Testimony in Support of LD 1344, An Act to Protect Maine Consumers in the Individual Health Insurance Market and Support Maine's Economy

“Maine’s Marketplace enrollment has been a stunning success.  Maine’s uninsured rate dropped 4.5 percentage points between 2013 and 2014 – the first year the Marketplace policies were […]

3 unsavory ways to pay for eliminating Maine’s income tax

Maine’s Constitution requires a balanced budget. Eliminating the state’s income tax. as the governor proposes to do in 2020, will blow a $1.7 billion hole in the […]

MECEP: Eliminating Maine's Income Tax "Will Tear a $1.7 Billion Hole" in Future Budgets, "Puts Funding for Schools and Other Vital Services at Risk"

Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, May 5, 2015) “Gov. LePage’s proposed constitutional amendment to end Maine’s income tax is a huge giveaway to Maine’s wealthiest residents that will put funding […]

Testimony in Opposition to LD 1367, A Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Eliminate the Income Tax

Like other states across the country, Maine’s constitution requires that the legislature balance the state budget every year, so any income tax cut must result in some […]

Composition of Average State and Local Tax Bills in Selected Income Groups (charts)

Testimony in Opposition to LD 489 and LD 1353

“Maine needs policies that increase the wages of workers, not reduce them. We can’t sustain our state’s economy with jobs that don’t compensate workers adequately.” Good Morning […]

Testimony in Support of L.D. 633, An Act To Improve the Health of Maine Citizens and the Economy of Maine by Providing Affordable Market-based Coverage Options to Low-income Uninsured Citizens; L.D. 808, An Act To Decrease Uncompensated Care, Reduce Medical Debt and Improve Health Outcomes; and L.D. 854, An Act To Increase Access to Health Security by Expanding Federally Funded Health Care for Maine People

Accepting federal healthcare funds would be good for the thousands of uninsured Mainers who are one accident or illness away from financial catastrophe. It would also support […]

Testimony in Support of Legislation to Improve Maine’s Earned Income Tax Credit: LD 96, LD 648, and LD 963

The earned income tax credit (EITC) reduces poverty, promotes work, and, for children in low-income working families, it increases lifetime earnings. Unfortunately, Maine’s version of the credit […]

Testimony in Support of LD 835: An Act to Amend the Individual Income Tax Laws

LD 835 would raise more than $55 million per year in revenue for the General Fund and affect only about 2% of Maine’s taxpayers—the very highest-income households— […]

Fix Maine’s EITC to Reward Work and Reduce Poverty

“The earned income tax credit (EITC) reduces poverty, promotes work, and, for children in low-income working families, it increases lifetime earnings. Unfortunately, Maine’s version of the credit […]