Reliance on sales taxes as primary state revenue source puts more burden on people with lower incomes.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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LePage budget reflects 180-degree shift
As mayor of Waterville, Paul LePage liked revenue sharing, the decades-old covenant between the state and municipalities.
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Plenty to applaud — and boo — in LePage’s budget ‘bombshell’
Support or criticism should be based on what’s best for collective us, not us as individuals.
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Governor’s proposed DHHS budget sets right priorities
The spending blueprint identifies more than $100 million in spending reductions to pay for a roughly equal amount in initiatives to help the neediest Mainers.
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Civil servants play vital role in Maine political campaigns
First Amendment right of free speech should not be denied to state’s knowledgeable professionals.
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Iowa senator draws short straw
GOP response to State of the Union address will be awful — as always.
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What’s up with governor’s proposal to cut income tax, broaden sales tax?
Sales taxes would be added to more than 200 new items, but would it reduce overall burden?
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Just as what and how we eat has changed, so too should our education system
Sushi and pizza are now commonplace, along with their delivery systems.
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Veterans Services chief belittles needs, concerns of nearly half of state’s veterans
Stated policy fails to address any of the issues outlined in a report about his agency by the University of Maine.
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Pro-life rallies may be smaller than march in France, but still momentous
Newsworthy details last year include shut down of many abortion clinics, passage of laws curbing abortions.