Taxes and Budget

Janet Mills may get Democratic pushback on proposed cigarette tax hike

The liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy criticized the cuts or lack of additional investments in various health care and child care programs that Mills said would […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 13, 2025

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

The new paid leave tax hitting Mainers in 2025, explained

The new program will apply to 90 percent of Maine’s workforce, according to the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy. Self-employed people and tribal governments can opt into […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 30, 2024

Tags Budget, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Revenue, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine can’t afford Trump’s dangerous plans to gut Medicaid

If the election taught us anything, it’s that the cost of living is way too high. So why are we hearing about cuts that would make health […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 20, 2024

Tags Budget, Medicaid, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Wabanaki Alliance picks Maulian Bryant to lead tribal advocacy group

She has served on several state committees, Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations, Co-Chair, Equity Subcommittee and Maine Climate Council, and served […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 26, 2024

Tags Racial Equity, Tribal Sovereignty

Jobs and Income

Maine’s minimum wage will increase to $14.65 next year

That wage hike will affect about 1 in 6 Maine workers, which James Myall, an analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, called it “one of […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 11, 2024

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

What a Maine experiment shows us about universal basic income

“Doing something on a statewide basis could be hugely expensive depending on how big a population you’re talking about,” Garrett Martin, the CEO of the liberal Maine […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 10, 2024

Tags Budget, Guaranteed Income

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Mills administration agrees to give unionized state workers $2K payments

But another analysis, this one from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, contested that conclusion, noting that growth in private sector wages have outpaced growth for state public […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 5, 2024

Tags Budget, Unions, Wages

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Maine shows that Donald Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips’ idea could be messy

James Myall, an analyst with the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy, agreed with Posik that state lawmakers could adjust Maine laws to conform with no federal […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted August 19, 2024

Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Mainers will soon be able to file federal tax returns online for free

The liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy had urged the administration of Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, to join the program to ease the tax filing process and because a […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted August 9, 2024

Tags Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Letter: Invest in Maine people and communities

Mainers cannot work if they are not healthy and lack access to stable, affordable housing or child care. They cannot support local businesses if they have no […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted May 28, 2024

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Janet Mills may get Democratic pushback on proposed cigarette tax hike

The new paid leave tax hitting Mainers in 2025, explained

Maine can’t afford Trump’s dangerous plans to gut Medicaid

Wabanaki Alliance picks Maulian Bryant to lead tribal advocacy group

Maine’s minimum wage will increase to $14.65 next year

What a Maine experiment shows us about universal basic income

Mills administration agrees to give unionized state workers $2K payments

Maine shows that Donald Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips’ idea could be messy

Mainers will soon be able to file federal tax returns online for free

Letter: Invest in Maine people and communities