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Maine Jobs Council

Ben Lucas, Executive Director Of The Maine Jobs Council speaks to Matt about how they oppose The Democrats’ budget plan.

The Maine Jobs Council, a new, statewide, nonpartisan, member-driven advocacy organization that advances public policies to support the creation and preservation of foundational jobs in Maine, today announced its opposition to plans to pass a single-party, simple majority state budget by April 1.

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