Taxes and Budget

NEW REPORT: Maine Work Credit will boost working Mainers' income by $91 million, help un-rig our tax code

AUGUSTA, Maine — A new proposal before the Maine Legislature would improve Mainers’ economic security and boost the state’s economy by putting an additional $91 million in […]

Posted April 22, 2019

Tags EITC, Taxes

Education

ADVISORY: Nation's leading student loan watchdog visits Maine to support Student Loan Bill of Rights

Seth Frotman, who led Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s student loan division, available for interviews March 26 AUGUSTA, Maine — Mainers are carrying more than $6 billion in […]

Posted March 22, 2019

Tags Higher Education, Student Debt

Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on Gov. Janet Mills' biennial budget proposal

CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director of Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), released the following statement in reaction to […]

Posted February 8, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

What to expect from Janet Mills’ first two-year budget proposal

Mills promised in her campaign she wouldn’t raise taxes. Progressives have only pushed her a bit so far. The Maine Center for Economic Policy released a budget framework calling for […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 8, 2019

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

New report: State 'millionaires' taxes' can fund key investments without harming state economies

CONTACT: Mario Moretto: mario@mecep.org; 207-620-1101; Maine Center for Economic Policy Jacob Kaufman-Waldron: jkaufmanwaldron@cbpp.org; 202-325-8746; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities AUGUSTA, Maine – State income tax increases […]

Posted February 8, 2019

Tags Budget, Income Tax, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Up to $6,431 available for low-income, working Mainers — but only if they file their taxes

Advocates gather at the State House tomorrow for 13th EITC Awareness Day FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Mario Moretto, MECEP (207) 620-1101 Janet Smith, CA$H Maine (207) 778-2757 […]

Posted January 24, 2019

Tags EITC

Taxes and Budget

Maine ‘prosperity budget’ proposal shows progressive change is feasible

Analysts with the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) have drafted an aspirational budget intended to demonstrate to the new Democratic-controlled state legislature and Governor Janet Mills […]

Beacon

Posted January 17, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Policy organization releases 'Prosperity Budget'

Governor Janet Mills and her office continue to work on the state budget ahead of its due date. On Tuesday, the Maine Center for Economic Policy released […]

Fox Bangor

Posted January 17, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Mills’ vow not to raise taxes puts her at odds with some Maine Democrats and their allies

The budget conversation will begin in earnest when Mills files her two-year spending plan, though the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy issued its framework on Tuesday. Mills […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 16, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP releases biennial budget blueprint for prosperity, growth and opportunity

AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today released “The Prosperity Budget,” a biennial state budget blueprint that lays the groundwork for a stronger, more inclusive […]

Posted January 15, 2019

Tags Budget, Higher Education, Infrastructure, Job Quality, K-12 Education, Racial Equity

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NEW REPORT: Maine Work Credit will boost working Mainers' income by $91 million, help un-rig our tax code

ADVISORY: Nation's leading student loan watchdog visits Maine to support Student Loan Bill of Rights

MECEP statement on Gov. Janet Mills' biennial budget proposal

What to expect from Janet Mills’ first two-year budget proposal

New report: State 'millionaires' taxes' can fund key investments without harming state economies

Up to $6,431 available for low-income, working Mainers — but only if they file their taxes

Maine ‘prosperity budget’ proposal shows progressive change is feasible

Policy organization releases 'Prosperity Budget'

Mills’ vow not to raise taxes puts her at odds with some Maine Democrats and their allies

MECEP releases biennial budget blueprint for prosperity, growth and opportunity