Taxes and Budget

MECEP Op-Ed in the Press Herald: LePage’s tax plan gives huge benefits to a few at expense of the many

We can fully fund our public schools. We can build a robust infrastructure that lays the groundwork for sustained, shared economic prosperity. We can maintain a public […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted March 29, 2018

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

PPH Editorial: Our View: Expensive tax overhaul wrong move for Maine

The most expensive part of LePage’s package is a revved-up depreciation schedule for businesses that would cost the state $55 million in the current budget, according to […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted March 15, 2018

Tags Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Taxes and Budget

PPH Editorial: Our View: Don’t blame land conservation for rising Maine property taxes

According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, the state has underfunded municipal revenue-sharing by $602 million from its traditional level since LePage took office. The percentage […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted February 22, 2018

Tags Property Tax, Taxes

Jobs and Income

PPH Editorial: One year in, no reason to change minimum wage law

“A year after the first wage increase went into effect, it appears that is exactly what is happening. Meanwhile, there is little evidence that the dire predictions […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 29, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Press Herald: GOP lawmakers trying to slow minimum-wage hikes

In a news release last week, the liberal-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy said the minimum wage increase would affect about 59,000 Mainers, about one out of […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted December 30, 2017

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Press Herald: House tax bill would give sizable savings to wealthy Mainers

Sarah Austin, policy analyst at the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the changes would not provide any significant tax benefit to the typical Maine family. […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted November 3, 2017

Tags Federal, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care

Medicaid expansion – on Maine’s November ballot – divides business groups

The Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning economic think tank, has estimated that 3,000 new jobs would be created in Maine if Medicaid were expanded. […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted October 3, 2017

Tags Health Care, Medicaid

Education

New program aims to educate about race

The Maine Center for Economic Policy found in 2014 that blacks and African Americans in Maine have some of the highest rates of poverty in the country. […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted September 29, 2017

Tags Education, Inequality, Racial Equity

Health Care

MECEP Op-Ed in the Press Herald: Expanding Medicaid will help Maine hospitals, health centers and the economy

Opponents of Medicaid expansion have no new arguments to offer, so they are resorting to fighting over the past. The evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of Medicaid […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted September 12, 2017

Tags Health Care, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

Property tax cut keeps money in the right place

According to an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, LePage’s approach would people who report more than $384,000 of taxable income a tax break of […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted April 24, 2017

Tags Property Tax, Tax Breaks, Taxes

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MECEP Op-Ed in the Press Herald: LePage’s tax plan gives huge benefits to a few at expense of the many

PPH Editorial: Our View: Expensive tax overhaul wrong move for Maine

PPH Editorial: Our View: Don’t blame land conservation for rising Maine property taxes

PPH Editorial: One year in, no reason to change minimum wage law

Press Herald: GOP lawmakers trying to slow minimum-wage hikes

Press Herald: House tax bill would give sizable savings to wealthy Mainers

Medicaid expansion – on Maine’s November ballot – divides business groups

New program aims to educate about race

MECEP Op-Ed in the Press Herald: Expanding Medicaid will help Maine hospitals, health centers and the economy

Property tax cut keeps money in the right place