Gov. Janet Mills says she held 39 measures because of technical problems, conflicts with existing laws or concerns about costs.
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Winners and losers of the 2019 legislative session
Democrats used their legislative majority and control of the Blaine House to push through many bills in health care, education and the environment, but some measures still fell by the wayside.
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Maine House rejects bill to increase estate tax
The 70-75 vote against lowering the excluded amount from $5.6 million to $2 million comes after a short debate.
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Maine Legislature approves new state budget of nearly $8 billion
The 2-year spending package includes many, but not all, of the initiatives proposed by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, and lawmakers from both parties speak of a new level of civility in Maine government.
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Senate says ‘no’ to letting cities and towns levy their own sales taxes
But the House votes later Thursday to narrow the bill to allow only a 1% tax on lodging, in hopes of attracting additional Senate votes.
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Bill to add tobacco tax to vaping products moves forward
The bill calls for an additional tax on all electronic cigarettes and other vaping products, at a rate similar to cigarettes and other tobacco products.
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Investors warming to Maine’s opportunity zones
Economic development experts say new regulations for the tax break program will encourage investment in struggling parts of the state.
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Maine cities and towns may get the chance to collect local sales taxes
The Legislature’s Taxation Committee narrowly approved a bill to let municipalities add a 1 percent tax on sales of meals and lodgings.
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Measure urges more support for employee-owned companies
Sen. Nate Libby’s bill would offer tax breaks to help owners of companies sell to their workers or tenants.
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Coalition pushes for rollback of LePage-era tax cuts
But Gov. Janet Mills and leaders of both parties have vowed not to increase state income taxes in the next 2-year budget.