Health Care

Letter: Big health care news

Here in Maine, fortunately, a new study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy has shown that we can finally cut out the middleman. The study found that a […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 9, 2020

Tags Health Care

Fewer Maine kids live in poverty. Thank the minimum wage increase.

U.S. Department of Labor statistics show that wages grew across the board for Maine workers in 2017. Analysis by the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) found that income growth […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 3, 2020

Tags Minimum Wage, Poverty, Wages

Jobs and Income

10 years of failing to raise the federal minimum wage

U.S. Department of Labor statistics show that wages grew across the board for Maine workers in 2017. Analysis by the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy found that income growth in […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 27, 2019

Tags Children, Economic Security, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Taxes and Budget

Maine lawmakers OK 2-year budget after a few tense hours at the State House

Mills set the terms of the budget before she was elected, saying in her 2018 campaign that there would be no tax increase in it. She doubled down on […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted June 14, 2019

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Maine lawmakers settle on 2-year budget for just less than the $8 billion Mills proposed

Early in her tenure, she doubled down on a 2018 campaign pledge not to raise taxes in her first budget proposal. It meant that there would not be enough […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted June 12, 2019

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Maine progressives can claim big victories this year, but that does not mean they are satisfied

Democratic bills were introduced to undo some of the tax cuts, but Mills’ pledge affected the two-year budget process in such a way that no tax increase […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted June 6, 2019

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks

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

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Letter: Big health care news

Fewer Maine kids live in poverty. Thank the minimum wage increase.

10 years of failing to raise the federal minimum wage

Maine lawmakers OK 2-year budget after a few tense hours at the State House

Maine lawmakers settle on 2-year budget for just less than the $8 billion Mills proposed

Maine progressives can claim big victories this year, but that does not mean they are satisfied

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.