Opinion: Maine doesn’t have to choose between bold policy and balanced budgets

Maine lawmakers are heading into a new term facing a big challenge — how to sustain bold investments in Maine people and communities in a year when the money coming in isn’t keeping pace with rising costs. The threat of major cuts to federal funding makes the future even murkier.

Click here to read the full op-ed by MECEP state and local tax policy analyst Maura Pillsbury, first published January 22, 2025 in Portland Press Herald.