
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills proposed targeted income and sales tax cuts in a package of changes to a bill that aimed to give tribes a sweeping rights expansion.
The deal was unveiled before the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee on Thursday. It was produced following negotiations between the Democratic governor and chiefs, although lawmakers delayed action on it because some of the four federally recognized tribes had not weighed in on the language.
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The Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission (MITSC) is an inter-governmental entity created by the Maine Implementing Act of 1980. Six members are appointed by the State, two by the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, two by the Passamaquoddy Tribe, and two by the Penobscot Indian Nation. The thirteenth, who is the chairperson, is selected by the other twelve.
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