AUGUSTA — A new online calculator will allow residents to compare the tax rates and credits under current law to Gov. Paul LePage’s tax overhaul plan. The Republican governor will unveil the new online calculator at the Statehouse on Wednesday, which is the deadline for filing taxes this year. LePage has proposed a massive tax […]
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Maine students gathering for climate-change march in Augusta
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine students concerned about the impacts of climate change are urging the state’s leaders to take action. Hundreds of Maine students are expected to participate in a march in Augusta on Saturday that organizers said will be the largest youth-led climate action in the state’s history. The event will begin on the […]
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Analysis: Budget showdown doesn’t have to lead to shutdown
AUGUSTA — About three months after Gov. Paul LePage first unveiled his two-year budget proposal, there’s still a lot of room for disagreement in the capitol. Democrats say much of the colossal tax reform package in the plan, including the elimination of the estate tax and cuts to the corporate income tax, are a handout to […]
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LePage says Maine residents want welfare reform
The bill, presented during a news conference Monday afternoon at the State House, is aimed at the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash benefits to low-income families with children. The bill has not yet been printed, which caused Democrats to warn that it could include provisions that LePage and Thibodeau are not […]
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With sights set on lower electricity prices, LePage looks to transform Maine energy landscape
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine became the regional wind power leader under Democratic Gov. John Baldacci, but change is in the air as Gov. Paul LePage makes an aggressive push away from his predecessor’s renewable energy policies. The outspoken Republican, who says wind power is too expensive, is looking to hydropower from Canada and natural gas […]
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LePage blames MPA for budget forum disruption
The exchange between Joanne Twomey and Gov. Paul LePage starts about the 2:00 mark. LePage; Twomey should not be charged. First Amendment protects her, I’m happy to have the debate. #mepolitics pic.twitter.com/0WEfZiqBiM — Mario Moretto (@riocarmine) April 3, 2015 “It wasn’t the woman (who was out of control). It was the Maine People’s Alliance in […]
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LePage threatens veto of Democrats’ ‘simple fix’ energy bill
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said Friday that he doesn’t support a Democratic proposal that would fix what has been called a $38 million typo in a previously enacted energy bill that among other things provides almost twice that amount in funding for Efficiency Maine projects. LePage stopped short of saying he’d veto the “simple […]
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LePage wants a legislative ‘tax week’, jokes about moving to Florida
BRUNSWICK — Gov. Paul LePage deepened a line he drew in the sand earlier this year when he said Thursday that vetoes of legislators’ constituent service bills will continue until the Legislature acts on his tax reform package. “Absolutely,” LePage said when asked by the Bangor Daily News whether he would use vetoes as leverage […]
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LePage vetoes 3 bills
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed a handful of bills that deal with taxes in Maine. One bill the governor vetoed Tuesday would reduce the length of time in which someone can appeal a municipality’s decision to take property because of unpaid taxes. LePage said that time period was recently reduced and enough […]
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LePage cites jobs for women in Maine National Guard fight
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage is opposing a plan to convert a key component of the Maine National Guard from engineers to infantry in order to maintain construction capability if there is a disaster and preserve military jobs for women. The governor’s office explained LePage’s stance after a tumultuous week in which he abruptly […]