Taxes and Budget

Testimony at Hearing on LD 829 An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Invest in Transportation, and Other Tourism-related Infrastructure

MECEP supports LD 829 which provides resources critical to job creation in the tourism sector and economic growth, especially in rural Maine. Final_Testimony_LD_829_-_Rural_Bonds_2-23-2012 Garrett Martin, […]

MECEP

Posted February 23, 2012

Tags Budget

Questions

Yesterday the Portland Press Herald published an Associated Press report on Maine’s Medicaid spending. In the online version of the story was a “poll” that featured the […]

Garrett Martin

Posted February 22, 2012

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

Please Support a Responsible Solution! More cost-effective health care delivery and fairer tax structure will shrink budget shortfall

The Governor’s proposal would: Eliminate health coverage for more than 56,000 low-income people and cut medically necessary services for thousands of others remaining on the MaineCare program. […]

MECEP

Posted January 25, 2012

Tags Health Care, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1680 and LD 1693: Circuit Breaker Property Tax Relief

The Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund (“Circuit Breaker”) Program provides targeted property tax relief to qualified homeowners and renters. In program year 2010, Maine Revenue […]

MECEP

Posted January 18, 2012

Tags Property Tax, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Jobs and Budget Cuts Top New England Service Providers’ Concerns

A recent survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston confirms that limited job opportunities and federal, state, and local budget cuts pose significant problems for low […]

Garrett Martin

Posted January 12, 2012

Tags Budget, Health Care, Incomes, Jobs, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Bridging Maine’s Budget Gap: Irresponsible Proposals or Responsible Measures?

The bipartisan legislative backlash against the proposal to cut funding for private non-medical institutions (PNMIs) is just the most recent evidence of the irresponsible way the LePage Administration […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 6, 2012

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

Editorial Round-up: Commentaries Condemn LePage Administration’s Proposed Health Care Budget Cuts

Over the holidays, our newspapers published several columns, many by Maine health care advocates, criticizing the LePage Administration’s proposed $220 million in cuts to the Department of […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 3, 2012

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Maine people deserve credible analysis

Two weeks ago MECEP released an analysis estimating the loss of nearly 4,500 jobs if the LePage Administration’s proposed $221 million cuts to the Department of Health […]

Garrett Martin

Posted December 19, 2011

Tags Budget, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Testimony on LR 2678 LePage Administration's Proposed Department of Health & Human Services Budget Cuts

I am humbled by those who have testified before me. Their stories and fears are a heart-wrenching reminder of the importance of public policy in people’s lives. […]

MECEP

Posted December 16, 2011

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Maine People Speak Out Against Harsh Medicaid Budget Cuts

Hundreds of Mainers from across the state converged on the State House in Augusta yesterday to loudly voice their opposition to the $220 million in cuts the […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 15, 2011

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid

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Testimony at Hearing on LD 829 An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Invest in Transportation, and Other Tourism-related Infrastructure

Questions

Please Support a Responsible Solution! More cost-effective health care delivery and fairer tax structure will shrink budget shortfall

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1680 and LD 1693: Circuit Breaker Property Tax Relief

Jobs and Budget Cuts Top New England Service Providers’ Concerns

Bridging Maine’s Budget Gap: Irresponsible Proposals or Responsible Measures?

Editorial Round-up: Commentaries Condemn LePage Administration’s Proposed Health Care Budget Cuts

Maine people deserve credible analysis

Testimony on LR 2678 LePage Administration's Proposed Department of Health & Human Services Budget Cuts

Maine People Speak Out Against Harsh Medicaid Budget Cuts