The poorest residents will pay a smaller percentage of their income in taxes than the wealthiest, the Maine Center for Economic Policy says.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Ranked-choice voting won’t complicate presidential nominating process
It’s up to the party to decide how the voting results will be used to allocate convention delegates.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine school vaping ban goes into effect as students return
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding students headed back to school that a new law bans vaping on school grounds
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Republicans deal Mills embarrassing loss
By standing together and refusing to compromise, Republicans showed they are not mere bystanders.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Potholes in the information highway
Republicans make their mark on the 2019 legislative session, and kick off the 2020 election season.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Don’t sign ‘people’s veto’ just to put it on the ballot
A referendum to repeal a law should occur only if enough people actually disagree with the statute.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Bond package puts Maine further behind
Republicans cost Maine a chance to consider smart investments in projects that voters care about.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Clash over extra nursing home funding leaves $1 million in limbo
Gov. Janet Mills holds up a bill to provide an additional $1 million in Medicaid funding for Maine nursing homes.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine Senate passes ranked-choice voting for March presidential primaries
The bill is now in the hands of Gov. Janet Mills, who won her Democratic gubernatorial primary last year in the nation’s first ranked-choice runoff for a statewide office.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Ranked-choice voting supporters regroup, believe presidential primary still in reach
The bill received initial approval in the Legislature but was shelved during the final hours of the 2019 session.