Advocates for restoring higher income taxes are proposing legislation that is a variation of a 2016 referendum proposal. LD 1089 would impose a 4% surtax in taxable incomes above $1,000,000 and use the revenues to support State funding of local education costs. As proposed, LD 1089 would make Maine second only to California for the highest state tax rate on taxable incomes over $1 million.
From Changing Tables to Self-Checkouts, Lawmakers Want to Tell You How to Run Your Business.
State Director Ronda Wiggers reports from Helena on the small business agenda
State Director Patrick Connor reports from Olympia on Week 9 of the session
NFIB achieved two big victories for small businesses
“Similar to what Massachusetts has experienced since the implementation of the 2006 health care reforms, this new paper shows the nation’s small-group markets are in crisis, premiums are unsustainable, and small businesses are being forced to make difficult choices.”
“The Committee’s passage of HB 1282 is a good sign for Colorado small businesses.”
“The MTA payroll tax was increased just two years ago and congestion pricing began in January — it is baffling that Albany is already talking about another tax hike,” said Ashley Ranslow, the New York director of the National Federation of Independent Business. Raising the tax, Ranslow argued, would lead to “more vacant storefronts and a higher cost of living for all New Yorkers.”
Vermonters and Lawmakers Rally to Repeal Clean Heat Tax.
Member Virtual Event: State House Small Business Update with Special Guest Rep. Brian Labrie on March 26th
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