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DAS commissioner: federal funds roughly equal to general fund in FY2026 estimate; May 1 revenue forecast will adjust figures
Summary
Kirsten Figueroa, Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, told the Maine Legislature’s Appropriations Committee on April 1 that the administration’s fiscal 2026 estimate shows federal funding and the state general fund at nearly the same level.
Kirsten Figueroa, Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, told the Maine Legislature’s Appropriations Committee on April 1 that the administration’s fiscal 2026 estimate shows federal funding and the state general fund at nearly the same level.
“We estimate the budget in ’26 is $13,600,000,000 and the estimate for fiscal year ’27 … is $13,700,000,000,” Figueroa said, and added that federal funds shown in the chart are a combination of federal grants and block grants used across state accounts.
Why it matters: committee members pressed the administration for clarity about how the two-year budget in LD 210 will reconcile with the baseline “current services” budget already enacted (LD 609) and with a May 1 revenue forecast that could…
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