AUGUSTA — Officials approved a 9.6% spending jump to the Kennebec County ... rising municipal needs. Towns and cities are responsible for collecting taxes for the county budget, their school ...

The taxpayer-funded portion of the budget will jump by about 13.5%, on the heels of a nearly 30% increase last year.

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