Susan Collins
November 29, 2017
The chair of the state House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Cameron Henry, contends that the Legislature needs to wait to see what happens at the federal level before addressing the state’s fiscal cliff.
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$1.38 billion - Amount of temporary state revenue that expires on June 30 of next year, the main driver of the projected $1.52 billion state general fund shortfall for the fiscal year beginning next July 1. (Source: House Fiscal Division via LBP)October 31, 2017
Open enrollment for the federal health insurance marketplaces begins tomorrow. Analysts predict that President Donald Trump’s cuts to enrollment outreach, along with the confusion sown by repeated health care repeal bills, will lead to fewer people with health insurance.
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$98,400 - Maximum income for a family of four to be eligible for a subsidy in the federal health insurance marketplace. (Source: LBP analysis)September 26, 2017
Sen. Bill Cassidy’s dangerous health care bill is on life support after a third GOP senator - Susan Collins of Maine - announced her opposition to the legislation late Monday.