Taxes and Budget

MECEP Op-Ed in the Press Herald: More important for Maine to do tax conformity well than to do it quickly

It’s more important to get conformity right than it is to do it soon. Whenever it is, the same questions must be asked of a conformity proposal […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted May 7, 2018

Tags Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Education

Press Release: Lawmakers should override veto of Student Loan Bill of Rights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 MECEP urges lawmakers to override LePage’s veto of Student Loan Bill of Rights […]

Posted May 1, 2018

Tags Student Debt

Taxes and Budget

Eye on Augusta: Legislature passes extension of business tax breaks

Still, critics have long argued that tax subsidies are a lousy strategy to create jobs and that the money could be better used to address other needs […]

The Free Press

Posted April 26, 2018

Tags Tax Breaks, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Letter to the Editor: A setback for Maine families

Does anyone really think Maine’s food pantries can do it all? Between 2011 and 2015, the number of Maine children living in extreme poverty rose eight times […]

Sun Journal

Posted April 25, 2018

Tags Children, Food Insecurity, Poverty

Jobs and Income

Portland council to weigh law requiring paid sick leave

In February, an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy determined as many as 19,000 people do not have earned paid time, but Hentzel questioned the […]

The Forecaster

Posted April 18, 2018

Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Taxes and Budget

PRESS RELEASE: As tax deadline nears, more than $1,000 on the table for low- and moderate-income Mainers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — As the tax filing deadline approaches, tens of thousands of […]

Posted April 2, 2018

Tags EITC, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Op-Ed in the Press Herald: LePage’s tax plan gives huge benefits to a few at expense of the many

We can fully fund our public schools. We can build a robust infrastructure that lays the groundwork for sustained, shared economic prosperity. We can maintain a public […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted March 29, 2018

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

PPH Editorial: Our View: Expensive tax overhaul wrong move for Maine

The most expensive part of LePage’s package is a revved-up depreciation schedule for businesses that would cost the state $55 million in the current budget, according to […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted March 15, 2018

Tags Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Taxes and Budget

BDN Editorial: Tax conformity not a top priority for Maine

Given this, there is no reason for Maine to conform with the federal tax changes. In fact, Gov. Paul LePage acknowledges this and has warned Maine legislators […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted March 10, 2018

Tags Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Taxes and Budget

ADVISORY: MECEP analysis reveals winners, losers of LePage Tax Bill and the true cost of tax breaks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 MECEP analysis reveals winners, losers of LePage Tax Bill and the true cost of […]

Posted March 8, 2018

Tags Federal, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

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MECEP Op-Ed in the Press Herald: More important for Maine to do tax conformity well than to do it quickly

Press Release: Lawmakers should override veto of Student Loan Bill of Rights

Eye on Augusta: Legislature passes extension of business tax breaks

Letter to the Editor: A setback for Maine families

Portland council to weigh law requiring paid sick leave

PRESS RELEASE: As tax deadline nears, more than $1,000 on the table for low- and moderate-income Mainers

MECEP Op-Ed in the Press Herald: LePage’s tax plan gives huge benefits to a few at expense of the many

PPH Editorial: Our View: Expensive tax overhaul wrong move for Maine

BDN Editorial: Tax conformity not a top priority for Maine

ADVISORY: MECEP analysis reveals winners, losers of LePage Tax Bill and the true cost of tax breaks