Taxes and Budget

Lawmakers approve tax conformity bill, send it to LePage

The Maine Center for Economic Policy, an Augusta-based nonprofit, characterized the enacted bill as a compromise, stating in a news release that it “splits the difference” between […]

MaineBiz

Posted August 31, 2018

Tags Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Taxes and Budget

Experts disagree whether Maine home care referendum will result in ‘marriage penalty’

MECEP’S Executive Director Garrett Martin says [the proposal would not penalize married couples for filing jointly] because the tax on earned income is a payroll tax, deducted […]

Maine Public

Posted August 17, 2018

Tags Caregiving, Economic Security

Taxes and Budget

‘Marriage penalty’ debate takes center-stage in Maine home care fight

Garrett Martin, the executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a progressive group that has taken no position on the referendum, said the LePage administration’s […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted August 17, 2018

Tags Caregiving, Economic Security

Maine’s Economy

Paul LePage Was Saying Whatever He Wanted Before That Was a Thing

In 2011, when Mr. LePage took office, Maine had the 14th lowest rate of poverty in the nation, according to the census; last year, it fell to […]

New York Times

Posted August 13, 2018

Tags Economy

Jobs and Income

Report projecting virtually no job growth in Maine through 2026 is seen as ‘a call to action’

[Maine Center for Economic Policy’s James] Myall said it’s important to remember that the Department of Labor’s grim projections about a lack of job growth in Maine […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 7, 2018

Tags Jobs

Maine’s Economy

After wild swings last year, Maine economic growth off to sluggish start in 2018

James Myall, an economist and policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said Maine lawmakers are going to have to grapple with significant issues if […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted July 26, 2018

Tags Economy

Jobs and Income

Some Farmington area stores struggle to get employees

“Rural Maine is aging faster than the rest of the state,” said James Myall, a policy analyst for the [Maine Center for Economic Policy]. “There are more […]

Morning Sentinel

Posted July 7, 2018

Tags Employment, Jobs

Maine’s Economy

LePage picks 32 communities – including some wealthier ones – for investment incentive

“Some analysts think the lightly regulated program could unlock hundreds of billions of dollars from investors who are hesitant to cash out of investments because of capital […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted May 21, 2018

Tags Economy

Taxes and Budget

LePage warns taxpayers that some may need to file amendments to their 2017 returns

“Sarah Austin, a tax policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said a relatively small number of people might need to file amended returns because […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted May 18, 2018

Tags Taxes

Jobs and Income

CBS Moneywatch: Must work for food stamps: A modest proposal or recipe for hunger?

“… Those who work to combat hunger in Maine say that while food-stamp enrollment has declined, the work requirement hasn’t done anything to reduce hunger in the […]

CBS Moneywatch

Posted May 17, 2018

Tags Employment, Food Insecurity

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Lawmakers approve tax conformity bill, send it to LePage

Experts disagree whether Maine home care referendum will result in ‘marriage penalty’

‘Marriage penalty’ debate takes center-stage in Maine home care fight

Paul LePage Was Saying Whatever He Wanted Before That Was a Thing

Report projecting virtually no job growth in Maine through 2026 is seen as ‘a call to action’

After wild swings last year, Maine economic growth off to sluggish start in 2018

Some Farmington area stores struggle to get employees

LePage picks 32 communities – including some wealthier ones – for investment incentive

LePage warns taxpayers that some may need to file amendments to their 2017 returns

CBS Moneywatch: Must work for food stamps: A modest proposal or recipe for hunger?