Local Option Lodging Tax Fails in Maine Legislature

Supporters Say Bill Could Have Potentially Eased Property Tax Burdens Carrie Jones Jun 22, 2025 Share AUGUSTA—A local option lodging tax proposed by Representative Gary Friedmann (D-Bar Harbor) has failed to gather enough legislative support to pass. The Maine Legislature’s Taxation Committee had voted that the bill, which would have allowed municipalities to add a 2% lodging tax within their own city or town, ought … Continue reading Local Option Lodging Tax Fails in Maine Legislature

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Public Hearing on Potential Deer Hunting Changes on MDI Scheduled for Wednesday

Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Apr 14, 2025 Share AUGUSTA—The legislative public hearing on potential deer hunting changes on Mount Desert Island, LD 1438, HP 947, is scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 11:00 a.m., at the Cross Building, Room 206, in the State House. Maine House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) presented the bill to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on April … Continue reading Public Hearing on Potential Deer Hunting Changes on MDI Scheduled for Wednesday

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