Jobs and Income

Maine Can Now Order Employers to Pay Workers Damages for Missed Wages

The proposal passed the Maine Legislature earlier this year. The law change had support from labor leaders in Maine who said it was especially important to protect […]

US News and World Report

Posted August 12, 2024

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Mainers will be able to file federal taxes for free in 2025

Maura Pillsbury, state and local tax policy analyst for the progressive Maine Center on Economic Policy, who had previously called on Gov. Janet Mills’ administration to join Direct File, […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted August 9, 2024

Tags Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Mainers will soon be able to file federal tax returns online for free

The liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy had urged the administration of Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, to join the program to ease the tax filing process and because a […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted August 9, 2024

Tags Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: New report on taxes being paid by illegal immigrants in the U.S.

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, James Myall, policy analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about a new report […]

WGME

Posted August 7, 2024

Tags Immigration, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Eviction filings are down in Maine, but threat is still high

James Myall, an economic policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, had a similar guess. “One thing that could be playing a role is that […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 4, 2024

Tags Housing, Wages

Taxes and Budget

From Augusta – Prioritizing policies that support Maine families

Amid the rising costs making it harder for folks to make ends meet, lawmakers boosted tax credits for working families. In the first regular session, I voted […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 1, 2024

Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Undocumented immigrants contribute millions in taxes to Maine economy, new study finds

“With a plateauing workforce and an aging population, Maine should welcome everyone who wants to work,” said Garrett Martin, president and CEO of the Maine Center for Economic […]

MaineBiz

Posted July 31, 2024

Tags Immigration, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Undocumented immigrants contribute more than $15M in Maine taxes per year, study says

The Maine Center for Economic Policy said the study conducted by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy revealed undocumented immigrants in Maine contributed $15.6 million in […]

WABI

Posted July 31, 2024

Tags Immigration, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Undocumented immigrants in Maine pay $15.6 million in state and local taxes, study finds

James Myall, with the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, which was not involved in the study, said one way to help more immigrants access legal employment […]

Maine Public

Posted July 31, 2024

Tags Immigration, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Undocumented immigrants contribute more than $15M in Maine taxes per year, study says

“With a plateauing workforce and an aging population, Maine should welcome everyone who wants to work. What this report quantifies is what we’ve known all along: all […]

WMTW

Posted July 31, 2024

Tags Immigration, Taxes

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Maine Can Now Order Employers to Pay Workers Damages for Missed Wages

Mainers will be able to file federal taxes for free in 2025

Mainers will soon be able to file federal tax returns online for free

Wednesday Sit-Down: New report on taxes being paid by illegal immigrants in the U.S.

Eviction filings are down in Maine, but threat is still high

From Augusta – Prioritizing policies that support Maine families

Undocumented immigrants contribute millions in taxes to Maine economy, new study finds

Undocumented immigrants contribute more than $15M in Maine taxes per year, study says

Undocumented immigrants in Maine pay $15.6 million in state and local taxes, study finds

Undocumented immigrants contribute more than $15M in Maine taxes per year, study says