Taxes and Budget

Expanded child tax credit worked and should be reinstated

With the stalling of President Joe Biden’s spending plan, the fate of the more generous child tax credit looks bleak, which is bad news for the millions […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 4, 2022

Tags Children, Economic Security, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Income of wealthiest in Maine nearly doubled from 2019 to 2020, report shows

Sarah Austin, director of policy and research at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said because there weren’t any big changes to the tax code between those […]

Beacon

Posted December 2, 2021

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Tax Fairness

Jobs and Income

Editorial: Removing workforce barriers

Last week, the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a liberal-leaning think tank, released a report titled “State of Working Maine” and in it detailed the impact of the pandemic on […]

Mount Desert Islander

Posted December 2, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Racial Equity, Unemployment, Wages

Health Care

Letter: Complicated and overpriced health care systems needs overhaul

A single universal system would be simpler and more affordable. Indeed, a study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy in 2019 demonstrated how a state-based healthcare system could […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 1, 2021

Tags Health Care, Inequality

Taxes and Budget

Build Back Better Act is the transformative plan Maine needs

Rep. Jared Golden opposed the bill in part because he disagreed with a provision lifting the cap on state and local tax deductions. The Maine Center for Economic Policy wrote […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 1, 2021

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

Taxes and Budget

Golden votes no as House passes landmark social spending bill

After months of debate, the U.S. House early Friday passed President Joe Biden’s landmark social spending bill, which will invest $1.85 trillion in child care, health care, […]

Beacon

Posted November 19, 2021

Tags Budget, Children, Coronavirus, Federal, Health Care

Jobs and Income

Maine records slight job gains in October as labor crunch continues

Gov. Janet Mills’ announcement this week that all Maine adults are eligible for a vaccine booster shot could help improve the state’s job recovery, said Arthur Phillips, […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted November 19, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Letter: Golden right to be concerned about SALT increase

As the Maine Center for Economic Policy pointed out in a recent blog post, much of the benefit from the SALT tax would go to the top 1 […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 18, 2021

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

Maine’s Economy

Opinion: Rising prices is exactly why we must pass Build Back Better

While the rising cost of living may appear worrying at first, it is important to keep the wider economic context for families in mind. Existing federal relief […]

Beacon

Posted November 17, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Federal

Taxes and Budget

You have until midnight to apply for the Expanded Child Tax Credit

According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, the new format has allowed more Maine families to benefit. “There are a lot of benefits the government has […]

WABI

Posted November 15, 2021

Tags Children, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Expanded child tax credit worked and should be reinstated

Income of wealthiest in Maine nearly doubled from 2019 to 2020, report shows

Editorial: Removing workforce barriers

Letter: Complicated and overpriced health care systems needs overhaul

Build Back Better Act is the transformative plan Maine needs

Golden votes no as House passes landmark social spending bill

Maine records slight job gains in October as labor crunch continues

Letter: Golden right to be concerned about SALT increase

Opinion: Rising prices is exactly why we must pass Build Back Better

You have until midnight to apply for the Expanded Child Tax Credit