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House approves funding to support Maine Multicultural Center after debate over priorities and workforce impact
Summary
The Maine House accepted a committee—s majority report as amended and advanced a bill to continue support for the Maine Multicultural Center. Debate focused on a roughly $190,000 annual allocation, the center's workforce contributions, and fiscal priorities for veterans and seniors.
The Maine House on May 7 voted to accept a committee report as amended and move a bill to continue state support for the Maine Multicultural Center, a nonprofit that helps refugees, asylum seekers and migrant workers with employment and integration services.
Opponents said the allocation, which one member characterized as "a hundred and 90,000 of taxpayer money annually," diverted limited resources from long-standing obligations to veterans, seniors and others. Supporters described the center—s work as workforce development,…
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