Property taxes hurt low-income Mainers more than ever, but a fix won’t be easy
“After a long history of being the main funding source for state government, the property tax lives on as the mainstay for every Maine city and town budget. Now, it’s back at the center of tax policy talks in Augusta after last decade’s recession and burst housing bubble — followed by former Gov. Paul LePage’s crusade to lower income taxes — forced municipalities to rely more heavily on the state’s biggest tax than they have in recent memory.”