Taxes and Budget

Maine progressives can claim big victories this year, but that does not mean they are satisfied

Democratic bills were introduced to undo some of the tax cuts, but Mills’ pledge affected the two-year budget process in such a way that no tax increase […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted June 6, 2019

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks

Taxes and Budget

As budget nears completion, activists urge more state spending

Activist from low-income, organized labor and health care groups want Maine to increase spending on a range of social programs, and increase funding for schools and communities. […]

NewsCenter Maine

Posted June 6, 2019

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Tax breaks for wealthy may beat out health, education, opioid response in Maine budget

The administration’s proposal did not call for repealing the LePage-era tax breaks for high-income earners, and the committee is not likely to pursue other sources of new […]

Beacon

Posted June 5, 2019

Tags Tax Breaks

Taxes and Budget

Eye on Augusta: EVs, Revenue Sharing, Expanding Abortion Access & More

“Well-maintained roads, good schools, robust public works, parks, and libraries help people and small businesses plant deep roots in the towns and cities they call home,” wrote […]

The Free Press

Posted May 30, 2019

Tags Budget, Municipal Revenue Sharing

Taxes and Budget

As budget deadline nears, the gap between what lawmakers want and what they can pay for widens

That idea could doom bipartisan goals, including a large expansion of the earned-income tax credit passed in a 10-1 vote in the tax committee last week. It […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted May 29, 2019

Tags Budget, Revenue

Jobs and Income

Groundbreaking ‘earned paid leave’ law to cover 85% of Maine workers

Garrett Martin, executive director of Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the nonprofit’s “State of Working Maine 2018” reported that the lack of sick leave cost the […]

MaineBiz

Posted May 29, 2019

Tags Paid Sick Days

Taxes and Budget

Maine has a tool to reduce poverty and encourage work. Expanding it makes sense.

If fully funded, an estimated 177,000 households across the state would benefit, including roughly 14,000 family caregivers and 2,000 students, according to analysis by the left-leaning Maine Center for […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted May 29, 2019

Tags EITC, Poverty, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Education, Jobs and Income

Jody Harris: Maine needs a student loan bill of rights

Escalating college debt and rising rates of student loan defaults threaten to derail the benefits of higher education for Maine’s families and our economy. Money that normally would […]

Sun Journal

Posted May 26, 2019

Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt

Jobs and Income

Even GOP Voters Are Applauding AOC and Sanders for Taking on Lenders

Five states have now passed referenda limiting payday loans: South Dakota, Ohio, Arizona, Montana, and this past November, Colorado. There, voters overwhelmingly passed a measure capping interest rates at […]

Truthout

Posted May 16, 2019

Tags Consumer Protection

Education

Eye on Augusta: Legislature Votes to Ban “Conversion Therapy,” Provide MaineCare Coverage for Abortions, Study the NECEC & More!

A 2012 U.S. Senate investigation found that for-profit colleges depend on taxpayer dollars for nearly all of their revenues, yet they overspend on advertising and CEO salaries. […]

The Free Press

Posted May 16, 2019

Tags Higher Education, Student Debt

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Maine progressives can claim big victories this year, but that does not mean they are satisfied

As budget nears completion, activists urge more state spending

Tax breaks for wealthy may beat out health, education, opioid response in Maine budget

Eye on Augusta: EVs, Revenue Sharing, Expanding Abortion Access & More

As budget deadline nears, the gap between what lawmakers want and what they can pay for widens

Groundbreaking ‘earned paid leave’ law to cover 85% of Maine workers

Maine has a tool to reduce poverty and encourage work. Expanding it makes sense.

Jody Harris: Maine needs a student loan bill of rights

Even GOP Voters Are Applauding AOC and Sanders for Taking on Lenders

Eye on Augusta: Legislature Votes to Ban “Conversion Therapy,” Provide MaineCare Coverage for Abortions, Study the NECEC & More!