缅因州向725K低收入和中等收入居民发放300美元的支票,为负担得起的住房和教育提供资金。 Maine to give $300 checks to 725K low- and middle-income residents, fund affordable housing and education.

缅因州州长珍妮特·米尔斯(Janet Mills)在其最后的州政府咨文中宣布为约725 000名居民进行300美元的可负担性检查,由州10亿美元的预算稳定基金资助,对象是低收入和中等收入者。 Maine Governor Janet Mills, in her final State of the State address, announced a $300 affordability check for about 725,000 residents, funded by the state’s $1 billion Budget Stabilization Fund, targeting low- and middle-income earners. 她还提议7 000万美元用于经济适用住房,包括825个新单元,并使缅因州免费社区学院方案永久化。 She also proposed $70 million for affordable housing, including 825 new units, and made Maine’s free community college program permanent. Mills批评联邦移民执法行动,称其为基于恐惧和歧视的行为,并承诺保护居民。 Mills criticized federal immigration enforcement actions, calling them fear-based and discriminatory, and pledged to protect residents. 提议为生殖保健服务提供者和K-12教育提供额外资金。 Additional funding was proposed for reproductive health care providers and K-12 education. 这些措施是打击生活费用上涨和抵制联邦过度干预的更广泛努力的一部分。 The measures are part of a broader effort to combat rising living costs and resist federal overreach.