Taxes and Budget

Beacon Podcast: 'Signs of progress' as Maine reaches milestone for tax fairness

“The Maine Center for Economic Policy just released information that for the very first time in…decades… the bottom 20% of folks in Maine are going to have […]

Beacon

Posted September 6, 2019

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Report: Maine teachers spend hundreds of dollars of own money on classroom supplies

Individuals teachers in Maine spend an average of $356 out of their own pockets on school supplies. While this amount is about a hundred dollars less than […]

Beacon

Posted August 27, 2019

Tags Education, Incomes, Job Quality

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Why progressives can’t stop pushing Maine Democrats

Tax cuts passed under LePage have cost the state $864 million in lost revenuewhich, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, has been distributed moslty to the […]

Beacon

Posted July 12, 2019

Tags Revenue, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

After tax credit bill passes, 100,000 Mainers set to get an income boost in 2020

“In our out-of-balance tax code, the poor pay more than the wealthiest residents of our state,” said Sarah Austin, a policy analyst for the Maine Center for […]

Beacon

Posted June 20, 2019

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

Final budget marks gains in property tax relief, healthcare, but fails to un-rig tax code

“Reversing LePage-era tax cuts for the wealthiest would have put budget negotiators in a position to fully fund, for the first time ever, our children’s schools and […]

Beacon

Posted June 15, 2019

Tags Budget, Health Care, Property Tax, Tax Fairness

Education, Jobs and Income

‘Student Loan Bill of Rights’ will protect Maine students from predatory lenders

“This bill will prevent giant financial corporations from padding their bottom lines by preying on Mainers who just want to responsibly pay down their student debt,” Maine […]

Beacon

Posted June 11, 2019

Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt

Taxes and Budget

Tax breaks for wealthy may beat out health, education, opioid response in Maine budget

The administration’s proposal did not call for repealing the LePage-era tax breaks for high-income earners, and the committee is not likely to pursue other sources of new […]

Beacon

Posted June 5, 2019

Tags Tax Breaks

Taxes and Budget

Coalition of Maine groups demands roll-back of LePage tax breaks for wealthy

With state budget negotiations on the horizon, a newly formed coalition of 22 Maine organizations and elected officials, called the Prosperity Coalition, held a press conference Thursday […]

Beacon

Posted May 10, 2019

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness

Jobs and Income

Gideon’s bill would make Maine a national leader on paid family leave

If passed, the program would cover 95 percent of private employees and offer up to 12 weeks of paid family leave, as well as 20 weeks of […]

Beacon

Posted April 19, 2019

Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Taxes and Budget

Firefighters, city officials say Mills’ budget shortchanges municipalities

With the cut to revenue sharing, Mills may end up continuing the legacy of her predecessor, Governor LePage, who shifted state tax reliance away from the income […]

Beacon

Posted March 20, 2019

Tags Budget

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Beacon Podcast: 'Signs of progress' as Maine reaches milestone for tax fairness

Report: Maine teachers spend hundreds of dollars of own money on classroom supplies

Why progressives can’t stop pushing Maine Democrats

After tax credit bill passes, 100,000 Mainers set to get an income boost in 2020

Final budget marks gains in property tax relief, healthcare, but fails to un-rig tax code

‘Student Loan Bill of Rights’ will protect Maine students from predatory lenders

Tax breaks for wealthy may beat out health, education, opioid response in Maine budget

Coalition of Maine groups demands roll-back of LePage tax breaks for wealthy

Gideon’s bill would make Maine a national leader on paid family leave

Firefighters, city officials say Mills’ budget shortchanges municipalities