Taxes and Budget

Governor Defies Maine Voters

Governor LePage announced on Tuesday night that he would not borrow funds for bonds Maine voters approved in 2009 for important state economic investments. We’ve seen politicians […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 15, 2012

Tags Jobs

State government’s ability to respond to future needs is diminished

As part of this year’s state budget cuts, the Governor just may have cut off his nose to spite his face. On July 1, the State Planning […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 11, 2012

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

US House Continues To Fail Americans in Need

On May 10th, the US House of Representatives passed the inappropriately named Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, which would replace defense spending cuts mandated by last summer’s debt […]

Joel Johnson

Posted May 30, 2012

Tags Budget, Children, Federal, Food Insecurity, SNAP

Taxes and Budget

Half of Fiscal Responsibility is About Revenues

Maine’s 125th Legislature and the LePage administration have talked a lot about fiscal responsibility, but have their actions supported their rhetoric? House Speaker Robert Nutting called the […]

Joel Johnson

Posted May 21, 2012

Tags Budget, Revenue

Taxes and Budget

Maine Beats New Hampshire in Head-to-Head Battle for Taxpayers and Their Income

Over the last few weeks, as part of a larger quest to deliver control of public goods and resources to private interests, Governor LePage and his allies […]

Joel Johnson

Posted May 9, 2012

Tags Income Tax, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Statement: LD 849 Threatens Maine’s Good Credit

LD 849 puts Maine’s good credit at risk, according to the major credit rating agencies- Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investor Services and Standard & Poor’s. Rating agencies warned us, in 2011, when […]

MECEP

Posted May 8, 2012

Tags Budget, Revenue

Taxes and Budget

Ideology over Facts: MHPC Does It Again

In a piece that appeared Tuesday on its website, The Maine Wire, the Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) argued for the elimination of the state’s personal income […]

Joel Johnson

Posted April 26, 2012

Tags Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Bonds: A Prudent Investment with a Big Payoff

If your roof were leaking, would you delay repairs while the problem worsens? With Maine’s roads and bridges crumbling, doesn’t it also make sense to invest in […]

Jody Harris

Posted April 24, 2012

Tags Bonds, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Reflections on Tax Day

Tuesday was Tax Day. Paying taxes affirms our commitment to society and to our fellow human beings. Tax dollars pay for the physical foundation of our nation: […]

Joel Johnson

Posted April 19, 2012

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Recessions are Budget Busters

It’s been almost three years since the Great Recession officially ended, but the recovery has been slow to materialize. There are still 50,000 people in Maine who […]

Joel Johnson

Posted April 13, 2012

Tags Budget

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Governor Defies Maine Voters

State government’s ability to respond to future needs is diminished

US House Continues To Fail Americans in Need

Half of Fiscal Responsibility is About Revenues

Maine Beats New Hampshire in Head-to-Head Battle for Taxpayers and Their Income

Statement: LD 849 Threatens Maine’s Good Credit

Ideology over Facts: MHPC Does It Again

Bonds: A Prudent Investment with a Big Payoff

Reflections on Tax Day

Recessions are Budget Busters