Government Affairs Update-June 19, 2017
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…
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Government Affairs Update-June 12, 2017
Local Option Sales Tax: The Legislature killed a proposal last week that would have allowed municipalities to implement a local option sales tax. LD…
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Budget Update: Late Friday night, the Appropriations Committee reported out three separate versions of what the two-year budget should look like. The…
Read MoreGovernment Affairs Update-May 29, 2017
Future of Ranked-choice Voting: An advisory decision issued by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court last week, which stated that the ranked-choice voting…
Read MoreGovernment Affairs Update-May 22, 2017
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…
Read MoreGovernment Affairs Update-May 15, 2017
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument: On May 12 th , the U.S. Department of Interior opened up a 60-day public comment period as a part of its…
Read MoreGovernment Affairs Update-May 8, 2017
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…
Read MoreGovernment Affairs Update-May 1, 2017
Work Permits for Minors: Back in March, the Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Committee heard hours of public comments from all types…
Read MoreGovernment Affairs Update-April 21, 2017
Bar Harbor Port Facility: Over the course of the past few months, the Legislature’s Transportation Committee has worked many bills addressing our…
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