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23 March 2006

03.23.06 ME: 'Wal-Mart bill' tamed in Augusta

AUGUSTA — The so-called "Wal-Mart bill," which proponents hoped would lead to a tax on big-box retailers that don't offer health insurance to their employees, has been considerably tamed. The amended bill now takes the form of a request for data from th

22 March 2006

03.22.06 ME: Wal-Mart bill morphs into information gathering proposal

(March 22, 2006): The so-called Wal-Mart bill, which proponents hoped would lead to a tax on big-box retailers that don’t offer health insurance to their employees, has been considerably tamed to a request for data from the Department of Labor on what p

08 March 2006

'Wal-Mart bill' would remove healthcare subsidies

REGIONAL (March 8, 2006): A bill that would look at whether taxpayers are subsidizing large employers in the state by paying for their employees to be on Medicaid – dubbed the Wal-Mart bill – is expected to get a favorable committee review this week d

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