Some of the largest U.S. corporations are looking for new exemptions from the budget reconciliation bill’s minimum tax on income reported to shareholders, arguing it could depress economic activity, including financing pensions for millions of workers and investing in clean energy projects. Since it became clear in late October that the 15 percent minimum tax […]
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council looks to spend federal COVID-19 relief money
The City Council on Tuesday may take a final vote on spending $400,000 for housing.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Man deported to Guatemala 4 years ago is reunited with family in Maine
Otto Morales-Caballeros’ arrest in 2017 signaled an escalation in immigration policies under the Trump administration.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College football: Young, Hutchinson, Pickett, Stroud named as Heisman finalists
The Heisman Trophy will be presented Saturday in New York.
Posted inLocal & State
Downtown Oakland fire caused by faulty power strip, fire chief says
Fire at 58 Main St. destroyed nearly all the merchandise at a retail store, The Shop.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Person killed in West Gardiner toll plaza crash identified as Blue Hill man
The Maine Department of Public Safety said Lucas Yurchick of Blue Hill was killed when the vehicle he was driving struck part of a southbound toll booth on Interstate 95 on Nov. 20.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Group tied to Trump working with Republicans to change Wisconsin election system
The measure is largely viewed as an attempt to force the state’s Democratic cities to restrict access to voting.
Posted inNation & World
Prosecutor criticizes school over handling of suspect prior to mass shooting
The Michigan school district superintendent says a third party will investigate the events that occurred before the school shooting in Oxford Township.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Uncategorized
Tom Holland will play Fred Astaire in an upcoming biopic about the dancing legend
Tom Holland’s Spider-Man has awesome superpowers – and soon we will get to see him use the one where he dances. Holland, well-known as the Marvel hero after starring in “Avengers” movies and three solo “Spider-Man” films, has been cast as Fred Astaire, the most acclaimed dancer in motion picture history, in producer Amy Pascal’s […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Augusta City Council retroactively declares apartment dangerous to recoup cleaning costs
An apartment at a building on Taylor Street has been sanitized, renovated and rented after officials discovered it was filled with human feces, urine and garbage.