Taxes and Budget Congress should focus on addressing the many rising costs that are hurting Mainers Election seasons can heighten tensions while reducing legislative activity, but right now, before ads and mail pieces clutter our mailboxes and debates heat up, there’s a window […] Bangor Daily News Posted June 1, 2022 Tags Children, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Health Care
Maine’s Economy Paul LePage Is Back! By most metrics, despite the high inflation and soaring energy costs, Governor Mills has a sterling set of accomplishments to fall back on during her reelection campaign […] The Nation Posted May 31, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Jobs, Poverty, Revenue
Taxes and Budget Paul LePage keeps proposing tax ideas that would harm average Mainers LePage’s second term plans for slashing, leading to an elimination of, the income tax would have also raised sales taxes, which hit low and middle income people more. A 2017 analysis […] Bangor Daily News Posted May 24, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Health Care Health insurance costs will soar for 66,000 Mainers if Congress doesn’t act AUGUSTA, Maine — Among the provisions included in the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress in 2021 was a program to increase the affordability of health insurance […] Posted May 16, 2022 Tags Health Care
Maine’s Economy What a day in the life of record high inflation looks like “I think we saw at the beginning of the pandemic, there was a lot of stimulus out in the economy. People were saving a lot more,” Sarah […] NewsCenter Maine Posted May 12, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Economy
Jobs and Income Legislators sustain Mills’ vetoes of progressive labor and criminal justice reform bills “Frankly, it’s an indefensible decision,” James Myall of the Maine Center for Economic Policy wrote on Twitter. “Fear of retaliation by employers is real, and by blocking this effort […] Beacon Posted May 9, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Job Quality, Paid Sick Days
Taxes and Budget Maine Took on Big Box Stores, and Won “This is a matter of fairness,” said Sarah Austin, director of policy and research at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, in a statement. “This new law […] Public Seminar Posted May 9, 2022 Tags Dark Stores, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget MECEP applauds passage of bill to stop corporate tax avoidance AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) applauds Maine state legislators for their efforts to level the playing field for Main Street businesses and […] Posted May 2, 2022 Tags Economy, Tax Fairness, Tax Havens
Taxes and Budget MECEP applauds the legislature’s passage of bill to stop corporate tax scheme AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) applauds Governor Mills and legislative leaders for standing up for Maine small businesses and homeowners by enacting a […] Posted May 2, 2022 Tags Dark Stores, Economy, Tax Fairness
Health Care Letter: US has work to do to improve health care The writers use the scare word “taxes.” Yes taxes may very well be raised. However, a study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy found an overall savings for […] Bangor Daily News Posted April 27, 2022 Tags Health Care