Commentary: Maine reaches milestone on road to tax fairness

maine legislature

Published
September 12, 2019

Commentary: Maine reaches milestone on road to tax fairness

Starting in 2020, the poorest households in our state will no longer pay a larger share of their income in taxes than the wealthiest do.
Published
September 7, 2019

Unnamed Maine lawmaker subject of sexual harassment complaint

The complaint did not lead to disciplinary action, says the Legislature's human resources director.
Published
September 5, 2019

Deadline nears for Mills to decide on ranked-choice voting for president

The governor has until midnight Friday to act on a bill to extend Maine's ranked-choice voting system to presidential elections and primaries. She can sign it, veto it or let it become law without her signature.
Published
September 4, 2019

Liberal think tank says Maine has reached ‘tax fairness’ milestone

The poorest residents will pay a smaller percentage of their income in taxes than the wealthiest, the Maine Center for Economic Policy says.
Published
September 4, 2019

Maine Voices: Ranked-choice voting won’t complicate presidential nominating process

It's up to the party to decide how the voting results will be used to allocate convention delegates.
Published
September 3, 2019

Maine school vaping ban goes into effect as students return

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding students headed back to school that a new law bans vaping on school grounds
Published
September 1, 2019

Bill Nemitz: Ranked-choice voting in Maine just got a lot more complicated

The looming presidential primary will add new layers of intrigue – and maybe a lawsuit or two – to the state's first-of-its-kind election process.
Published
September 1, 2019

Jim Fossel: Republicans deal Mills embarrassing bonding loss

By standing together and refusing to compromise, Republicans showed they are not mere bystanders.
Published
September 1, 2019

Greg Kesich: Potholes in the information highway

Republicans make their mark on the 2019 legislative session, and kick off the 2020 election season.
Published
August 27, 2019

Clash over extra nursing home funding leaves $1 million in limbo

Gov. Janet Mills holds up a bill to provide an additional $1 million in Medicaid funding for Maine nursing homes.