Even though some taxpayers already have filed, the state is one of nearly two dozen where federal officials have yet to determine whether the payments are taxable.
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Maine could become 12th state to enact paid family leave
Advocates will descend on the State House on Tuesday to lobby for the benefit as the Legislature takes up the proposal.
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Gov. Mills nominates York County judge for seat on state’s top court
Superior Court Justice Wayne R. Douglas of Old Orchard Beach previously served as former Gov. Angus King’s chief legal adviser before becoming a judge in 2002.
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Gov. Mills to deliver State of the Budget address Feb. 14
The governor will speak to a joint session of the Legislature about her $10.3 billion two-year budget proposal.
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Gov. Mills nominates director of new health care agency
Meg Garratt-Reed has been nominated to be executive director of the Office of Affordable Health Care.
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Maine begins mailing $450 relief checks
The Mills administration says it plans to mail out 200,000 a week, and that the ‘vast majority’ of the 880,000 eligible taxpayers should receive them by the end of March.
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Time seems ripe for bipartisan action on income tax cuts in Maine
As the state enjoys a record surplus, lawmakers from both parties have submitted proposals that would reduce taxes for lower-income Mainers.
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State lawmakers prepare to weigh more than 2,000 bills, $10.3 billion budget proposal
With control of both the House and Senate, Democrats will set the agenda, but Republicans still hope to leave their mark.
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When Dora Pinkham took office as Maine’s first female lawmaker a century ago, the Journal predicted a lot more by 2023
‘Here we are!’ Gov. Janet Mills declared Jan. 4 in her second inaugural address.
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Mills said she wouldn’t seek to alter Maine abortion law. What changed?
Despite saying during the campaign that she had ‘no plans to change the current law,’ the governor has unveiled a bill that would extend abortion access beyond fetal viability when approved by a medical professional.