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Platner Pushes Billionaire Tax to Freeze Gas Prices

5/8/2026

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  • Graham Platner, Senate candidate, unveiled an energy plan that freezes gasoline and diesel taxes and funds transportation with a billionaire wealth tax.
  • The plan proposes a windfall profits tax on oil and natural-gas firms and a fee on electric and hybrid vehicles.
  • Platner says Maine households saw electricity rates rise $900 winter from the prior year.
  • His proposal does not address Maine’s data-center moratorium, a point other candidates have discussed.