The talk in Tallahassee of ending the property tax in favor of increased sales taxes will make sure the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. We’d be better off with an income tax.

Video: Ahead of New Hampshire's Maple Weekend, Gov. Kelly Ayotte stopped at Journey's End Maple Farm in Pittsfield on Friday.

Retired banker Brad Schwartz is set to join First National as finance chief; Bar Harbor Bankshares agrees to acquire Guaranty Bancorp; CDFI Friendly America reveals new data on lending; and more in ...