Jobs and Income

Increasing the minimum wage to $12 will raise the annual pay of 93,000 Maine women by an average of $3,200

This November, Mainers will vote on an initiative that would gradually raise Maine’s minimum wage from $7.50 to $12 an hour by 2020. The effects of the […]

Sarah Austin

Posted August 19, 2016

Tags Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages

Education, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

New report affirms education and infrastructure as foundations of a strong state economy

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released a report today that details a roadmap for stronger state economies. Central to the CBPP proven prescriptions for […]

Sarah Austin

Posted April 13, 2016

Tags Budget, Education, Infrastructure, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Eliminating Maine’s Estate Tax Will Harm Future Prosperity of All Mainers

Governor LePage submitted a bill to eliminate Maine’s estate tax yesterday. The estate tax helps fund education, health care, and infrastructure that keeps our economy strong and […]

Sarah Austin

Posted March 2, 2016

Tags Estate Tax

Taxes and Budget

What Mainers need to know about the tax conformity debate

Maine legislators are currently debating tax conformity, a procedure primarily to make Maine’s tax code consistent with changes Congress made to the federal tax code last year. […]

Sarah Austin

Posted February 16, 2016

Tags Budget, Property Tax, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Why tax conformity really matters to Maine teachers and families

“Propping up a tax break that reimburses teachers less than $20 as a true means of offering relief to teachers, who by the way spend on average […]

Sarah Austin

Posted February 16, 2016

Tags Budget, Property Tax, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony in Opposition to LD 1564 “An Act To Update References to the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Contained in the Maine Revised Statutes"

“Businesses which claim the bonus depreciation and wind up having weak profits are allowed to carry the tax write offs forward for up to 20 years before […]

Sarah Austin

Posted January 25, 2016

Tags Tax Breaks, Taxes

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Increasing the minimum wage to $12 will raise the annual pay of 93,000 Maine women by an average of $3,200

New report affirms education and infrastructure as foundations of a strong state economy

Eliminating Maine’s Estate Tax Will Harm Future Prosperity of All Mainers

What Mainers need to know about the tax conformity debate

Why tax conformity really matters to Maine teachers and families

Testimony in Opposition to LD 1564 “An Act To Update References to the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Contained in the Maine Revised Statutes"