Taxes and Budget

The window for balancing Maine’s tax code this session may be closing

Proponents said amending Maine’s income tax is the most direct way to inject more fairness into the state’s tax code, while helping to fund critical needs such as […]

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Posted June 7, 2023

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Mills’ proposal to cut paid family leave benefits could make it unusable for low-wage workers

Proponents of the bill say Mills’ plan would make the program potentially unusable for many low-income workers who wouldn’t be able to make ends meet with such […]

Beacon

Posted June 1, 2023

Tags Paid Family and Medical Leave

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

A cautionary tale from Connecticut as Maine lawmakers weigh privatizing paid leave

James Myall, an analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, also cautioned against having a private administrator of a state paid leave program, pointing to the […]

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Posted June 1, 2023

Tags Paid Family and Medical Leave

Taxes and Budget

Effort to undo LePage’s estate tax cut for millionaires returns to Augusta

Between 1973 and 2015, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, the top 1% of Maine families captured 42% of all income growth, leaving just 57% for the […]

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Posted May 18, 2023

Tags Estate Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Podcast: Are corporate tax breaks worth it? Probably not.

As Gov. Janet Mills looks to “modernize” the Pine Tree Empowerment Zone corporate tax credit program, Esther and Ben are joined by Maura Pillsbury of the Maine […]

Beacon

Posted May 11, 2023

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Parents, advocates urge lawmakers to reduce poverty in Maine by expanding child tax credit

In Maine, the expanded federal program in 2021 provided increased funds for 142,000 families with 229,000 children — and like the proposed state program, it was refundable, […]

Beacon

Posted May 5, 2023

Tags Child Tax Credit, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Report: Maine’s direct care system is facing a crisis due to poor pay and low staffing

Stubbornly low wages have left the direct care workforce in Maine in a “fragile state,” leading to a significant labor shortage that has resulted in fewer available […]

Beacon

Posted April 27, 2023

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Economy, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine could finally expand overtime pay for thousands of workers

James Myall, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, told lawmakers that the group estimates that about 26,000 additional salaried workers in the for-profit […]

Beacon

Posted April 26, 2023

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Overtime

Jobs and Income

‘We’re responsible for the history we make:’ Lawmakers push for migrant labor rights

Maine is not the only state where lawmakers are trying to expand rights for farmworkers. Currently, 12 states guarantee collective bargaining rights to such workers. And in […]

Beacon

Posted April 19, 2023

Tags Economic Security, Immigration, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Taxes and Budget

On Tax Day, Mainers argue everyone ‘deserves a slice,’ call for wealthy to pay their fair share

The amount corporations currently pay in state taxes is opaque, although it is estimated that Maine gives away over a billion dollars in tax breaks to businesses […]

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Posted April 18, 2023

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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The window for balancing Maine’s tax code this session may be closing

Mills’ proposal to cut paid family leave benefits could make it unusable for low-wage workers

A cautionary tale from Connecticut as Maine lawmakers weigh privatizing paid leave

Effort to undo LePage’s estate tax cut for millionaires returns to Augusta

Podcast: Are corporate tax breaks worth it? Probably not.

Parents, advocates urge lawmakers to reduce poverty in Maine by expanding child tax credit

Report: Maine’s direct care system is facing a crisis due to poor pay and low staffing

Maine could finally expand overtime pay for thousands of workers

‘We’re responsible for the history we make:’ Lawmakers push for migrant labor rights

On Tax Day, Mainers argue everyone ‘deserves a slice,’ call for wealthy to pay their fair share