Health Care

New MECEP Report: “Honoring Maine’s Veterans: Serving Better Those Who Served”

“Despite the honors society accords veterans, they remain a group requiring policymakers’ considered and targeted attention―both to ensure that state programs are responsive and innovative, and to […]

Posted May 7, 2015

Tags Health Care

MECEP: Eliminating Maine's Income Tax "Will Tear a $1.7 Billion Hole" in Future Budgets, "Puts Funding for Schools and Other Vital Services at Risk"

Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, May 5, 2015) “Gov. LePage’s proposed constitutional amendment to end Maine’s income tax is a huge giveaway to Maine’s wealthiest residents that will put funding […]

Posted May 5, 2015

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

Taxes and Budget

New MECEP Report: “Fix Maine’s EITC to Reward Work and Reduce Poverty”

“To reduce poverty and make work pay for Maine’s low-income families, especially those with children, state policymakers should increase the size of Maine’s EITC and make it […]

Posted April 27, 2015

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Analysis: Better Deal for Maine "Provides Bigger Tax Cuts for More Mainers"

The plan from Democratic legislators also increases investment in education and other critical services Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, April 15, 2015) The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today […]

Posted April 15, 2015

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

"Better Deal for Maine" Is a Win for Working Families, Homeowners, and Maine's Economy

“The Better Deal for Maine plan achieves what Governor LePage’s budget plan fails to do: It provides the greatest benefits to hard working Mainers and assures that […]

Posted April 10, 2015

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Education

New MECEP Report Finds a “Public College Affordability Crisis” in Maine, Especially for Working Families

“A good education opens the door to a good job for aspiring Maine workers, to future prosperity for them and their families, and to a strong Maine […]

Posted April 6, 2015

Tags Education, Higher Education

Maine’s Economy

CFPB Initiative Is an Important Step toward Ending Unscrupulous, Abusive Lending Practices

“By taking this first rulemaking step, the CFPB has initiated a process that must ultimately ban a wide range of abusive lending practices and protect borrowers, especially […]

Posted April 2, 2015

Tags Consumer Protection, Federal

Taxes and Budget

MECEP: Bill to Restore Estate Tax Exclusion to $1 Million Will Make Maine's Tax System "Fairer and More Efficient"

“The estate tax is one of the best tools for ensuring that all Maine children, regardless of how wealthy their parents or grandparents were, have the opportunity […]

Posted March 30, 2015

Tags Estate Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Governors’ Proposed Convention a “Radical Political Gambit that Threatens Our Constitution”

Balanced budget amendment would result in “disastrous consequences for the economic security of all Americans” Augusta, Maine (Thursday, March 26, 2015) The Maine Center for Economic Policy […]

Posted March 26, 2015

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Bill to Plug Corporate Tax Haven Loopholes Would Recover $5 Million Annually in Lost State Revenues

LD 341 would help stop tax haven abuse and the erosion of Maine’s tax base by multi-national corporations doing business here Augusta, Maine (Monday, March 9, 2015) The […]

Posted March 9, 2015

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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New MECEP Report: “Honoring Maine’s Veterans: Serving Better Those Who Served”

MECEP: Eliminating Maine's Income Tax "Will Tear a $1.7 Billion Hole" in Future Budgets, "Puts Funding for Schools and Other Vital Services at Risk"

New MECEP Report: “Fix Maine’s EITC to Reward Work and Reduce Poverty”

MECEP Analysis: Better Deal for Maine "Provides Bigger Tax Cuts for More Mainers"

"Better Deal for Maine" Is a Win for Working Families, Homeowners, and Maine's Economy

New MECEP Report Finds a “Public College Affordability Crisis” in Maine, Especially for Working Families

CFPB Initiative Is an Important Step toward Ending Unscrupulous, Abusive Lending Practices

MECEP: Bill to Restore Estate Tax Exclusion to $1 Million Will Make Maine's Tax System "Fairer and More Efficient"

Governors’ Proposed Convention a “Radical Political Gambit that Threatens Our Constitution”

Bill to Plug Corporate Tax Haven Loopholes Would Recover $5 Million Annually in Lost State Revenues