What Maine needs is a smart and focused approach to stimulating our economy and LD 774 does exactly that. LD 774 (An Act to Create Jobs and Improve Energy Efficiency Through the Transformation of Maine’s Housing Stock) addresses three of Maine’s most compelling problems with a long term strategy and short term results. The bill targets job creation and energy efficiency through the development, replacement, and repair of Maine’s aged housing stock. By issuing $200 million in revenue bonds over the next ten years including $30 million over the next two, LD 774 would pay for the construction of new units of affordable housing, renovati....