Efforts to remake this very broken arrangement must be expedited now.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Passamaquoddy leaders move to exempt tribal members from vehicle registration tax
The Tribal Council at Sipayik voted last week not to collect automobile excise tax, but it’s not clear whether it actually has the authority to take such action.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Hallowell city manager to control future budget cuts
City officials have been working for more than four months to cut municipal spending and lower residents’ tax burden.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Government
Hallowell committee to review cuts to lower next year’s taxes
The City Council froze about $190,000 in spending at its last meeting to help pay down expenses next year and relieve residents’ tax burden.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Four former Hallowell mayors condemn budget process in letter
Hallowell’s four most recent mayors — Charlotte Warren, Andy McPherson, Tony Masciadri and Mark Walker — called on the current mayor and City Council to restore ‘successful management of our city.’
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
As Maine towns balk at rising education costs, some call for sheltering the property tax
Lewiston was among many towns struggling to approve school budgets that often rely heavily on the local property tax.