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PublishedApril 6, 2012
Lawmakers reject LePage bid to end MPBN funding
The Appropriations Committee also opts not to cut $2.4 million from higher education.
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PublishedApril 6, 2012
House approves income tax cut
AUGUSTA — The Maine House on Thursday narrowly passed a bill that will slash the state income tax in half over time.
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PublishedApril 6, 2012
Income tax cut passes House
AUGUSTA — The Maine House on Thursday narrowly passed a bill that will slash the state income tax in half over time.
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PublishedApril 5, 2012
Maine House passes bill to lower income tax to 4 percent
Republicans said the bill will spark jobs. Democrats said Maine has no plan to pay for this and it’ll create a permanent fiscal crisis.
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PublishedApril 5, 2012
Legislative panel leaves union dues bill alone
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee took no action on a controversial labor bill Wednesday, avoiding a recorded vote on a measure that would have removed the requirement that state employees pay a portion of union dues, even if they are not union members.
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PublishedApril 5, 2012
Education bill fails in House
AUGUSTA — A proposed overhaul of Maine schools that could include the elimination of age-based grade levels failed in the House on Wednesday after a spirited debate, but a top LePage administration official hopes to revive it in the Senate.
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PublishedApril 5, 2012
LePage suffers override of his school-funding veto
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s streak of 16 consecutive vetoes with no overrides ended Wednesday when the Maine Senate voted 35-0 to uphold a bill that requires state agencies to seek federal funds for schools.
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PublishedApril 5, 2012
Schools revamp suffers setback
AUGUSTA — A proposed overhaul of Maine schools that could include the elimination of age-based grade levels failed in the House on Wednesday after a spirited debate, but a top LePage administration official hopes to revive it in the Senate.
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PublishedApril 5, 2012
Labor bill unlikely to advance
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee took no action on a controversial labor bill Wednesday, avoiding a recorded vote on a measure that would have removed the requirement that state employees pay a portion of union dues, even if they are not union members.
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PublishedApril 4, 2012
Maine education-reform bill fails House passage
The legislation, L.D. 1422, is a key part of reforms proposed by the LePage administration. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.
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