Richard Sukeforth sits for a portrait at his daughter's mobile home in Holden on Friday. Sukeforth has been living there since he was evicted from his home in 2015.
Madeline Malisa, deputy counsel and senior policy adviser for the LePage administration, spoke in favor of LD 1629, An Act to Protect the Elderly from Tax Lien Foreclosures, at a hearing of the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation at the State House in Augusta on Thursday.
Machias Selectman Kenneth Davis, seated beside Marcia Hayward and Tanya Brazil, waits to speak during a hearing for LD 1629, An Act to Protect the Elderly from Tax Lien Foreclosures, during a hearing with the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation at the State House in Augusta on Thursday.
Richard Sukeforth sits for a portrait at his daughter's mobile home in Holden on Friday. Sukeforth has been living there since he was evicted from his home in 2015.
Attorney Leo Delicata of Legal Services for the Elderly, spoke in favor of LD 1629, An Act to Protect the Elderly from Tax Lien Foreclosures, during a hearing with the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation at the State House in Augusta on Thursday.
David Little, deputy treasurer for the City of Bangor, spoke out against LD 1629, An Act to Protect the Elderly from Tax Lien Foreclosures, during a hearing with the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation at the State House in Augusta on Thursday.
Suzette Francis, treasurer and tax collector for the town of Lubec, listens to testimony during a hearing for LD 1629, An Act to Protect the Elderly from Tax Lien Foreclosures, during a hearing with the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation at the State House in Augusta on Thursday.
Rep. Ellie Espling, R-New Gloucester, who sponsored the bill for Gov. Paul LePage, waits to speak on behalf of LD 1629, An Act to Protect the Elderly from Tax Lien Foreclosures, during a hearing with the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation at the State House in Augusta on Thursday.
Rep. Gary Hilliard, left, and Rep. Bruce Bickford listen to testimony both for and against LD 1629, An Act to Protect the Elderly from Tax Lien Foreclosures, during a hearing with the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation at the State House in Augusta on Thursday.
Richard Sukeforth sits for a portrait at his daughter's mobile home in Holden on Friday. Sukeforth has been living there since he was evicted from his home in 2015.
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