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PublishedApril 15, 2025
Tax Day rally draws critics of Trump funding cuts outside Maine State House
About 100 people gathered to draw attention to cuts in government services that they argue are aimed at paying for tax cuts for the wealthy.
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PublishedApril 3, 2025
Maine lawmakers consider raising taxes on home sales over $1M
A bill would increase the real estate transfer tax on some of the state's most expensive properties to fund affordable housing initiatives. But it would also give some tax relief to first-time home buyers.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2025
Maine lawmakers weigh property tax relief, even as Mills signals she won’t support most efforts
Inflation and a runaway hot real estate market have led to a spike in property taxes across Maine — an issue that came into focus last year when lawmakers repealed a new program that froze property taxes for older adults because it was financially unsustainable.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2025
Our View: Raise the cigarette tax in Maine
All available evidence should make it hard to oppose this tax with a straight face. Where there’s smoke …
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2025
Recreational cannabis brought in millions last year. Maine towns could finally get a cut.
The Legislature is considering 2 bills that would implement revenue sharing across the state's recreational cannabis industry.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2025
Waterville tax lien goes undiscovered for 62 years
"I don't think I've ever seen one quite this old," said the lawyer representing the estate of Edward E. Spaulding Sr., who officials say paid his taxes every year for decades.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2024
Franklin County taxes could help pay for flood mitigation costs
Franklin County Emergency Management Agency informed the New Vineyard Select Board that county taxes will be raised to pay for river gages that will help study flood patterns on Sandy River and Carrabassett River.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2024
Dairy task force recommends boosting subsidy to preserve Maine farms
A draft report calls for additional taxes on gambling, cannabis or cigarettes to help stabilize funding for the subsidy program that protects Maine's struggling dairy farms.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2024
Taxpayers will get higher standard deductions in 2025, IRS announces
It's rising to $15,000, up $400 from this year.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2024
Farmington tax rate increases $1.54 per $1,000 in property valuation
The new rate is up $1.54 over last year's rate of $19.91, with taxes due Nov 26.
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