Maine’s Economy

LePage, Moody and Poliquin gather at Republican forum to boost Trump, bash Mills

But Mario Moretto, a spokesman for the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, disputed the Republican characterization of the impact of the Trump tax cuts. “The Trump […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 22, 2019

Tags Federal, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine Voices: Democrats in Augusta shouldn’t let fear stop them from pursuing tax justice

When my wife and I married, and the first tax returns came back from our accountant, I found that my effective tax rate was slashed almost in […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 11, 2019

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Letter to the editor: Earned Income Tax Credit expansion will give a boost to hardworking Mainers

Financial burden is a terrible feeling and something that is, unfortunately, common in Maine. Maine has a bill to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit. According to […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 11, 2019

Tags EITC, Inequality, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

Coalition pushes for rollback of LePage-era tax cuts

Dubbing itself “the Prosperity Coalition,” the group includes the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a state employee union, immigrant rights groups, clergy and advocates for several causes. […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted May 9, 2019

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Rep. Terry: Hardworking Mainers should receive a ‘cost of living refund’

EITC is so effective that 29 states, including Maine, have created their own state-level EITCs to build on the federal credit’s success. Unfortunately, as Mainers’ cost of […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted April 24, 2019

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Proposed city sick-day ordinance will protect Portland’s unique workforce

Finally, we strongly disagree that Portland should wait for the state to pass L.D. 369, which would provide paid time off to some workers. Portland needs a paid-sick-days ordinance […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted April 20, 2019

Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Taxes and Budget

Commentary: Local-option tax the wrong solution to Maine communities’ funding challenges

Over the past decade, choices in the Legislature have caused roughly $720 million worth of budget shortfalls in towns and cities across Maine. This year, lawmakers should […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted April 11, 2019

Tags Local, Sales Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Taxpayers finding costly surprises in their 2018 returns

In the past, payroll managers depended largely on the number of personal exemptions claimed by an employee to determine family size, which helped them calculate how much […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted April 9, 2019

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Portland council to hear arguments about paid sick leave proposal

An April 16, 2018, memo from Maine Center for Economic Policy analyst James Myall for the SMWC concludes that the ordinance could help 19,000 employees, 10,600 of […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted April 7, 2019

Tags Paid Sick Days

Taxes and Budget

The View From Here: Maine Republicans keep winning on taxes

The Maine Center for Economic Policy, the liberal think tank, had its own budget proposal, which is quite modest in its goals. It would meet the state’s […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted February 17, 2019

Tags Taxes

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LePage, Moody and Poliquin gather at Republican forum to boost Trump, bash Mills

Maine Voices: Democrats in Augusta shouldn’t let fear stop them from pursuing tax justice

Letter to the editor: Earned Income Tax Credit expansion will give a boost to hardworking Mainers

Coalition pushes for rollback of LePage-era tax cuts

Rep. Terry: Hardworking Mainers should receive a ‘cost of living refund’

Proposed city sick-day ordinance will protect Portland’s unique workforce

Commentary: Local-option tax the wrong solution to Maine communities’ funding challenges

Taxpayers finding costly surprises in their 2018 returns

Portland council to hear arguments about paid sick leave proposal

The View From Here: Maine Republicans keep winning on taxes