Tax measures in Maine don’t pass

Wed, Nov 4 2009 — Source: The Associated Press

Despite living in one of the nation’s most heavily taxed states, Maine voters on Tuesday soundly rejected proposals that would have reduced automobile excise taxes and put limits on future increases on state and local government spending and taxes. Mainers also approved a ballot question that expands the state’s medical marijuana law by allowing for retail dispensaries from which the drug can be distributed to patients.

Read the story from The Associated Press