Eliminating Maine’s Estate Tax: Another Gift from Governor LePage to Wealthy Mainers

The Governor’s plan to eliminate the state’s estate tax is bad for Maine, and the legislature should reject this proposal. It would hurt our ability to invest […]

Marpheen Chann-Berry

Posted February 3, 2015

Tags Estate Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony in Opposition to Gov. LePage's Federal Tax Conformity Proposal (LD 138)

“The governor’s proposal to extend the bonus depreciation tax break for 2014 would be costly: $10 million in the current budget year.[5] Previously conservative revenue forecasting, a […]

Posted January 29, 2015

Tags Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Remarks by Garrett Martin, MECEP Associate Director. Press Conference to Release Analysis of Governor LePage's Budget

In a few minutes, the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Administrative and Financial Affairs will begin hearings on Governor Paul LePage’s proposed state budget for the coming […]

Posted February 28, 2011

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Statement by Will Neilson, Owner of Solo Bistro in Bath, Press Conference to Release Analysis of Governor LePage’s Budget

As a business person who selected the Dirigo Choice product for my business, I am concerned about the defunding of the program under Governor LePage’s budget proposal. […]

Posted February 28, 2011

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Statement by Ginette Rivard, Vice President of the Maine State Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union, Press Conference to Release Analysis of Governor LePage’s Budget

Thank you. I’m Ginette Rivard, Vice President of the Maine State Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union. Our union represents over 15,000 workers […]

Posted February 28, 2011

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Talking Points from William Bridgeo, Augusta City Manager, Press Conference to Release Analysis of Governor LePage’s Budget

“The principal problem of financing municipal services is the burden on the property tax; and to stabilize the municipal property tax burden, it is necessary to provide […]

Posted February 28, 2011

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Road Map to the State's Budget: MECEP's Annual Revenue & Spending Primer Published

Augusta – The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) released its Annual Revenue & Spending Primer, a roadmap to state, municipal and county government revenues and expenses, […]

Posted January 14, 2009

Tags Budget, Revenue

Taxes and Budget

Will Maine Ratepayers Benefit from Wind Power?

Augusta — Wind power is coming to Maine – in a big way. While that’s potentially good news for investors and environmentalists looking for clean, renewable and […]

Posted October 23, 2008

Tags Taxes

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Statement on the Beverage Industry's New Fiscal and Economic Impact Study

I am here today to talk about a new law – Public Law 629 – that helps to control health care costs in Maine by creating a […]

Posted October 20, 2008

Tags Economy

Jobs and Income

Getting to the Middle: Policy Prescriptions for Maine's Working Families

Augusta — As Washington struggles to bail out Wall Street to the tune of $700 billion, oil prices have begun another climb and the American dollar continues […]

Posted September 23, 2008

Tags Economic Security, Economy

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Eliminating Maine’s Estate Tax: Another Gift from Governor LePage to Wealthy Mainers

Testimony in Opposition to Gov. LePage's Federal Tax Conformity Proposal (LD 138)

Remarks by Garrett Martin, MECEP Associate Director. Press Conference to Release Analysis of Governor LePage's Budget

Statement by Will Neilson, Owner of Solo Bistro in Bath, Press Conference to Release Analysis of Governor LePage’s Budget

Statement by Ginette Rivard, Vice President of the Maine State Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union, Press Conference to Release Analysis of Governor LePage’s Budget

Talking Points from William Bridgeo, Augusta City Manager, Press Conference to Release Analysis of Governor LePage’s Budget

Road Map to the State's Budget: MECEP's Annual Revenue & Spending Primer Published

Will Maine Ratepayers Benefit from Wind Power?

Statement on the Beverage Industry's New Fiscal and Economic Impact Study

Getting to the Middle: Policy Prescriptions for Maine's Working Families