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Lewiston lawmaker proposes bill that would lower taxes for Maine veterans who are 100% disabled
Of the nearly 110,000 veterans in Maine, less than 7% would qualify for the exemption, a retired U.S. Coast Guard commander said.
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Maine lawmakers are weighing a bill that would eliminate motor vehicle excise taxes for veterans with service-related injuries who are rated 100% disabled by the federal Veterans Administration.
It’s an extra charge that some veterans have a tough time paying, said state Rep. Heidi Brooks, a four-term Lewiston Democrat who proposed the change.
State Rep. Heidi Brooks of Lewiston
State law already waives the excise tax for veterans who are blind or who have lost the use of one or both legs.
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Letter to the Editor: Fossil fuel industry warps Republican policy
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Every vote for Republicans and their fossil fuel rulers brings your planet and our grandchildren closer to extinction.
We cannot continue to allow the fossil fuel industries like Koch Industries to continue to rule the Republican party on state and federal levels.
In Maine, for example, rich libertarian fossil fuel money went into the failed candidacy of 2nd Congressional District Republican Dale Crafts. It continues money through the Cato Institute to the Maine Policy Institute and the state chapter of the American Legislative Executive Council, to which some right-wing, climate change-denying Republican state legislators belong.