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

Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's budget battle

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss the budget battle at the […]

WGME

Posted February 12, 2025

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down

Taxes and Budget

Public safety expenses make up largest share of Maine counties’ ARPA budgets

But this huge influx of cash for Maine counties presented a bit of an “unusual situation,” said Maura Pillsbury, an analyst with the nonpartisan Maine Center for […]

The Maine Monitor

Posted February 9, 2025

Tags ARPA, Budget

Taxes and Budget

Mills criticized over prescription drug taxing plan

“We urge you to support policies that ensure everyone pays their fair share like a millionaire’s tax, higher corporate taxes, and fairer capital gains taxes,” Maura Pillsbury, […]

The Center Square

Posted February 7, 2025

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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STATEMENT: Mainers speak out against chaotic federal funding and firing decisions

STATEMENT: Senate Republicans block funding for health care and forest protection, risking lives and livelihoods

Direct care workers fight for restoration of cost-of-living increases in Maine budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Effects of Trump's policies on Maine

Future of Maine relies on child care, early education

Wednesday Sit-Down: Effects of federal funding cuts

Loose Belts of the Wealthy

Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's budget battle

Public safety expenses make up largest share of Maine counties’ ARPA budgets

Mills criticized over prescription drug taxing plan