The president-elect is already preparing to move forward with an ambitious policy agenda on the environment, health care, taxes, education and other issues.
taxes
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Sen. Hamper: The formula for rebuilding Maine’s economy is bipartisan
A Democratic governor realized that cutting taxes, controlling spending and growing jobs was a winning plan, but it took a Republican governor and Legislature to carry it out.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
FirstPark in Oakland pays off bond debt, looks to future
The 285-acre commerce and technology center’s 24 member communities are looking to boost tax revenues and sell more lots.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Collins’ 2017 tax vote started the slide
Support for a giveaway to the rich changed the way some Collins supporters viewed their senator.
Posted inNation & World
Appeals court rules Trump must turn over taxes to New York prosecutor
The decision likely sets up a second trip to the U.S. Supreme Court over the issue.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Biden releases 2019 tax returns before 1st debate with Trump
The move came following a report from The New York Times that Trump paid just $750 in income taxes in 2016, the year he ran for president.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s $400 million debt could make him vulnerable to manipulation, ethics experts say
Revelations that President Trump is personally liable for the debt raise worries that his finances pose a national security risk.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Trump tax cut was neither boon nor bane
Ignore the campaign claims on both sides. The 2017 law didn’t favor the rich or boost the economy. (It did pump up the deficit, but how many voters care about that?)
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Pandemic-induced remote worker boom creates state income tax confusion
A federal bill could add clarity for remote workers in Maine who normally live or work in another state, but its passage is far from certain.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
New York attorney general investigating whether Trump inflated assets for loans
Letitia James is seeking to compel Eric Trump’s testimony.