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Taxes

Published
April 6, 2017

Maine Democrats’ budget priorities expose huge gap between parties

Democratic leaders tout a humane 'opportunities agenda,' but Republicans dismiss it as just more tax-and-spend policies.
Published
April 4, 2017

IRS to assign some debt collection to private firms

The work is being shifted as a way to combat phone scams demanding payment that have cost victims more than $55 million.
Published
April 2, 2017

Rhode Island’s car tax riles residents

The House speaker says it should be phased out over five years, even as cities fear a loss of key revenue.
Published
March 26, 2017

Michelle Singletary: No, you can’t claim your dog as a dependent

Tax preparers share the most outrageous deductions they've seen.
Published
March 22, 2017

State urged to boost revenue sharing to ease pressure on property taxpayers

Gov. LePage wants to permanently freeze cities' and towns' share at 2%, while lowering income tax rates and eliminating a 3% tax surcharge on wealthy Mainers.

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Published
March 12, 2017

Michelle Singletary: Five things that increase your odds of an IRS audit

Being rich or self-employed is No. 1.
Published
March 5, 2017

U.S. leaders fiddle while rest of world seeks climate action

The new administration stands apart from most Americans, in surveys, and the international community on the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Published
February 22, 2017

Maine Voices: Repeal of Obamacare would leave thousands of hardworking Mainers in the lurch

Making sure that they keep their health care is more important than yet another tax cut for the wealthy.
Published
February 7, 2017

Our View: LePage’s State of the State address should offer shakeup

The governor needs to focus on addressing the opioid crisis, senior housing and school funding.
Published
January 25, 2017

Crowd at Biddeford forum challenges LePage on budget, ballot measures, immigration

The governor reiterates his core policy goals, remaining calm despite audience critics who oppose his stance on aid to immigrants, two voter-approved referendums and other issues.