Adventuring in Maine August 2017
Greetings from Maine! With only a few weeks of summer left, I can’t help but abandon my chores and head for water. While many people go to…
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LD 1150, Resolve, To Establish the Road Usage Charge Task Force
This resolve establishes a task force to guide the development of a pilot program to assess the potential for mileage-based revenue collection for…
Read MoreLD 1626, Resolve, Authorizing the State to Assume Ownership of the Forest City Dam
This bill provides that the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife may assume ownership of the dam and water storage project known as the Forest…
Read MoreLD 1552, General Fund Bond Issues To Improve Highways, Bridges and Multimodal Facilities
The funds provided by these bond issues, in the amount of $100 million in both 2017 and 2018, will be used for the construction, reconstruction and…
Read MoreAdventuring in Maine July 2017
Greetings from Maine! Summer is here and one of my absolute favorite adventures in Maine is exploring the 347-mile section of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) contained within our wild…
Read MoreLD 1564, Conform State Law to Federal Law While Promoting Safe Working Environments for Minors
This bill amends laws relating to minors 14 and 15 years of age to allow them to work in bowling alleys and movie theaters and to clarify their…
Read MoreLD 390, Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government
The Governor's budget. MTA Position: Opposes the lodging tax increasing to 10% Opposes the sales tax expansion on a number of currently exempt…
Read MoreLD 673, An Act To Restore the Tip Credit to Maine's Minimum Wage Law
This bill restores the tip credit to the minimum wage laws. MTA Position: Supports Status: Enacted by House and Senate; signed into law by the…
Read MoreLD 1405, Require Remote Sellers To Collect and Remit Sales and Use Tax on Sales into Maine
This bill permits persons that are required to register under Maine's sales and use tax laws to deduct and retain an amount equal to up to 2% of the…
Read MoreGovernment Affairs Update-June 19, 2017
Budget – Where Things Stand: Many of us were hopeful that a compromise on the two-year budget would have been reached by Friday in order to allow…
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