Taxes and Budget

Opinion Round Up for May 23, 2011

These are editorials and op ed columns from Maine newspapers on subjects of interest to those who follow MECEP’s blog. Links to these and other news and […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 23, 2011

Tags Budget, Taxes

Opinion Round-up for Friday, May 20, 2011

These are editorials and op ed columns from Maine newspapers on subjects of interest to those who follow MECEP’s blog. Links to these and other news and […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 20, 2011

Tags Children, Health Care

Taxes and Budget

Tax Burden “Rankings” Poor Measure of a State’s Economic Climate

“Tax cuts may be an effective political strategy and lowering business and investment taxes may appeal to corporate interests and attract campaign contributions, but they have little […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 19, 2011

Tags Economy, Taxes

Education

KIDS COUNT!

On Thursday (3/17), MECEP Partner The Maine Children’s Alliance released their much anticipated 2011 annual KIDS COUNT data report. “The long-term success of our state begins with […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 18, 2011

Tags Children, Education, EITC, Health Care, TANF

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Continues to Inform the Debate on Proposed State Budget

On March 4, 2011, MECEP hosted “Budgeting for Jobs?,” our 10th State Tax & Budget Conference. Many of those in attendance asked for copies of materials the […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 11, 2011

Tags Budget, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Where's the "Shared Sacrifice"?

On Monday (2/28) MECEP and representatives from local government, small business and public employees held a State House press conference to raise concerns about the tax cuts […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 2, 2011

Tags Budget, Estate Tax, Property Tax, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Wades into Biennial Budget Discussion

Yesterday (2/10/2011), Governor Paul LePage submitted his first biennial budget to the Legislature. In advance of the Governor’s address to a joint session of the Legislature, MECEP […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 11, 2011

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Sensibility, Not Rhetoric, Key to Strong State Finances

On 1/20/2011, Maine’s new State Treasurer, Bruce Poliquin, posted his first official blog describing Maine’s $4.3 billion in unfunded pension liability for teachers and state employees as […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 3, 2011

Tags Budget, Education, Infrastructure

Maine’s Economy

Debunking the "Welfare Queen" Stereotype

In a recent article entitled “Big Changes Aimed at Welfare” in the (Augusta) Kennebec Journal, Sabattus Representative Stephen J. Wood relayed negative inferences he drew from observing a […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 27, 2011

Tags Food Insecurity, Poverty, TANF

Maine’s Economy

Governor LePage Gets an Ear Full

Yesterday afternoon I joined more than 500 Maine people at an environmental “roundtable” with Governor Paul LePage at the Augusta Civic Center. MECEP cosponsored the event, organized by […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 21, 2011

Tags Economy

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Opinion Round Up for May 23, 2011

Opinion Round-up for Friday, May 20, 2011

Tax Burden “Rankings” Poor Measure of a State’s Economic Climate

KIDS COUNT!

MECEP Continues to Inform the Debate on Proposed State Budget

Where's the "Shared Sacrifice"?

MECEP Wades into Biennial Budget Discussion

Sensibility, Not Rhetoric, Key to Strong State Finances

Debunking the "Welfare Queen" Stereotype

Governor LePage Gets an Ear Full