All posts tagged "transportation"
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2017 mining law prevents Maine couple from extracting lithium on their property
Maine’s laws regulating metallic mineral mining mean a Newry couple cannot extract an...
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Subcommittee of Gov. Mills’ Climate Council recommends payments, transportation and childcare for Mainers who attend meetings
As part of Maine’s Climate Council, which is working to implement a four-year...
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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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What’s for Maine in the Senate’s compromise infrastructure bill?
According to estimates from the White House, Maine will receive just over $1.9...
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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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After suspension in 2020, it’s time to repeal vehicle inspections in Maine
Lawmakers on Maine’s Transportation Committee held virtual public hearings Thursday on five bills...
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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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Maine’s transportation infrastructure needs work
The Reason Foundation’s 25th Annual Highway Report highlights something Mainers of all political...
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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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Maine Legislature acts on COVID-19, gives Gov. Mills broad authority to respond
The Maine Legislature adjourned Tuesday evening after a marathon session where the body...
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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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Whoops, we forgot to fix the roads
A little over one year into her tenure as governor, Janet Mills is...
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Gov. Mills attempts to appease critics, stretches the truth in first State of the State address
Maine Gov. Janet Mills delivered her first State of the State address Tuesday...
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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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Lawmakers to address the grave emergency of electric school buses
Lawmakers on Maine’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee are holding a public hearing...
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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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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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Video: Understanding the Transportation & Climate Initiative
Governor Janet Mills is considering entering Maine into the Transportation & Climate Initiative,...
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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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Lawmakers reject 3 of 4 bonds, approve RCV for presidential elections during special session
Lawmakers returned to Augusta on Monday to debate several bonds proposed by Governor...
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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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Increasing the passenger facility charge at airports is a bad deal for Mainers
With a humming U.S. economy and airline traffic at an all-time high, the...
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Maine should embrace autonomous vehicle technology
It’s no secret that our state is inhospitable – to put it mildly...
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Vehicle inspections do not make our roads safer
Lawmakers on the Transportation Committee today will hold a public hearing on LD...
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Mandatory snow tire bill has been withdrawn
Approximately 96 hours after this publication questioned the merits of a bill to...
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Police checkpoints for snow tires?
As previously highlighted in this publication, there are a number of strange, ridiculous...
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Now is the time to invest in Maine’s future
After years of fixing Maine’s balance sheet, now is the time to make...
