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Maine lawmakers are winnowing a slate of bills seeking to repeal or overhaul a new property tax program that municipal officials say is financially unsustainable and swamping them with paperwork.
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State lawmakers are sponsoring several bills this session that would alter a popular property tax relief program for Mainers over the age of 65.
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Maine's largest cities say they have been flooded with applications for the new senior property tax stabilization program.
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The law's original sponsor says the senior property tax stabilization program will provide some predictability to Maine's oldest and most vulnerable population. But some municipal officials worry the new program will be difficult, and potentially expensive, to implement.
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When it comes to financial security, conventional wisdom has it that municipal governments should develop sources of revenue on top of what they get from…
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There are currently four Democrats in Maine seeking their party's nomination in next year's U.S. Senate race. In recent weeks, Maine Public has talked…
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Maine taxpayers were granted some relief by the legislature and Gov. Janet Mills in the session that just concluded, but that does not mean they will see…
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AUGUSTA, Maine — As Mainers kick off the new year they'll be greeted with a new sales tax on certain food items. Lawmakers approved the expansion of the…
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Tonight, city councilors in Saco will consider adopting a plan that would let seniors defer property tax payments. The idea is to help long-time residents…