All posts tagged "tax and fiscal"
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Property tax stabilization program for seniors raises concerns for towns and taxpayers
A law intended to stabilize property taxes for full-time Maine residents aged 65...
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Unpacking the tribal sovereignty bills and debate
Though the 130th Maine Legislature will return to Augusta for a veto day...
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Opinion: Runaway spending defies Maine values
Tax Day is a fitting day to revisit where our tax-and-spend ways have...
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Gov. Mills’ final supplemental budget plan increases value of relief checks to $850
Gov. Janet Mills unveiled her change package to the supplemental budget on March...
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Legislative Republicans in the dark on Gov. Mills and Democrats’ supplemental budget priorities
When the 130th Maine Legislature reconvenes for its second session in January 2022,...
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Maine has a projected $822 million surplus. Lawmakers will debate how to spend it next session
Following its November 23 meeting, the Maine Revenue Forecasting Committee (RFC) upgraded the...
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Congress must pump the brakes on proposal to increase taxes on small business investment
In the wake of a devastating pandemic and the resulting economic consequences, the...
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Governor Mills’ budget sleight of hand
Maine Governor Janet Mills released the details of her second proposed biennial budget last Friday...
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Maine doled out more than $31 million in tax abatements in 2018
In 2015, the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) released Statement Number 77, advising...
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Sin taxes are not the solution to Maine’s public health problems
Lawmakers on Maine’s Taxation Committee on Thursday, April 11 held public hearings on...
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Maine’s budget outlook worsens by the day
Governor Mills has proposed an $8.04 billion dollar General Fund budget. That is...
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Governor Mills’ budget sets up Maine for fiscal ruin
The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) on Monday released a new analysis of...
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Maine should end tax increases at the ballot box
This week, lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee will hold a...
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Gov. Mills’ budget grows Maine government to unsustainable levels
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is trying to pass off her budget proposal, released...
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New York governor has revelation: Progressive tax policies are hurting his state
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo may have come to his senses on tax...
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