Taxes and Budget

A ‘Rubik’s cube’: Lawmakers reconvene as more than 200 bills await legislative action

As James Myall, an analyst for the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy, previously told Maine Morning Star, “It would be especially frustrating if they don’t even pass […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted May 7, 2024

Tags Budget

Mills vetoes bill that would have taxed wealthy Mainers at higher rates

In a statement following the veto, Garrett Martin, president and CEO at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, also said there wouldn’t have been much benefit to […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted April 26, 2024

Tags Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Gov. Mills’ proposed savings halved in state budget after objections

Meanwhile, James Myall, an analyst for the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the state is in a strong position when it comes to savings, pointing […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted April 25, 2024

Tags Appropriations Committee, Budget, Revenue

Taxes and Budget

Tribal, labor bills among those left in limbo between passage and funding

“It’s always frustrating when bills die on the table,” James Myall, an analyst for the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy, told Maine Morning Star. “But it […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted April 24, 2024

Tags Budget

Jobs and Income

Labor advocates call Gov. Mills’ veto of her own farmworker wage bill ‘an embarrassment’

Arthur Phillips, policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy who served on the minimum wage committee, said Mills “has reaffirmed farmworkers’ second-class status in Maine’s […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted April 23, 2024

Tags Economic Security, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Reversing cuts to highways, pensioners and dairy farmers, new budget proposal heads to floor

James Myall, an analyst for the progressive organization Maine Center for Economic Policy, defended Sachs’ proposal. In a blog post, he argued the extra funding this year would help […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted April 15, 2024

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Public feedback on Gov. Mills’ budget changes: helpful, too discretionary, not enough

James Myall, an analyst for the left-leaning policy organization Maine Center for Economic Policy, said Monday the homeless provision allows needed flexibility for municipalities but adds limits […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted April 1, 2024

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

‘The rent is too damn high’: Housing advocates rally for rent relief, homeless shelter funding

“Rent relief for families with low income can be an effective, efficient way to stem the rising tides of evictions and homelessness,” said Josie Phillips, state priorities […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted March 13, 2024

Tags Budget, Housing

Taxes and Budget

Updated revenue predictions once again puts Gov. Mills’ proposed savings in spotlight

Josie Phillips, state priorities partnership fellow for the left-leaning policy organization Maine Center for Economic Policy, said she hopes the increase in one-time funds for this biennium […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted March 11, 2024

Tags Budget

Jobs and Income

State government workers union files complaint against Mills administration over bargaining dispute

Since the market pay study was not part of the January review, MSEA said there is no evidence for the claim that the state has addressed the pay […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted February 29, 2024

Tags Job Quality, Jobs

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A ‘Rubik’s cube’: Lawmakers reconvene as more than 200 bills await legislative action

Mills vetoes bill that would have taxed wealthy Mainers at higher rates

Gov. Mills’ proposed savings halved in state budget after objections

Tribal, labor bills among those left in limbo between passage and funding

Labor advocates call Gov. Mills’ veto of her own farmworker wage bill ‘an embarrassment’

Reversing cuts to highways, pensioners and dairy farmers, new budget proposal heads to floor

Public feedback on Gov. Mills’ budget changes: helpful, too discretionary, not enough

‘The rent is too damn high’: Housing advocates rally for rent relief, homeless shelter funding

Updated revenue predictions once again puts Gov. Mills’ proposed savings in spotlight

State government workers union files complaint against Mills administration over bargaining dispute