The House voted 138-1 to approve the bill, but Gov. Paul LePage has indicated that he plans to veto it.
Steve Mistler
LePage, Republicans shift tactics on eliminating Maine’s income tax
With a deal on the tax reduction plan in the governor’s budget still elusive, the leaders push harder for a constitutional amendment and ratification.
Maine Democrats block bill to require voters to show photo ID
They say the Republican-backed bill is voter suppression. Passage is now unlikely.
As rhetoric heats up, politics takes combative tone in Maine
Comments from a Westbrook city councilor are the latest example of discourse hitting a sour note.
Maine’s revenge porn bill wins approval of legislative committee
The criminal justice panel endorses a proposal that would criminalize the nonconsensual publishing of sexual images.
Maine Democrats tout tax plan as ‘middle class economics’
The plan is their counterproposal to Gov. Paul LePage’s massive tax overhaul.
Westbrook councilor’s public remarks about governor stun crowd
City and Democratic officials denounce comments by Paul Emery, who says at a town hall in Scarborough that he wouldn’t be hurt ‘if (LePage) goes to see his maker.’
LePage administration wants to make it easier for employers to get tax breaks under state-backed jobs program
The plan to further encourage business investment would lower the wage and benefit levels needed to qualify for the tax credits, despite the program’s questionable track record.
Payments flowed in attempt to create tax credit program
Investors and their partnerships funneled $46,000 into lobbying and political campaign contributions for Maine legislators and the governor.
Support, caution greet Maine effort to criminalize revenge porn
Victims’ advocates praise a bill that would penalize abusers; the ACLU warns it could also chill expression.