All posts tagged "gas tax"
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Disagreement between Speaker Fecteau, Senate President Jackson prevents hearing on gas tax suspension
A disagreement between the presiding officers of the Maine Legislature––House Speaker Ryan Fecteau...
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As gas prices soar in Maine, an Auburn legislator proposes suspending the gas tax
With the retail price of gasoline in Maine over $4 per gallon and...
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State study recommends new taxes and fees to help Maine reach carbon reduction goals
The Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF) and the Governor’s Energy...
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Governors of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island back away from TCI, effectively killing regional gas tax
The governors of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island withdrew their support from the...
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Massachusetts eyes ballot initiative to halt participation in the Transportation Climate Initiative
On August 4, a citizens’ petition that would put a question about the...
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Few states remain in the failed Transportation Climate Initiative
The Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) began in 2010 when 11 states and the...
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Mainers, not Governor Mills, should decide Maine’s participation in the TCI
Maine’s Committee on State and Local Government held public hearings last Friday on...
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Gas taxes may soon increase. Here’s why that’s bad news for the poor and middle class
I sold my car when I went to New York City in 2019,...
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Gov. Mills keeps Maine out of regional gas tax scheme, at least for now
Last week, the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) released its final Memorandum of Understanding...
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Carbon tax backers didn’t fare well in election
One of the overlooked stories on Election Day was the defeat of pro-carbon tax...
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Deadline coming on Maine’s decision to participate in new gas tax scheme
Maine Policy Institute and a coalition of 17 other organizations sent letters to...
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Why Mainers should be skeptical of the bond questions in the July primary election
In the past 13 years, Maine voters have approved 38 of 39 bond...
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Focus shifts to Governor Mills on TCI gas tax
The pressure is on Janet Mills as the public comment period on the...
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Regional coalition pushes back on regional gas tax hike
Organizations representing each New England state convened in Boston last week to voice...
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Pay attention to looming gas tax increase
Progressive lawmakers are in pursuit of an ever-expanding state government in Augusta. Their...
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Governors, elected officials across New England lining up to oppose the TCI
The Transportation and Climate Initiative, a regional coalition of 12 states and Washington...
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Gas tax coming, and it won’t be used to repair highways
Gasoline taxes may rise 17 cents a gallon and go up from there...
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TCI would raise gas prices by up to 17 cents per gallon, do little to curb emissions
The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), a regional collaboration of 12 Northeast and...
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TCI policy design would punish Mainers with new gas tax
The Transportation and Climate Initiative on Tuesday released a draft Memorandum of Understanding...
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How to fix Maine’s transportation funding shortfall
In June, Gov. Janet Mills signed LD 945, a resolve that created the Blue...
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Gas and diesel tax outlined in TCI framework would hurt Maine’s most vulnerable
The following letter was submitted by The Maine Heritage Policy Center to the...
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New clean energy initiative could increase gas and diesel prices for Maine consumers
In June 2010, under Governor John Baldacci, eleven states and the District of...
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Is it time to rethink how we fund our roads?
I’ve lived in Maine all my life, and I can’t remember a time...
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Don’t fall for the seasonal gas tax gimmick
Roads across Maine are in rough shape this time of year, and a...
