Jobs and Income

Uncertain work schedules linked to food and housing insecurity, anxiety in kids

James Myall, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said that these outcomes are especially relevant in Maine given that 128,000 of the state’s […]

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Posted October 16, 2019

Tags Children, Fair Scheduling, Job Quality

Jobs and Income

28,000 Maine workers stand to miss out on overtime under Trump’s new rule

However, had the Obama rule been enacted, a total of 54,000 salaried workers in Maine, or 42 percent of the workforce, would be covered, according to estimates […]

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Posted September 23, 2019

Tags Federal, Incomes, Job Quality

Taxes and Budget

Tax reforms credited with ensuring Maine’s poorest no longer pay highest tax rate

“According to MECEP policy analyst Sarah Austin, who authored the report, the change can be attributed to the Maine Legislature’s passage of an expanded Maine Earned Income […]

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Posted September 6, 2019

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Posted June 5, 2019

Tags Tax Breaks

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Uncertain work schedules linked to food and housing insecurity, anxiety in kids

28,000 Maine workers stand to miss out on overtime under Trump’s new rule

Tax reforms credited with ensuring Maine’s poorest no longer pay highest tax rate

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