Time seems ripe for bipartisan action on income tax cuts in Maine

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Published
January 29, 2023

Time seems ripe for bipartisan action on income tax cuts in Maine

As the state enjoys a record surplus, lawmakers from both parties have submitted proposals that would reduce taxes for lower-income Mainers.
Published
January 12, 2023

Maine’s Democratic representatives criticize Republican moves in U.S. House

Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree opposed a number of measures pushed by the new congressional majority.
Published
January 10, 2023

Trump executive Weisselberg gets 5-month jail sentence for dodging taxes

Allen Weisselberg is expected to be locked up at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex.
Published
January 5, 2023

Kennebunk man owes $720,000 in unpaid federal taxes, complaint says

The Department of Justice is asking a judge to enforce several liens against his property to recover more than 10 years' of income, Medicare and Social Security taxes.
Published
December 30, 2022

Here’s what we’ve learned from Trump’s tax returns

Among other things, Trump has bank accounts in several foreign countries and earned money in many nations while he was president.
Published
December 30, 2022

Trump’s tax returns released after long fight with Congress

Trump had refused to release his returns when he ran for president and had waged a legal battle to keep them secret while he was in the White House.
Published
August 29, 2022

New tax stabilization program for older Mainers gets off to rocky start

The work of answering questions and verifying applications is falling to municipal assessors on top of their regular duties.
Published
August 12, 2022

Trump Organization, CFO’s tax fraud trial set for October

Capping an extraordinary week in Donald Trump’s post-presidency, a New York judge ordered Friday that his company and its longtime finance chief stand trial in the fall on tax fraud charges.
Published
June 22, 2022

Gov. Mills doesn’t support suspending state gas tax

She says legislative approval would be required to do as President Biden urged when he called on Congress Wednesday to suspend the federal tax on gas and diesel.
Published
May 13, 2022

Maine AG warns of identity theft scam

Scammers are targeting Maine residents expecting economic relief checks from the state.