Taxes and Budget

'Is This Our Party Anymore?' — Maine's Establishment Republicans Who Got Canceled

That was the dilemma for Mills, whose budget writers were confronting an estimated $100 million hole in the current budget if the state conformed to the federal tax code […]

Maine Public

Posted January 29, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Officials Say Maine Can't Forgo Taxes From Paycheck Protection Funds. Republicans Are Crying Foul

“The treatment in the change package is revenue neutral,” she says. “It is not a tax increase on businesses. It is submitting a double benefit.” Austin says […]

Maine Public

Posted January 25, 2021

Tags Budget

Education

A Third Of Maine Student Loan Borrowers Could Have Their Debt Eliminated Under Plan Floated By Biden

Jody Harris, the associate director of the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, said that cancelling debt could be particularly important for borrowers facing financial distress, who may be at […]

Maine Public

Posted January 20, 2021

Tags Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

Jobs and Income

Data: 257,000 Mainers Having Trouble Paying Household Expenses

A new analysis of census data by the national Center for Budget and Policy Priorities and Maine Center for Economic Policy finds that about 257,000 Maine adults […]

Maine Public

Posted October 8, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Incomes, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Report Finds That 182,000 Mainers Would Be Affected By Cuts To Supplemental Unemployment Benefits

The newest COVID-19 stimulus plan that Senate Republicans released Monday would cut supplemental unemployment benefits from $600 to $200 a week. That would impact about 182,000 Mainers, […]

Maine Public

Posted July 29, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Jobs, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Report: Coronavirus-Triggered Economic Downturn Unprecedented, Hitting Low-Wage Workers Hard

That’s one conclusion in a new report from the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy. Report author Sara Austin says that in the Great Recession of a decade ago, the […]

Maine Public

Posted April 6, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Recession

Taxes and Budget

Lawmakers To Debate: Should Maine's Big-Box Stores Be Taxed As If They're Empty Or Full?

Sarah Austin, an analyst for the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, says the tax reduction requests by Walmart and other large retailers have grown in recent […]

Maine Public

Posted February 10, 2020

Tags Property Tax, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Two of Maine's Political Think Tanks

Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy and Matthew Gagnon, the CEO of the Maine Heritage Policy Center join former Republican State Senator […]

Maine Public

Posted February 9, 2020

Tags Economy

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Maine Has The Highest Food Insecurity Rate In New England. Here's How 1 Food Bank Is Addressing That

Kristen Miale is the president of the largest hunger-relief organization in Maine, the Good Shepherd Food Bank. Good Shepherd distributes food to all 16 counties in the […]

Maine Public

Posted November 28, 2019

Tags Economic Security, EITC, Food Insecurity, Inequality, Job Quality, Minimum Wage

Taxes and Budget

Maine Lawmakers Grant Some Tax Relief, But Taxpayers May Not See Much Of A Benefit

But Sarah Austin, an analyst with the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy, says local municipal officials are scrambling to find a way to pay for unmet […]

Maine Public

Posted July 10, 2019

Tags Revenue, Taxes

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'Is This Our Party Anymore?' — Maine's Establishment Republicans Who Got Canceled

Officials Say Maine Can't Forgo Taxes From Paycheck Protection Funds. Republicans Are Crying Foul

A Third Of Maine Student Loan Borrowers Could Have Their Debt Eliminated Under Plan Floated By Biden

Data: 257,000 Mainers Having Trouble Paying Household Expenses

Report Finds That 182,000 Mainers Would Be Affected By Cuts To Supplemental Unemployment Benefits

Report: Coronavirus-Triggered Economic Downturn Unprecedented, Hitting Low-Wage Workers Hard

Lawmakers To Debate: Should Maine's Big-Box Stores Be Taxed As If They're Empty Or Full?

Two of Maine's Political Think Tanks

Maine Has The Highest Food Insecurity Rate In New England. Here's How 1 Food Bank Is Addressing That

Maine Lawmakers Grant Some Tax Relief, But Taxpayers May Not See Much Of A Benefit