Governor Baldacci's efforts to accelerate a small-business diaspora continue. This time, Baldacci's economic stormtroopers are trying to stamp out the last vestiges of potential tourism revenue from airfield hangers across the state. Here's the AP report:

Looking for revenue, states go after out-of-state plane owners
When Steve Kahn got a $26,000 tax bill on his airplane, he thought Maine Revenue Services had made a mistake. Kahn lives and works in Massachusetts.

Scott Taylor at the Lewiston Sun Journal has an interesting story that illustrates a rather dramatic contrast in the transparency of Maine's Senators and Maine's Representatives:

"We don't provide lists of requests that are not ultimately approved, because that would put the people asking at a disadvantage," said Mark Sullivan, communications director for Rep. Tom Allen, D-Maine.

Baldacci and company seem to be covering all the bases when it comes to ludicrous government policy. Here's a press release from the Dean Scontras campaign:

Dean Scontras Calls for End To Maine's Status as a Sanctuary State for Illegal Aliens

1st District Congressional Candidate Urges Governor Baldacci to
Rescind Executive Order 13 FY 04/05