Taxes and Budget

As budget deadline nears, the gap between what lawmakers want and what they can pay for widens

That idea could doom bipartisan goals, including a large expansion of the earned-income tax credit passed in a 10-1 vote in the tax committee last week. It […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted May 29, 2019

Tags Budget, Revenue

Taxes and Budget

Maine has a tool to reduce poverty and encourage work. Expanding it makes sense.

If fully funded, an estimated 177,000 households across the state would benefit, including roughly 14,000 family caregivers and 2,000 students, according to analysis by the left-leaning Maine Center for […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted May 29, 2019

Tags EITC, Poverty, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Consumer protection bureau is moving to expose Mainers to predatory payday lenders

Under its new director, the agency charged with protecting Americans from financial deception is instead planning to serve them up to some of Wall Street’s worst actors. […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted May 16, 2019

Tags Consumer Protection

Taxes and Budget

Want to reduce poverty? Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit.

In Maine, more than 103,000 families received the federal EITC in 2017 with an average refund of $2,158. Another 20,000, by IRS estimates, are eligible for the credit but […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted April 19, 2019

Tags EITC, Poverty, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Paid sick days will boost Maine’s economy

In “ State of Working Maine 2018,” the Maine Center for Economic Policy outlined the evidence proving how a lack of paid sick leave hurts our state. This […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 21, 2019

Tags Economy, Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Taxes and Budget

EDITORIAL: Janet Mills offers hopeful budget but raises questions about funding sources

Mills’ proposal may thread a political needle, but calls from her left to roll back the LePage-era tax cuts are a more intellectually honest way of achieving […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 12, 2019

Tags Budget, Revenue

Taxes and Budget

Mills uses budget speech to further chip away at LePage legacy

In 2017, the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy found that LePage had foregone roughly $2 billion in federal funds — much of that around Medicaid expansion […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 11, 2019

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Janet Mills begins selling her budget to both ends of Maine’s political spectrum

The leader of the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy, which issued a budget framework with an income tax hike on higher earners, said it “locks in” […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 11, 2019

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

What to expect from Janet Mills’ first two-year budget proposal

Mills promised in her campaign she wouldn’t raise taxes. Progressives have only pushed her a bit so far. The Maine Center for Economic Policy released a budget framework calling for […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 8, 2019

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Mills avoids tax hikes, boosts school aid in $8 billion spending plan hit from left and right

The half-measures in the budget will frustrate progressives. The Maine Center for Economic Policy advocated a budget outline that would use surpluses and a $518 million income […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 8, 2019

Tags Budget, Education, Taxes

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As budget deadline nears, the gap between what lawmakers want and what they can pay for widens

Maine has a tool to reduce poverty and encourage work. Expanding it makes sense.

Consumer protection bureau is moving to expose Mainers to predatory payday lenders

Want to reduce poverty? Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Paid sick days will boost Maine’s economy

EDITORIAL: Janet Mills offers hopeful budget but raises questions about funding sources

Mills uses budget speech to further chip away at LePage legacy

Janet Mills begins selling her budget to both ends of Maine’s political spectrum

What to expect from Janet Mills’ first two-year budget proposal

Mills avoids tax hikes, boosts school aid in $8 billion spending plan hit from left and right