Monthly Archives: June 2019

If Gov. Mills signs a local option sales tax, she will have broken a promise to Maine

Remember when Gov. Janet Mills told you that she would not, if elected, support increased taxes? Pay close attention to what happens in Augusta in the next couple weeks, because she may very well have to choose whether she meant that promise or not. Tuesday, the Maine House narrowly voted — 73 in favor to […]

When will the spending stop?

This Legislature hasn’t even finished their work finalizing a budget yet, and already we are talking about spending more money than we have. Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills announced that she would be pursuing a two year, $239 million bond package that will be meant to spend money on everything from roads and bridges to startup […]