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, Taxes and Budget

New bill implements tax credit to assist family caregivers

New legislation could help people who’ve had to to cut hours at work or quit a job to take care of a family member. The Maine Center […]

WABI

Posted February 6, 2020

Tags Caregiving, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Mills' $126M supplemental budget seeks to capitalize on strong Maine economy

“The additional resources for education and the governor’s focus on infrastructure and public services demonstrate that Gov. Mills knows what Maine communities and families need to thrive. […]

MaineBiz

Posted February 4, 2020

Tags Budget

Jobs and Income

Colorado just expanded overtime protections. Will Dems in Augusta follow suit?

“Colorado’s decision to restore overtime restores one of the basic promises of employment: That workers should be paid for every hour they work,” said Mario Moretto, communications […]

Beacon

Posted January 27, 2020

Tags Job Quality, Overtime

Health Care

Mainers deserve publicly funded health care

A recent study by Maine Center for Economic Policy on behalf of Maine AllCare (available at maineallcare.org) showed that a universal, publicly funded health care system covering every […]

Central Maine Newspapers

Posted January 24, 2020

Tags Health Care

Taxes and Budget

Tax breaks may be better spent elsewhere

The evidence suggests that instead of giving millions to profitable corporations, Maine could better spend that money on public investments that truly benefit communities and the economy […]

Central Maine Newspapers

Posted January 22, 2020

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Portland MLK dinner gives hundreds ‘reality check’ on racial injustice, tribal sovereignty

Outside of slavery, animosity towards Mainers of color assumed other familiar and far-reaching forms. Low wages and disproportionately higher incarceration rates have left people of color empty […]

Beacon

Posted January 21, 2020

Tags Health Care, Inequality, Racial Equity, Wages

Maine’s Economy

Scholars Strategy Network: Getting by with less and less

Skyrocketing income and wealth inequality have received considerable attention recently. The gap between the richest and poorest households in the U.S. is now the largest it has been in […]

Central Maine Newspapers

Posted January 21, 2020

Tags Economy

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Portland’s annual MLK celebration continues with broad community support

Scheduled speakers include U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, Abdul Ali of Maine Youth Justice, Alison Beyea of ACLU Maine, Portland School Superintendent Xavier Botana, Crystal Cron […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 19, 2020

Tags Inequality, Racial Equity

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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

New bill implements tax credit to assist family caregivers

Mills' $126M supplemental budget seeks to capitalize on strong Maine economy

Colorado just expanded overtime protections. Will Dems in Augusta follow suit?

Mainers deserve publicly funded health care

Tax breaks may be better spent elsewhere

Portland MLK dinner gives hundreds ‘reality check’ on racial injustice, tribal sovereignty

Scholars Strategy Network: Getting by with less and less

Portland’s annual MLK celebration continues with broad community support