Taxes and Budget

‘Marriage penalty’ debate takes center-stage in Maine home care fight

Garrett Martin, the executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a progressive group that has taken no position on the referendum, said the LePage administration’s […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted August 17, 2018

Tags Caregiving, Economic Security

Taxes and Budget

BDN Editorial: Tax conformity not a top priority for Maine

Given this, there is no reason for Maine to conform with the federal tax changes. In fact, Gov. Paul LePage acknowledges this and has warned Maine legislators […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted March 10, 2018

Tags Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Jobs and Income

BDN Editorial: Maine Shouldn’t go Backward on its Minimum Wage

Employment increased in nearly every industry, including low-wage industries, such as retail, restaurants and accommodations, according to an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy. Read […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 22, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Taxes and Budget

BDN Editorial: LePage policies, not land trusts, have driven up property taxes

According to an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, payments to municipalities have been reduced by $602 million between 2011 and 2019 because of these […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 20, 2018

Tags Property Tax, Taxes

Jobs and Income

BDN Editorial: A higher minimum wage is helping Maine. There’s no reason to roll it back.

Employment increased in nearly every industry, including low-wage industries, such as retail, restaurants and accommodations, according to an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy. Read more at […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 10, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

BDN Blogs: No savings, no retirement, no relief: The plight of so many low-wage workers

According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy close to one in three of Maine’s working families live below, or near, the poverty line. If they are not getting […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 20, 2017

Tags Wages

Taxes and Budget

Bangor Daily News: After initial relief, paying for GOP tax cuts could hit Mainers hard

But U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said she won’t. She and policy analyst Sarah Austin of the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy said in a roundtable discussion in Portland on Monday that the bill will be paid for by forthcoming cuts to Medicare and Medicaid benefits used by many elderly and low-income residents and the Pell student-loan program for low- to middle-class Mainers.

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 15, 2017

Tags Federal, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care

Bangor Daily News: Why these major Bangor organizations are supporting Medicaid expansion

In Penobscot County alone, the Maine Center for Economic Policy projects an $89 million impact, propelled by the injection of $68 million in federal funding.

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 3, 2017

Tags Health Care, Medicaid

Health Care

PPH Op-Ed: Hospital leaders: Vote ‘yes’ on statewide Question 2, Medicaid expansion

According to statistics from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, the four least-populous counties in Maine – Franklin, Lincoln, Piscataquis and Washington – would see an average […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 2, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Medicaid

Health Care

Collins ‘no’ to Graham-Cassidy highlights dangers of rushed, harmful repeal bill

As the Maine Center for Economic Policy notes, in most Maine counties, hospitals are the biggest employers. Half of Maine’s hospitals operate in deficit, and only one-third have […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 27, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

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‘Marriage penalty’ debate takes center-stage in Maine home care fight

BDN Editorial: Tax conformity not a top priority for Maine

BDN Editorial: Maine Shouldn’t go Backward on its Minimum Wage

BDN Editorial: LePage policies, not land trusts, have driven up property taxes

BDN Editorial: A higher minimum wage is helping Maine. There’s no reason to roll it back.

BDN Blogs: No savings, no retirement, no relief: The plight of so many low-wage workers

Bangor Daily News: After initial relief, paying for GOP tax cuts could hit Mainers hard

Bangor Daily News: Why these major Bangor organizations are supporting Medicaid expansion

PPH Op-Ed: Hospital leaders: Vote ‘yes’ on statewide Question 2, Medicaid expansion

Collins ‘no’ to Graham-Cassidy highlights dangers of rushed, harmful repeal bill