Taxes and Budget

EDITORIAL: Janet Mills offers hopeful budget but raises questions about funding sources

Mills’ proposal may thread a political needle, but calls from her left to roll back the LePage-era tax cuts are a more intellectually honest way of achieving […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 12, 2019

Tags Budget, Revenue

Taxes and Budget

Reaction to Gov. Mills' budget: Pro and con

Garrett Martin, executive director of Maine Center for Economic Policy: “Gov. Mills’ budget plan makes progress on investments critical for Maine’s future, particularly in the area of […]

MaineBiz

Posted February 12, 2019

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Taxes and Budget

Mills uses budget speech to further chip away at LePage legacy

In 2017, the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy found that LePage had foregone roughly $2 billion in federal funds — much of that around Medicaid expansion […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 11, 2019

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Taxes and Budget

Janet Mills begins selling her budget to both ends of Maine’s political spectrum

The leader of the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy, which issued a budget framework with an income tax hike on higher earners, said it “locks in” […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 11, 2019

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

What to expect from Janet Mills’ first two-year budget proposal

Mills promised in her campaign she wouldn’t raise taxes. Progressives have only pushed her a bit so far. The Maine Center for Economic Policy released a budget framework calling for […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 8, 2019

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Taxes and Budget

Maine governor unveils two-year $8 billion budget proposal

Meanwhile, the liberal-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy called Mills’ proposal a “mixed bag.” Executive director Garrett Martin said Mills’ budget would keep LePage-era tax cuts, while […]

Associated Press

Posted February 8, 2019

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Taxes and Budget

Mills’ budget proposal prioritizes health, education while leaving LePage’s tax cuts for the wealthy

Some policy analysts who believe the proposal is moderate in scope hope lawmakers will press the new governor to take a bolder stance as the budget debate […]

Beacon

Posted February 8, 2019

Tags Budget, Education, Health Care, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Mills avoids tax hikes, boosts school aid in $8 billion spending plan hit from left and right

The half-measures in the budget will frustrate progressives. The Maine Center for Economic Policy advocated a budget outline that would use surpluses and a $518 million income […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 8, 2019

Tags Budget, Education, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine ‘prosperity budget’ proposal shows progressive change is feasible

Analysts with the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) have drafted an aspirational budget intended to demonstrate to the new Democratic-controlled state legislature and Governor Janet Mills […]

Beacon

Posted January 17, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Policy organization releases 'Prosperity Budget'

Governor Janet Mills and her office continue to work on the state budget ahead of its due date. On Tuesday, the Maine Center for Economic Policy released […]

Fox Bangor

Posted January 17, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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EDITORIAL: Janet Mills offers hopeful budget but raises questions about funding sources

Reaction to Gov. Mills' budget: Pro and con

Mills uses budget speech to further chip away at LePage legacy

Janet Mills begins selling her budget to both ends of Maine’s political spectrum

What to expect from Janet Mills’ first two-year budget proposal

Maine governor unveils two-year $8 billion budget proposal

Mills’ budget proposal prioritizes health, education while leaving LePage’s tax cuts for the wealthy

Mills avoids tax hikes, boosts school aid in $8 billion spending plan hit from left and right

Maine ‘prosperity budget’ proposal shows progressive change is feasible

Policy organization releases 'Prosperity Budget'