All posts tagged "tax"
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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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Seven Communities to Lose Education Funding Under Question 2
If you’re from the town of Sebago, Lincolnville, Greenwood, Bremen, Newry, Machiasport, or...
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Lessons From the Waterville Tax Revolt of 2016
On a Tuesday night in the middle of August, the torrential rains of...
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Tax Hike Referendum Harmful to School Funding
A cone was excavated by the French at the site of ancient Lagash,...
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Education Referendum is Too Good to Be True
As with the rest of life, if something in the political world sounds...
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Who Would Really Benefit from Education Tax Initiative?
This November, Maine voters will decide on an initiative to provide further public...
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King Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate an Egregious Tax
I’ll admit, I sometimes fall into the typical partisan trap of automatically assuming...
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Tax Committee Votes to Kill the Death Tax
For Immediate Release: Friday, March 11, 2016 Contact: Adrienne Bennett, Press Secretary, 207-287-2531...
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Marxist Peoples Alliance Sparks Hostage Crisis at Statehouse
In this election year when all 186 seats in the Legislature are up...
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The Press Herald is Wrong on the Gas Tax
“Struggling Mainers should suck it up and pay a higher gas tax. We...
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North Carolina Tax Revenues Increase After Tax Cuts
State tax revenues in North Carolina have increased roughly 6% this year, despite...
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Higher Sales Taxes Will Drive Mainers to Shop in New Hampshire
On October 1, 2013, Mainers felt the sting of a 10 percent increase...
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Lockman: Dem majorities crush welfare reform, workplace freedom
Greetings from Amherst to all readers of the Maine Wire: With fewer than...
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Maine Businesses Lose with Tax Reform Provision
Our businesses are the life blood of the Maine economy. They create stable...
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Maine Senator Takes on Internal Revenue Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Maine Sen. Susan Collins introduced a bill Wednesday to crackdown...
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Maine nonprofits expect lower donations after charitable contribution cap
AUGUSTA – Maine’s nonprofits are expecting to see a decrease in donations after...
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Liberal Democrats eye Fun Tax
AUGUSTA – Having fun in Maine could become more expensive if the Legislature...
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Tax hike task force looks for $40 million in new revenue
AUGUSTA – A Democrat-led task force in Augusta is preparing to eliminate $40...
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Tax Foundation: Maine ranks 29th in state business tax climate
The Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation on Wednesday released its annual ranking of business...
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M.D. Harmon: The Tax Man Cometh
“The bottom line is we’re not broke, there’s plenty of money, it’s just...
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Maine's Not-So-Beautiful Sunset
Maine’s legislature passed its two-year budget earlier this month, and it includes two allegedly temporary...
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LePage vows to veto Democratic budget, calls for compromise
AUGUSTA – Maine Gov. Paul R. LePage announced Thursday that he intends to...
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Conservatives suggest spending cuts, non-profit tax
AUGUSTA – Conservative lawmakers on Wednesday delivered a set of recommendations to the...
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Democrats' budget plan: $400 million tax hike
AUGUSTA – Democratic lawmakers announced on Wednesday an alternative to Gov. Paul LePage’s...
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Moody: Rhode Island should eliminate sales tax
Tax economist and CEO of The Maine Heritage Policy Center J. Scott Moody...
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Gang of Eleven defends tax increase
AUGUSTA – The Gang of Eleven defended its controversial tax overhaul on Friday...
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Maine ranks 6th on list of bad places to retire
Maine is the 6th worst place to retire, according to a study produced...
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Maine Taxpayers Rally for Economic Freedom
AUGUSTA – Liberty-minded Mainers gathered at the State House Tuesday for an Economic...
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The Devil’s in the Details: What the Gang of Eleven’s Tax Bill Will Do
Reduce Maine’s income tax to four percent: Working Mainers would see their income...
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Gang of Eleven Touts Tax Increase
AUGUSTA – Giving hope to those who believe democracy flourishes through compromise, Republicans...
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Robin Hood: Democratic Leaders Contemplate Massive Tax Hikes for Maine
AUGUSTA – Lawmakers at Tuesday’s public hearing of the Taxation Committee heard testimony for...
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Colorado's TABOR Challenge Carries Big Implications for Maine
A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Colorado’s 21-year old Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights...
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Gallup: 55% say taxes are fair
As Americans nationwide prepare to fork over Uncle Sam’s pound of flesh, 55...
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Sirocki: Controversial Activist Group Gets It Wrong on Taxes
By Rep. Heather Sirocki – Here in Maine, we value our privacy and our...
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Survey Ranks Maine 40th Business Friendly State
Well, at least we’re not dead last. A survey of 8,000 small businesses across the country published...
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Lawmakers Ponder Amazon Tax
Lawmakers on Tuesday considered two items of legislation that would force businesses to...
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Maine Department Of Labor’s $6,500,000 Welfare Lottery Yields Few Winners
Maine Department of Labor spent more than $6.5 million from 2008 to 2012...
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LePage: Tax reform get us on the road to recovery
By Governor Paul LePage Weekly Radio Address October 13, 2012 Millions of Americans...
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National Federation of Independent Business says Obama "ignoring warning of fiscal cliff"
In a letter from President Dan Danner, the National Federation of Independent Business...
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Economic Brief: Mainers Flee to States with No Personal Income Tax
by Scott Moody In fiscal year (FY) 2009, Maine had the 6th highest...
