A bill that would impose the nation's first statewide carbon tax in Maine was tabled by the bill's sponsor. Though carbon tax proponents have been unable to convince even the most left-leaning states to institute a carbon tax, that isn't stopping them from pushing a national carbon tax in Congress.
that would impose the nation’s first statewide carbon tax ended with Representative Deane Rykerson , the legislator sponsoring the bill, announcing that he will pull his proposal and will instead push for a “Carbon Pricing Study Group” that will explore the topic and issue recommendations at a later date.on March 7 against reporting Rykerson's carbon tax bill out of committee.
, explaining how opponents of the carbon tax managed to come out victorious despite every branch of state government being under Democratic control.Governing Magazine’s Elizabeth Daigneau, “activists are focusing their attention on states and cities where action on climate change seems more likely.” As Mayor Isgro sees it, the outcome in Maine this month should give hope to blue state taxpayers who are concerned about the more immediate threat of a state carbon tax.
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