Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Will tax cuts balloon federal deficit? In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about will tax cuts balloon federal […] WGME Posted April 3, 2025 Tags Budget, Economy, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: 'Millionaires Tax' proposal in Maine In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about a proposed “Millionaires Tax” […] WGME Posted March 26, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Federal cuts to SNAP programs In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about federal cuts to SNAP […] WGME Posted March 19, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, SNAP, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget STATEMENT: Mainers speak out against chaotic federal funding and firing decisions (Brewer, ME) ━ One by one, a diverse group of Mainers including a fired federal worker, business and fishing groups, a veteran, and a SNAP participant spoke […] Posted March 19, 2025 Tags Budget, Economic Security, Federal
Taxes and Budget STATEMENT: Senate Republicans block funding for health care and forest protection, risking lives and livelihoods A critical budget to protect Maine’s health care system and forests was torpedoed by Senate Republicans today, who reversed course and voted against using existing state funds […] Posted March 13, 2025 Tags Budget, Health Care
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Direct care workers fight for restoration of cost-of-living increases in Maine budget Arthur Phillips, policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a progressive think tank, said that without the COLAs, the average direct care worker will lose […] Sun Journal Posted March 6, 2025 Tags Direct Care Work, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Effects of Trump's policies on Maine In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about the effects of President […] WGME Posted March 5, 2025 Tags Federal
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Future of Maine relies on child care, early education According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, the move to cut the stipend back to 2022 levels will “reduce the average earnings for nearly 7,500 child […] Portland Press Herald Posted February 23, 2025 Tags Budget, Child Care, Education
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Effects of federal funding cuts In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about federal funding cuts. Click […] WGME Posted February 19, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Loose Belts of the Wealthy Most Mainers are frustrated when they see wealthy people and multinational corporations use their wealth and power to get all the breaks. Click here to read the […] Midcoast Villager Posted February 13, 2025 Tags Budget, Inequality, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes