Taxes and Budget

Testimony in Support of LD 1149, An Act To Provide Revenue To Fix and Rebuild Maine's Infrastructure

Maine people and businesses rely on safe, efficient roads and bridges in order to get to work, and conduct commerce. Tourism, the lifeblood of the state’s economy, […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 11, 2017

Tags Infrastructure, Revenue

Education

Testimony in Support of LD 1129, An Act to Address College Affordability

I would urge the committee to recognize the serious nature of the college affordability crisis in our nation and state. Please also bear in mind that college […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 10, 2017

Tags Higher Education, Student Debt

Health Care

Testimony in Support of LD 1159, An Act To Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees

Access to paid sick time would be one of the most meaningful changes this committee could make to the lives of working Mainers. Every year, tens of […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 10, 2017

Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Maine’s Economy

LePage proves why relying on tips isn’t sound economic policy

In Maine, eight of 10 workers who are paid the subminimum wage are women, according to the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy. Tipped workers are twice […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted April 8, 2017

Tags Incomes, Wages

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Help stop addiction by funding teen mental health care

It’s a bad time for Maine to forfeit federal funds that allow intervention to take place. However, that’s exactly what our state has done, according to a […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted April 5, 2017

Tags Budget, Health Care

Jobs and Income

Testimony in Opposition to Three Bills to Alter the Minimum Wage Law Passed by Voters in November 2016

Seven states have already removed the special exemption from minimum wages known as the “tip credit” (Alaska, California, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Washington). Federal Earnings data show […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 5, 2017

Tags Minimum Wage

Maine’s Economy

Testimony in Support of LD 1008, An Act To Establish the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial and Ethnic Populations

Maine’s economic future hinges on our ability to attract, retain, and maximize the contributions of racial and ethnic populations. Relative to other states and nations, Maine is […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 3, 2017

Tags Racial Equity

Taxes and Budget

LePage’s responsibility is first to Maine people, not to shrinking the federal deficit

The Maine Center for Economic Policy last week released a compendium of federal funding opportunities Maine has missed out on over the past six years. The organization […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted March 31, 2017

Tags Budget, Federal

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters, March 2017

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Posted March 31, 2017

Tags Economy

Taxes and Budget

Testimony in Support of L.D. 784, An Act to Prevent Tax Haven Abuse

“Major corporations doing business in Maine enjoy the use of Maine’s roads and bridges, public safety, and educated workforce, while at the same time paying far less […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 27, 2017

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Testimony in Support of LD 1149, An Act To Provide Revenue To Fix and Rebuild Maine's Infrastructure

Testimony in Support of LD 1129, An Act to Address College Affordability

Testimony in Support of LD 1159, An Act To Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees

LePage proves why relying on tips isn’t sound economic policy

Help stop addiction by funding teen mental health care

Testimony in Opposition to Three Bills to Alter the Minimum Wage Law Passed by Voters in November 2016

Testimony in Support of LD 1008, An Act To Establish the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial and Ethnic Populations

LePage’s responsibility is first to Maine people, not to shrinking the federal deficit

MECEP Matters, March 2017

Testimony in Support of L.D. 784, An Act to Prevent Tax Haven Abuse