House also rejects LePage’s 'Open for Business' zones

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The governor’s proposal to offer businesses tax breaks and ‘right-to-work’ zones had earlier been rejected by the Senate.

House also rejects LePage’s 'Open for Business' zones
The Associated Press
1:00 AM

AUGUSTA – The Democrat-controlled Legislature on Monday killed a bill proposed by Republican Gov. Paul LePage that would have offered business tax breaks and workers the ability not to pay labor union fees in certain parts of the state.

The governor’s proposal would have created zones at the former Loring Air Force Base and Brunswick Naval Air Station where companies that invest more than $50 million and create at least 1,500 jobs could receive tax and energy cost relief and assistance to help train and recruit workers.

Those areas would also be right-to-work zones, meaning nonunion employees wouldn’t have to pay fees to negotiate or administer contracts.

The House voted 91-55 to kill the bill Monday. It was rejected by the Senate last week.