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Maine State Senator Wants To Exempt Textbooks From State Sales Tax

Matthew McDonald

A proposal in the Maine Legislature would offer a small way to reduce the price of school textbooks.

Maine state Senator Rebecca Millett (D-Cape Elizabeth) has proposed a bill (LD 1914) that would exempt school textbooks from state sales tax in order to make them less expensive, according to The Associated Press.

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Union Leader Backs Amy Klobuchar for President

Matthew McDonald

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar received a major newspaper endorsement on Sunday ahead of the  New Hampshire presidential primaries.

The Union Leader, the state's largest and most influential daily newspaper, published in Manchester, praised Klobuchar and said she lacks the "weaknesses" her opponents would have in a general election against President Donald Trump.

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