Taxes and Budget

No taxes on tips? What this could mean for Maine

“Some of the lowest income folks wouldn’t benefit from this kind of policy,” said James Myall, Economic Policy Analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “They […]

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Posted August 15, 2024

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Undocumented immigrants contribute more than $15M in Maine taxes per year, study says

“With a plateauing workforce and an aging population, Maine should welcome everyone who wants to work. What this report quantifies is what we’ve known all along: all […]

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Posted July 31, 2024

Tags Immigration, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Advocates in Maine push for child tax credit expansion

Advocates in Maine are calling on state and federal lawmakers to expand child tax credits. In 2021, Congress passed an extension to the child tax credit in […]

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Posted March 10, 2023

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Mainers voice their concern; ask for expanding of child tax credit

Today, a group of advocates and parents voiced their concerns in front of Congressman Jared Golden’s office asking Congress to permanently expand the Child Tax Credit. Their […]

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Posted December 6, 2022

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal

Maine’s Economy

Two months ahead of Election Day, Maine Gov. Janet Mills defends economic record

Maine’s gross domestic product growth under Mills, 2.4%, is above the national average, 1.7%, while under LePage, GDP growth, .9%, was below the national average, 2.6%, according […]

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Posted September 8, 2022

Tags Economy

Education

Maine programs offer student loan debt relief favoring certain careers

The Maine Center For Economic Policy forecast that 95% of the state residents with student loan debt would benefit from the Biden plan, which would increase the amount eligible […]

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Posted August 25, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

Jobs and Income

Progressive group estimates up to 95K Mainers impacted by end of federal unemployment aid

The Maine Center for Economic Policy, a progressive group, says more than 22,000 Mainers have now lost those federal benefits, citing data from the Maine Department of […]

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Posted September 7, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal, Unemployment

Taxes and Budget

What does the $1 trillion infrastructure bill mean for Maine?

James Myall of the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy says the funding could make a big difference pushing forward a backlog of planned transportation projects in […]

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Posted August 8, 2021

Tags Budget, Federal, Infrastructure

Taxes and Budget

Progressive group calls for permanent extension of enhanced child tax credit

Flaherty-Stanford, citing a projection from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, says the payments will bring more than $435 million into the state. “That’s money that’s going […]

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Posted June 15, 2021

Tags Children, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care

Advocates worried about racial disparities in Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

With limited supplies, the state has prioritized Mainers who are 70 and older because of their risk of severe illness and death from the virus. It is […]

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Posted February 25, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Racial Equity

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No taxes on tips? What this could mean for Maine

Undocumented immigrants contribute more than $15M in Maine taxes per year, study says

Advocates in Maine push for child tax credit expansion

Mainers voice their concern; ask for expanding of child tax credit

Two months ahead of Election Day, Maine Gov. Janet Mills defends economic record

Maine programs offer student loan debt relief favoring certain careers

Progressive group estimates up to 95K Mainers impacted by end of federal unemployment aid

What does the $1 trillion infrastructure bill mean for Maine?

Progressive group calls for permanent extension of enhanced child tax credit

Advocates worried about racial disparities in Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout