Budget – Where Things Stand: Many of us were hopeful that a compromise on the two-year budget would have been reached by Friday in order to allow
Category - Public Affairs
Government Affairs Update-June 12, 2017
June 12, 2017 by Diane Johanson
Local Option Sales Tax: The Legislature killed a proposal last week that would have allowed municipalities to implement a local option sales tax. LD
Government Affairs Update-June 5, 2017
June 5, 2017 by Diane Johanson
Budget Update: Late Friday night, the Appropriations Committee reported out three separate versions of what the two-year budget should look like. The
Government Affairs Update-May 29, 2017
May 31, 2017 by Diane Johanson
Future of Ranked-choice Voting: An advisory decision issued by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court last week, which stated that the ranked-choice voting
Government Affairs Update-May 22, 2017
May 22, 2017 by Diane Johanson
Car Rental Sales Tax: A bill before the Legislature this year that would have increased the sales tax on car rentals has been rejected. LD 116, An Act
Government Affairs Update-May 15, 2017
May 15, 2017 by Diane Johanson
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument: On May 12th, the U.S. Department of Interior opened up a 60-day public comment period as a part of its
Government Affairs Update-May 8, 2017
May 7, 2017 by Diane Johanson
Maine Community Litter Cleanup Day: With the House and Senate overriding a Governor’s veto last week, a statewide litter cleanup day can now move
Government Affairs Update-May 1, 2017
April 30, 2017 by Diane Johanson
Work Permits for Minors: Back in March, the Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Committee heard hours of public comments from all types
Government Affairs Update-April 21, 2017
April 26, 2017 by Diane Johanson
Bar Harbor Port Facility: Over the course of the past few months, the Legislature’s Transportation Committee has worked many bills addressing our
Minimum Wage Public Hearings
April 9, 2017 by Diane Johanson
Click here to view Maine Tourism Association's update on minimum wage public hearings.