Jonathan Rubin presented at the April 1, 2014 Maine Water & Sustainability Conference, hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center at the University of Maine. Rubin presented “Reforming Maine’s Gas Tax for Economic and Environmental Sustainability.” An abstract of Rubin’s talk can be found at http://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/mwc-2014/concurrent-sessions/session-g/#rubin.
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Jonathan Rubin presented at the April 1, 2014 Maine Water & Sustainability Conference, hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center at the University of Maine. Rubin presented “Reforming Maine’s Gas Tax for Economic and Environmental Sustainability.” An abstract of Rubin’s talk can be found at http://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/mwc-2014/concurrent-sessions/session-g/#rubin.
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Dr. Emily Shaw’s article in the most recent Maine Policy Review was reprinted in the latest (February 2014) edition of the Maine Municipal Association’s magazine, Maine Townsman. The article can be found at http://www.memun.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=7333&PortalId=0&TabId=119
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Dr. Emily Shaw’s article in the most recent Maine Policy Review was discussed on MPBN’s Morning Edition. Dr. Shaw was interviewed by Irwin Gatz on February 2, 2014, and they discussed the impact of state aid cuts and local spending. The article can be found at http://www.mpbn.net/News/MaineNewsArchive/tabid/181/ctl/ViewItem/mid/3475/ItemId/32015/Default.aspx
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The Bangor Daily News published a Maine Policy Review article by Emily Shaw that provides an analysis of the impact of reduced state spending on local municipalities in Maine. The Bangor Daily News article can be found at http://bangordailynews.com/2014/01/03/opinion/how-did-maine-towns-cities-respond-to-state-funding-cuts-with-reduced-spending-higher-taxes-more-debt/; the full Maine Policy Review article can be found at http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/.
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The Bangor Daily News published a shortened version of a Maine Policy Review article by Senator Richard Woodbury that provides alternative approaches to tax reform that could be evaluated and structured to achieve different goals, such as progressivity, growth, revenue stability and exportability. The Bangor Daily News article can be found at http://bangordailynews.com/2013/12/20/opinion/understanding-a-state-tax-structure-that-just-wont-change/; the full […]
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