education	$323,956,519
Dept. of Health and Human Services	$301,958,664
State Treasurer	$39,263,223
University of Maine System	$32,849,843
Corrections	$25,969,959
Judicial Department	$19,774,866
Administrative and Financial Services	$13,454,439
Dept. of Public Safety	$11,421,099
Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services	$11,116,779
Maine Community College System	$10,274,285
Dept. of Attorney General	$7,727,096
Agriculture, Conservation, Forestry	$5,216,643

Department	Increase
Maine Rural Development Authority	$5,000,000
Dept. of Marine Resources	$4,518,964
Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife	$4,454,651
Legislature	$3,632,116
Finance Authority of Maine	$3,106,000
Governor’s Office (Executive Department)	$2,199,290
Economic & Community Development	$1,436,878
Dept. of Secretary of State	$1,383,109
Maine State Library	$1,176,031
Dept. of Labor	$998,267
Maine Human Rights Commission	$668,894
Maine State Museum	$642,480
Law & Legislative Reference Library	$232,973
Maine Public Broadcasting	$225,000
Defense, Veterans, Emergency Management	$162,553
Dept. of Environmental Protection	$157,727
Office Program Evaluation and Govt. Accountability	$157,160
Maine Arts Commission	$144,658
Dirigo Health	$49,010
Maine Historic Preservation Commission	$47,021
State Board of Education	$35,117
Maine Ethics Commission	$23,330

Biennial State Budget spending decrease in dollars by department

Department	Decrease
State Board of Property Tax Review	-$38,772
Office of State Auditor	-$55,587
Maine Public Employees Retirement System	-$140,688
Maine State Housing Authority	-$500,000
Maine State Cultural Affairs Council	-$1,075,000
Maine Maritime Academy	-$1,688,548

Any department of state government not listed in the tables above is proposed to receive the same funding as in the previous two-year state budget.

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