Senate panel approves tax cut for 1975 plan
The Senate Finance Committee approved a 2 billion dollar individual income tax cut adding to a House led 21.3 billion package. It boosts home buyers relief to up to 2000 and cuts brackets by one percentage point. The measure raises investment tax credit to 12 percent and expands for two years. Changes favor families with two or more children while keeping Easter recess on hold pending passage. A four member family could deduct 800 from tax instead of 3000.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
The
Finance Committee
Payroll abuse fears push Maine to tighten checks
At a cabinet meeting Gov Longley and department heads discussed tightening payroll controls after the discovery that paychecks were mailed to a new appointee not yet scheduled to start work. Finance chief O'Sullivan urged added automated checks and audits to prevent payments for work not performed.
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Pat Sherlock
Associated Press
Augusta
Maine
State Department
John O'Sullivan
Department of Finance and Administration
O'Sullivan
James B. Longley
John Rosser
Willingboro
N.J
Mental Health and Corrections
Rosser
Longley
Rosser O'Sullivan
Nicholas Caraganis
Caraganis
Executive Council
Jim McGregor
William E. Schumacher
Park Street School fourth graders seek Maine state insect
Kennebunk fourth graders led by Chris Lemelin push to have the honeybee named the official Maine insect. They cite its industrious nature, pollination, and civic spirit, rallying petitions, letters, and endorsements from Audubon Society and Maine Honeybee Association. Hearings set for April 10 before the House State Government Committee.
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Robert Towne
Park Street
Kennebunk
Esther Forest
Chris Lemelin
Peter Kingsley
House of Representatives
Augusta
Maine
Towne
National Wildlife Federation
Rick
Chris
House Committee On
Audubon Society
The
Maine Honeybee Association
State Enzymologist
Portland
North Anson
Hoop star Walton questioned by FBI in Hearst case
Portland rookie Bill Walton, center for the Trail Blazers, was questioned by the FBI in San Francisco about the Patricia Hearst case. Walton, represented by attorney Charles Garry, said he cooperated but knew nothing about Hearst or the SLA. The 20 minute session focused on whether Walton knew Jack Scott and Micki McGee, with no grand jury links mentioned.
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Associated Press
Bill Walton
Portland Trail Blazers
National Basketball Association
FBI
Patricia Hearst
Charles Garry
Walton
Portland
San Francisco
Garry
Bill
Scotts
SLA
Jack Scott
Ore
Scott
Miss Hearst
Pennsylvania
Pocono Foothills
Symbionese Liberation Army
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Jay Weiner
Tania
Teko
Yolanda
Jack
Micki
Randolph A. Hearst
The
San Francisco Examiner
William
Emily Harris
Weiner
Oberlin College
Micki McGee
Harrises
South Canaan
Inside the Journal Today's Chuckle
A cartoon caption shows one seat-taker asking another why Isaac Newton made a law where everything must fall down. The gag riffs on gravity and the classic apple anecdote with light humor.
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Isaac Newton
Dissent-Town Council Hires New Lawyer
Dissent-Town Council in Old Orchard Beach debates a 25 item agenda as Councilor Bird clashes with colleagues and Acting Town Manager Plante over a school building plan. Bird calls the plan expensive and inadequate and accuses the committee of looking at only one option. The panel shelves action on three public safety complex designs costing about 200000 dollars after a tabling motion. Plans involve DesRoberts firm and Allied Engineers with costs ranging from 240000 to 500000 and architect fees near 6 to 6.9 percent. The dispute continues.
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Susan Morrison
Old Orchard Beach
John Bird
Jerome Plante
Bird
Richard Marshall
George DesRoberts
Biddeford
DesRoberts and Henry
Titcomb Farm
Saco Avenue
DesRoberts
Allied Engineers
OOB Council
York Weighs Lobster Boundary Shift In Harbor
York officials urge the state to move the lobster fishing boundary farther from the harbor to improve safety and restrict lobstering. The state resists, citing enforcement limits and local control as a growing coastal issue. Representative Rolde argues a state line is needed for safer navigation and fewer hazards from buoys and traps. District testimony notes underfunding and calls for broader municipal responsibility. In related items, funding for marine education and a request to boost Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute funds surface along with the Human Rights Council seeking autonomy and a proposed 56,500 budget for its operations.
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Maryline White
Augusta
York
Neil Rolde
D-York
Vinal Look
Cape Porpoise
Look
Marine Resources Committee
Maine
Rep
Rolde
David Lusky
Edwin Kimball
Board of Selectmen of York
Theodore Curtis
Orono
Marine Resources
Dana Wallace
Department of Marine Resources
Appropriations Committee
Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute
South Portland
Samuel Hinds
SMVTI
Eee
Human Rights Council
Joyce Harmon
Council
State Department of Health and Welfare
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