Newspaper sales tax to take effect Oct. 1

Your morning coffee and newspaper are about to cost a few cents more as sales tax changes enacted by the state Legislature take effect Oct. 1. Starting next month Maine's sales tax will increase from 5 to 5.5 percent and publications such as newspapers will lose their sales tax exemption, according to the Maine Press Association. The new tax will apply to newspaper sales at newsstands, online and through subscript...