In November, 2016, 383,428 Mainers voted “yes” on Question 2 — a new law requiring the state to pay 55 percent of public education by adding a 3 percent surcharge on taxable incomes above $200,000 (the 3 percent does not apply to the first $200,000). Gov. Paul LePage believes that those 383,428 people did not […]
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Lewiston councilors discuss revenue-sharing, tax exemptions, education funding
LEWISTON — The City Council met with the state legislative delegation Tuesday night to discuss needs and concerns before the upcoming legislative session. “This meeting is letting them know what your needs and wants are,” Mayor Bob Macdonald said. Rep. Roger Fuller, Rep. Heidi Brooks, Rep. Jared Golden and Sen. Nate Libby attended. City Administrator […]
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School budget plan
School budgets make up 60-70 percent of expenditures in towns and cities. I have a plan to take an arbitrary figure out of everyone’s gross income and allocate it to schools. I believe that Florida has a school tax. For retirees, the figure would be lower. Since the state has not met its 55 percent […]
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Support education spending
I have heard and read that the Maine Department of Education might be providing less funding for schools this year. Why is that? Education is very important today. Industrial technology is changing so fast that today’s students need all the education they can get. What do state officials want? To go back to one-room schoolhouses […]