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Op-Eds, Opinion

Jim Fossel: Maine Legislature still has a lot of work to do

by Jim Fossel March 29, 2020March 28, 2020

Current rates of spending won’t be sustainable, and lawmakers will have to come back to work before the 2020 election.

Local & State, News, Uncategorized

Gov. Mills extends Maine income tax filing deadline to July 15

by Scott Thistle March 26, 2020March 27, 2020

Maine joins about 26 other states in pushing back their income tax filing deadlines to July 15 to conform with the new federal deadline, which was extended because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Business, Local & State, News

Tax season interrupted by coronavirus, creating concern for Maine accountants

by Edward D. Murphy March 19, 2020March 20, 2020

The federal government is giving people who owe taxes more time to pay, but it hasn’t extended the April 15 filing deadline.

Business, Local & State, News

Maine Revenue Services restricts access to its offices

by Carol Coultas March 18, 2020March 27, 2020

The agency responsible for Maine taxes is limiting public access at its offices.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: Regional climate collaboration is a critical policy debate – not just political division

by Julie Dumont Rabinowitz February 20, 2020February 19, 2020

The Transportation and Climate Initiative will raise gasoline costs, unfairly burdening rural Mainers and the working poor.

Editorials, Opinion

View from Away: Overregulation is killing legal pot in California

by The San Jose Mercury News January 30, 2020January 29, 2020

High taxes and a slow-moving permitting process are giving the black market a reason to exist.

Nation & World, New England

Tax evader in New Hampshire standoff should not be released, prosecutors argue

by KATHY McCORMACK January 22, 2020January 22, 2020

The U.S. attorney’s office says a woman who took part in a monthslong standoff with her husband U.S. marshals in 2007 should not be released from federal prison yet.