Beware the Bogus Business Ranking Redux

In December 2011, I wrote the blog post below in response to Forbes magazine’s “Best States for Business” list of that year. Now, for the fourth year […]

Garrett Martin

Posted October 1, 2013

Tags Economy

Unfinished Business for Maine's People

With Maine’s 126th legislature adjourning for the summer, a great opportunity remains to improve financial independence for more than 40,000 working Mainers. LD 455, shelved until the […]

Thomas Gawarkiewicz

Posted July 15, 2013

Tags EITC

Taxes and Budget

Time to Get Serious About Solving Maine’s Budget Crisis

Governor LePage’s budget proposal raises taxes. It contains property tax increases AND income tax increases. There are better solutions. Unfortunately, when Democratic members of the Legislature’s Appropriations […]

Garrett Martin

Posted June 5, 2013

Tags Appropriations Committee, Budget

Taxes and Budget

Eliminating the State Income Tax Would Be Bad for Maine. Here’s Why.

At a Blaine House press conference yesterday Governor LePage announced that if elected to a second term, he will seek to eliminate the state income tax. This […]

Garrett Martin

Posted May 21, 2013

Tags Budget, Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

5 Ways to Solve Maine’s Budget Crisis and Prevent Property Tax Increases

Legislators are working to close a $938 million budget gap that is the result of the worst recession since the Great Depression and unpaid-for tax cuts that […]

Garrett Martin

Posted May 20, 2013

Tags Budget, Property Tax, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Governor’s Modest Tax Hike on the Wealthy Won’t Erase His Massive Tax Hikes on Low- and Middle-Income Mainers

The latest state revenue forecast shows no end in sight for Maine’s budget crisis. The state’s general fund is expected to bring in $58 million less than […]

Joel Johnson

Posted May 16, 2013

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

The Governor Misunderstands How Taxes Function

Governor LePage’s assertion that the income tax is a “very regressive tax” is stunningly incorrect. A regressive tax is one that takes more taxes as a percentage […]

Jody Harris

Posted May 14, 2013

Tags Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

8 Points about the “Gang of 11” Tax Plan

Tax reform must do more for working families and to ensure funds to educate our children, build strong communities, and grow Maine’s economy Recently a group of […]

Garrett Martin

Posted May 9, 2013

Tags Budget, Jobs, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony at Hearing on LD 816 and LD 956

Property taxes hit low- and middle-income Maine families hardest, accounting for the greatest share of taxes they pay. The Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund Program, […]

MECEP

Posted May 6, 2013

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Give Maine’s Working Families a Break

Fix and Fund the Circuit Breaker Property tax increases in Governor LePage’s budget proposal mean more hardship is in store for low- and middle-income property taxpayers who […]

MECEP

Posted May 3, 2013

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Beware the Bogus Business Ranking Redux

Unfinished Business for Maine's People

Time to Get Serious About Solving Maine’s Budget Crisis

Eliminating the State Income Tax Would Be Bad for Maine. Here’s Why.

5 Ways to Solve Maine’s Budget Crisis and Prevent Property Tax Increases

Governor’s Modest Tax Hike on the Wealthy Won’t Erase His Massive Tax Hikes on Low- and Middle-Income Mainers

The Governor Misunderstands How Taxes Function

8 Points about the “Gang of 11” Tax Plan

Testimony at Hearing on LD 816 and LD 956

Give Maine’s Working Families a Break