A hattip to Charlie Arlinghaus, who pointed out on of the most short-sighted examples of bureaucratic meddling, this time in Maine. It seems that Shaw’s wanted to entice repeat customers with free milk, but the nanny-state busy bodies in Augusta decided that Maine consumers aren’t paying enough.

The Union Leader editorializes about the series of tobacco tax increases pushed by Governor John Lynch, and argues that the constant tax increases are driving sales across the border to Maine.

Foster’s reports that Maine voters have decided not to tax themselves into prosperity, repealing sweeping tax increases passed by the Legislature.

Scott Moody at the Maine Heritage Policy Center tracks New Hampshire’s population overtaking Maine’s. This is the latest is a series of comparisons between the two states. There are charts. Merry Christmas.

That was a close one. Forces in Maine tried to remove our neighbors from the New Hampshire Economic Recovery Coalition by lowering Maine’s income tax.