Governor LePage Welcomes Governor Kasich to Maine

March 25, 2015

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Contact: Adrienne Bennett, Press Secretary, 207-287-2531

AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage will join Ohio Governor John R. Kasich on Thursday, March 26, to make an announcement regarding the national push for a federal balanced budget amendment.

It takes 34 states to call for an Article V Convention and 38 states to ratify a constitutional amendment. Approximately 27 states have resolutions calling for an Article V Convention to enact a balanced budget amendment. Since Ohio passed its balanced budget amendment in 2013, Georgia, Tennessee, Michigan, Louisiana, South Dakota, Utah and North Dakota have passed similar resolutions.

Where: Maine State House, Governor’s Cabinet Room
When: Thursday, March 26, 2015, 12:00 PM