Individual income tax revenue down 24.5% from previous quarter in Maine
The third quarter of 2023 brought in $611 million in individual income tax revenue for Maine, a 24.5% decrease from the second quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
Q3 2023 Tax Revenue: Maine collects $871 million in sales and gross receipt tax
Maine collected $871 million in tax and gross receipts, a 6.6% increase from the second quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau
March Madness: Maine represented by 5 basketball players in women’s NCAA tournament
Gorham, Windham, Veazie, Cumberland and Skowhegan players represent Maine in the tournament.
- March Madness: Maine represented by 3 basketball players in men’s NCAA tournament
- Maine ranked 19th lowest in the U.S. for average income in 2021
- AG Aaron Frey: ‘The FTC and Congress must act to ensure fulsome regulation of PBMs nationwide’
- Maine continues to have 2 colleges that still mandate “COVID” mRNA injection
- FDA Inspection: What type of Maine companies were under most scrutiny during January?
Maine continues to have 2 colleges that still mandate “COVID” mRNA injection
There are still two colleges in Maine that continue to require “COVID” mRNA injections for students to attend their classes.
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AG Aaron Frey: ‘The FTC and Congress must act to ensure fulsome regulation of PBMs nationwide’
State Attorney General Aaron Frey (D-Maine) sent a letter to U.S. Congressional leadership this week saying Congress should “act to ensure fulsome regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
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Analysis: Maine ranked #40 for gun sales in 2022
Maine ranked #40 for guns sales in 2022, with an estimated 118,887 guns sold, according to federal data compiled in a new report by SafeHome.org.
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ACRU’s West: Maine policy on affirmative action 'systematically racist'
Maine's policy of allowing affirmative action in areas such as public education and public employment reflects a philosophy that's "systematically racist," the executive director of the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) said.
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Rep. Golden votes to strike down Biden administration’s ‘pistol-brace rule’
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden voted for a resolution last week to repeal a new Biden administration rule that critics say is “unconstitutional” and “onerous” in the way it regulates the ownership of stabilizing pistol braces.
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ACRU’s Lori Roman: 'We applaud' Maine policymakers who 'fight to preserve and maintain constitutional rights like permitless carry'
The head of the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) has called Maine's policy of allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons without a permit an affirmation of citizens' rights to keep and bear arms.
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Analysis: Maine one of 41 states that do not ban affirmative action
With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule this summer on the constitutionality of affirmative action in college admissions, an analysis by the Pine State News shows that Maine is one of 41 states that currently allow affirmative action.
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Analysis: Maine among 25 states affiliated with 'hyper-partisan' voter data group, study finds
Maine is among 25 states that are members of a national voter data group accused of partisanship in its work to expand voter rolls and lacking in transparency, an analysis by the Pine State News found.
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Maine SOS Bellows speaking at DC elections conference held by "hard core leftist"
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) is speaking at an elections conference this week run by a lawyer who has been described as a “hard-core leftist” who “hates conservatives."
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Maine among 26 states that allow concealed carry without a permit, new study finds
Maine is among the 26 states that allow residents to carry concealed weapons without a permit, a new tally of weapons permit laws by the U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) concludes.
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Analysis: Maine not among the 11 states with education savings accounts
As Florida becomes the latest state to create an education savings account (ESA) program, an analysis by the Pine State News shows that Maine is not one of 11 states that has such a program.
