Investing in state employees will grow Maine’s economy and address the gender pay gap

A busy legislative session wrapped up with an urgent issue unresolved: the future of public sector work in Maine. After years of being underpaid and working in […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted August 12, 2021

Tags Budget, Economy, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Improved Child Tax Credit benefits all Mainers

The Biden Administration’s expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) provides guaranteed income to 90 percent of Maine families and will cut child poverty nearly in half. […]

MECEP

Posted August 10, 2021

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Nearly 86,000 Mainers at risk of losing unemployment benefits in less than a month

Unless Congress acts quickly, the expiration of temporary federal expansions to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) system will push almost 86,000 Mainers off an economic cliff in early […]

James Myall

Posted August 4, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal, Unemployment, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Legislature forms working group on tax expenditure review process

The Maine Legislature is forming a working group to evaluate the State’s process for reviewing tax expenditures – a broad set of policies and programs that have […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted July 29, 2021

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Closing the tax gap would help fund broad new priorities

The Biden administration is proposing broad investments in infrastructure and supports for American families and identifies improved tax enforcement as one way to pay for it. Through […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted July 14, 2021

Tags Federal, Infrastructure, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Governor Mills has chance to transform protections for Maine workers

On Wednesday, the Maine legislature passed LD 1711, “An Act To Enhance Enforcement of Employment Laws.” Now heading to the Governor’s desk for her signature, the bill would allow private […]

James Myall

Posted July 8, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Inequality, Job Quality, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Improved Child Tax Credit long overdue for Maine families

Maine families will get a significant boost from the Biden Administration’s expansion and improvement of the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Starting in July, the families of 229,000 […]

MECEP

Posted July 1, 2021

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness

Jobs and Income

Maine’s Worker shortage has deep roots

As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes in Maine, business-owners have begun to raise a new economic concern as they report difficulty hiring workers to fill vacancies. These concerns […]

James Myall

Posted June 10, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment

Health Care

Maine lawmakers must fix the ACA for 34,000 Mainers in the family glitch

All Mainers deserve access to affordable health care. The Affordable Care Act was intended to make this a reality, but tens of thousands of Mainers are excluded […]

MECEP

Posted May 26, 2021

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care

Taxes and Budget

Wealth tax bill addresses defects in our tax code and would increase funding for local services and affordable housing

Ensuring fair taxation of wealth should always be a priority, and the pandemic has revealed just how important it is. Mostly low-wage workers on the frontlines of […]

Sarah Austin

Posted May 24, 2021

Tags Housing, Inequality, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Investing in state employees will grow Maine’s economy and address the gender pay gap

Improved Child Tax Credit benefits all Mainers

Nearly 86,000 Mainers at risk of losing unemployment benefits in less than a month

Legislature forms working group on tax expenditure review process

Closing the tax gap would help fund broad new priorities

Governor Mills has chance to transform protections for Maine workers

Improved Child Tax Credit long overdue for Maine families

Maine’s Worker shortage has deep roots

Maine lawmakers must fix the ACA for 34,000 Mainers in the family glitch

Wealth tax bill addresses defects in our tax code and would increase funding for local services and affordable housing