Budget - Taxes: Reference Materials

Files in this series were created from 1981 through 1994. Material types include press releases and memos, reports, speeches and statements, statistics, press clippings, and schedules. Subjects include a variety of topics that are also found in other series. The most significant issues are fishing concerns, the environment, including Superfund and hazardous waste disposal as well as the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, the federal deficit, shipping issues, especially concerning Bath Iron Works, and health care. Also covered are topics such as nuclear arms control, the Iran/Contra hearings, economic development, education financing in Maine, and campaign reform. Farming, especially the situation of Maine potato farmers during the potato blight of 1994, is detailed.

Organizations mentioned include the Economic Development Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, Waterville Area Boys and Girls Club, and the Maine Teachers Association. Several specific pieces of legislation are discussed, including the Clean Water Act of 1986, the Social Security Act of 1983, the Senate Election Campaign Act of 1987, S.62 - the Driftnet bill, and the Tax Reform bill of 1982. Larry Benoit was the senior field office representative, and many legislative aides worked on this series, including Anita Jensen, Bob Rozen, Grace Reef, Estelle Lavoie, and Jeff Sanders.