The president is proposing a 15% minimum tax on corporations as he tries to get Republican support for the program.
Carol Semple
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Gov. Mills has reservations about buyout of utilities
The governor’s concerns include the makeup and required expertise of the proposed public utility’s governing board.
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Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Court affirms state funds for tuition at religious school in Vermont case
A lawsuit by 3 families in Maine who want the state to pay for religious school tuition was rejected by the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston and has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Sen. Collins cheers move toward reopening Maine–New Brunswick border
New Brunswick recently unveiled a plan to allow travel between the province and Maine starting July 1.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity
Pope Francis has changed Catholic Church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine House speaker will reappoint lawmakers if they mask up
The lawmakers were removed from committee assignments last week after they flouted rules enacted by legislative leaders by entering the State House without masks.
Posted inNation & World, News
Biden decries ‘horrific’ Tulsa massacre in emotional speech
His commemoration of the deaths of hundreds of Black people killed by a white mob a century ago comes amid the current national reckoning on racial justice.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Postal Service looks to raise price of 1st-class stamp to 58 cents
The Washington Post reports that the price hikes also are being accompanied by hundreds of layoffs of ‘management-level employees.’
Posted inNation & World
Three officers plead not guilty in Black man’s restraint death in Washington
The officers cast Manuel Ellis as the aggressor, saying he punched the window of their cruiser and attacked them as they got out, but 2 witnesses came forward with identical stories, saying the police attacked.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Actor Bill Cosby refuses sex offender program, so is denied parole
Cosby, who is 83, refuses to acknowledge wrongdoing even if it means serving the full 10-year sentence for sexual assault.