Taxes and Budget

Setting the record straight: Absence of tax conformity will not cause tax increase

AUGUSTA, Maine — Recently, some lawmakers’s statements and media reports have misstated the consequences for Maine income tax filers that would come if the Legislature adjourned without […]

Posted April 25, 2018

Tags Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

PRESS RELEASE: As tax deadline nears, more than $1,000 on the table for low- and moderate-income Mainers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — As the tax filing deadline approaches, tens of thousands of […]

Posted April 2, 2018

Tags EITC, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

ADVISORY: MECEP analysis reveals winners, losers of LePage Tax Bill and the true cost of tax breaks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 MECEP analysis reveals winners, losers of LePage Tax Bill and the true cost of […]

Posted March 8, 2018

Tags Federal, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Education

PRESS RELEASE: DeVos threatens Maine's authority to protect students from predatory loan practices

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 DeVos threatens Maine’s authority to protect students from predatory loan practices Maine must […]

Posted March 1, 2018

Tags Education, Higher Education, Student Debt

Taxes and Budget

PRESS RELEASE: LePage Tax Bill siphons revenue from Maine's future to pay for benefits to profitable businesses and wealthy households

AUGUSTA, Maine – Gov. Paul LePage’s administration on Thursday unveiled the governor’s tax conformity bill – an $88.2 million proposal to adopt portions of the Trump Tax Plan […]

Posted March 1, 2018

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, TCJA

Maine’s Economy

Press Release: New revenue identified in latest forecast should fund state needs, not tax breaks

AUGUSTA, Maine — The state’s Revenue Forecasting Committee told lawmakers on Tuesday that Maine’s General Fund will exceed original estimates by roughly $128.5 million in the current budget […]

Posted February 27, 2018

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Jobs and Income

PRESS RELEASE: Amended bill would still undermine Maine's minimum wage law, says MECEP Executive Director Garrett Martin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feburary 8, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 Amended bill would still undermine Maine’s minimum wage law, says MECEP Executive Director […]

Posted February 8, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

PRESS RELEASE: 59,000 Mainers to get raises on January 1 as minimum wage rises to $10 per hour

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 AUGUSTA, MAINE — Roughly 59,000 Mainers will receive a direct wage increase on New Year’s Day as Maine’s minimum […]

Posted December 29, 2017

Tags Economy, Minimum Wage, Wages

Taxes and Budget

PRESS RELEASE: Maine families lose in final GOP tax deal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2017 CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 Maine families lose in GOP tax deal Tax increases for families, cuts to health care […]

Posted December 20, 2017

Tags Federal, Health Care

Taxes and Budget

UPDATE: New Analysis on Senate tax legislation

By 2027, the 80% of Maine households earning less than $147,140 will see a tax increase of $250 on average under the Senate’s proposed tax bill, according to new analysis released yesterday by […]

Posted November 20, 2017

Tags Federal, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

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Setting the record straight: Absence of tax conformity will not cause tax increase

PRESS RELEASE: As tax deadline nears, more than $1,000 on the table for low- and moderate-income Mainers

ADVISORY: MECEP analysis reveals winners, losers of LePage Tax Bill and the true cost of tax breaks

PRESS RELEASE: DeVos threatens Maine's authority to protect students from predatory loan practices

PRESS RELEASE: LePage Tax Bill siphons revenue from Maine's future to pay for benefits to profitable businesses and wealthy households

Press Release: New revenue identified in latest forecast should fund state needs, not tax breaks

PRESS RELEASE: Amended bill would still undermine Maine's minimum wage law, says MECEP Executive Director Garrett Martin

PRESS RELEASE: 59,000 Mainers to get raises on January 1 as minimum wage rises to $10 per hour

PRESS RELEASE: Maine families lose in final GOP tax deal

UPDATE: New Analysis on Senate tax legislation