In The News 
Ethics panel seeks reports from Maine Leads
The Maine ethics commission ruled Thursday that the group Maine Leads is required to file campaign finance reports going back to late 2007 because of fundraising and spending efforts related to a referendum question on the November ballot.
Council OKS Anti-TABOR resolutions
The City Council, following a lengthy debate which changed the minds of two councilors, unanimously approved resolutions against two controversial tax-related state referendum questions, including TABOR II.
Guest Column: Oregonians standing up against the national anti-tax movement
The campaign website at EmpowerOregon.org, went live Friday and not a minute too soon, providing an impassioned response to the large corporations and out-of-state special interests who appear to have turned in enough signatures to force an election this January.
Student Senate takes stance on TABOR II
After approving two resolutions at its Sept. 29 meeting, General Student Senate took a stance on TABOR II and decided it will no longer compensate executive positions during summers.
Report says TABOR II will hinder business
A nonpartisan public policy center released a report Tuesday predicting that the government spending restrictions proposed in an upcoming ballot measure would stymie Maine’s business climate by underfunding education, health care and road maintenance.
First ‘No on I-1033′ video comes out
Governments and other organizations are arguing that the TABOR initiative will gut budgets at the state level down to local jurisdictions and would make it even more difficult to provide services than it already is.
Editorial: Pork versus reality
The Maine Heritage Policy Center's recent book tells how much the state spent on bottled water, judges’ salaries and construction projects that were never actually funded may look impressive, but tells people very little about how the state manages its resources. Worse, some of the book’s commentary is just wrong.
Teachers Oppose Capping Revenue
The revenue-capping initiative voters will decide Nov. 4 would lock school districts into sharply reduced budgets that have already forced harmful program cuts, crowded classrooms and burdensome student fees, teachers from Clark County’s three largest school districts warned at a news conference Tuesday.
Initiative 1033—What It Will and Won’t Do
TABOR’s title may give voters the impression that I-1033 only affects property taxes — it affects a whole lot more.
Voters Guide: TABOR II
Among the controversial referendum questions Maine voters will consider on Nov. 3 is Question 4, also known as TABOR II,
