Democrat Chellie Pingree, the former State Senate Majority Leader and Common Cause president who is running for the First Congressional District seat, is announcing a set of endorsements of thirty-five current and former lawmakers. read more »
"We think this will help end the myth about Maine being the highest taxed state in the country. We didn't think it was true."
-- David Farmer, spokesman for Democratic Gov. John Baldacci, on new data from the Tax Foundation that shows that Maine ranks 15th, rather than among the top states, in terms of tax burden on residents.