Pine State News

Maine homicide rate estimated at 1.6 per 100,000 last year, FBI reports

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2021

Maine last year recorded a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 residents, compared to the U.S. rate of 6.5 per 100,000 and the state’s 1.8 rate a decade earlier, according to newly released FBI crime data.

Maine received $638.2 million in school stimulus funds during pandemic

By Metric Media News Service | Sep 29, 2021

The total amount of federal public education stimulus funds that Maine received from Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic is $638.2 million, according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

Top marginal tax rate in Maine could reach 56.49% under Biden plan

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 22, 2020

Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in Maine could hit 56.49 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills gets ‘D’ grade for fiscal management

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2020

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills received a grade of “D” from the Washington-based CATO Institute for her tax and spending policies since 2018, according to a ranking of governors that comes out every two years.

Maine to lose $65.9 million in tax revenue from hotel industry this year

By Metric Media News Service | Jul 17, 2020

Maine will lose $65.9 million in total state and local tax revenue from the hotel industry due to COVID-19, according to an Oxford Economics estimate released by the American Hotels and Lodging Association.