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

Health Care

PRESS RELEASE: MECEP Analysis: Senate plan to repeal ACA individual mandate a huge step back

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2017 CONTACT James Myall jmyall@mecep.org (207) 798-2617 MECEP Analysis: Senate plan to repeal ACA individual mandate a huge step back New Senate […]

Posted November 15, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Taxes and Budget

PRESS RELEASE: New Analysis Sees Little Change in Senate Republican Tax Plan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2017 CONTACT Sarah Austin saustin@mecep.org (207) 620-1104 New Analysis Sees Little Change in Senate Republican Tax Plan […]

Posted November 13, 2017

Tags Federal, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Taxes and Budget

GOP Child Care Tax Credits Leave out 29,000 low-income Maine children

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2017 CONTACT Marpheen Chann mchann@mecep.org (207) 620-1128 GOP Child Care Tax Credits Leave out 29,000 low-income Maine children AUGUSTA, MAINE (November 10, 2017) — Today, Ivanka Trump joined a round […]

Posted November 12, 2017

Tags Children, Federal, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

New analysis: House tax legislation increases benefits for Maine's richest 1 percent over time

“If this were a genuine effort to boost the middle class, Congress would be proposing a $1.5 trillion package to take on student debt, create good jobs […]

MECEP Press Release

Posted November 6, 2017

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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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

PRESS RELEASE: MECEP Analysis: Senate plan to repeal ACA individual mandate a huge step back

PRESS RELEASE: New Analysis Sees Little Change in Senate Republican Tax Plan

GOP Child Care Tax Credits Leave out 29,000 low-income Maine children

New analysis: House tax legislation increases benefits for Maine's richest 1 percent over time