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Articles Written by: FRANCIS X. QUINN
AUGUSTA, Maine—For the fourth time in a row Maine faces a broad scramble to succeed a two-term governor. Next year's contest may become the most wide open since 1994.
Both major party nominations could be hotly contested and a number of independent ...
From FRANCIS X. QUINN,
Boston Globe,
10 Jul 2009
AUGUSTA, Maine—No walk-in service at motor vehicle offices. No tours of the State House. The nearby state library and museum won't be open, either.
Maine state offices and agencies that closed Friday to mark the Fourth of July holiday will remain ...
From FRANCIS X. QUINN,
Boston Globe,
5 Jul 2009
AUGUSTA, Maine—Several top Maine Republicans have filed an application for a referendum to challenge a newly enacted tax code overhaul.
The overhaul included an income tax rate cut, a broadening of the state sales tax to more items and an increase in ...
From FRANCIS X. QUINN,
Boston Globe,
19 Jun 2009
AUGUSTA, Maine—Some testy moments -- particularly over highway maintenance options that had Democrats and Republicans at odds -- marked the final hours of this year's regular session of the Maine Legislature.
But Gov. John Baldacci focused on the ...
From FRANCIS X. QUINN,
Boston Globe,
13 Jun 2009
AUGUSTA, Maine—After months of review and bargaining to produce a trimmed-down state budget, the House chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee says it's time for lawmakers to focus on stimulating the state economy.
Dollars from the federal economic ...
From FRANCIS X. QUINN,
Boston Globe,
31 May 2009
AUGUSTA, Maine—Trying to bridge a budget gap of more than $900 million, Gov. John Baldacci has called for deep cuts in social service funding, major sacrifices by state workers and heightened income tax collections. He has also proposed draining the ...
From FRANCIS X. QUINN,
Boston Globe,
10 May 2009
AUGUSTA, Maine—Gov. John Baldacci unveiled a plan to bring his current budget proposal back into balance on Friday, calling for government shutdown days, cuts in health care and education and stepped-up tax enforcement.
"The plan I'm presenting ...
From FRANCIS X. QUINN,
Boston Globe,
1 May 2009
AUGUSTA, Maine—Already working to bridge a two-year budget gap once estimated at $340 million, Maine lawmakers will soon face a new shortfall of an additional $600 million, the governor's top budget aide said Friday.
Citing lagging tax collections ...
From FRANCIS X. QUINN,
Boston Globe,
24 Apr 2009
AUGUSTA, Maine—For the second time in three years, Maine lawmakers and the general public are debating a citizen initiative to let voters approve or reject tax increases.
Besides taxes, the initiative would require voter approval for state spending to ...
From FRANCIS X. QUINN,
Boston Globe,
16 Apr 2009
AUGUSTA, Maine—The leader of Maine's community colleges told lawmakers that full-time students who are listed as dependents on their parents' tax returns will be able to go to school tuition free if their parents become unemployed.
President John ...
From FRANCIS X. QUINN,
Boston Globe,
15 Apr 2009
