Health Care, Maine’s Economy ACLU of Maine and MECEP report calls for drug decriminalization in Maine AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine spends $111 million to punish people for using drugs. The return on this investment: record shattering overdose deaths, thousands of people held back […] Posted March 21, 2022 Tags Inclusive Economy
Taxes and Budget MECEP statement on the Governor’s announced budget change package AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) applauds the governor’s proposed additional funding for behavioral health services as a step toward addressing unmet needs left out of the original budget […] Posted March 18, 2022 Tags Budget, Health Care, Housing, Property Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Podcast: The State House floods and some bills are drowned Sarah Austin of the Maine Center for Economic Policy joins the podcast this week to discuss what’s in the state budget, what’s out and what decisions are […] Beacon Posted March 17, 2022 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget Legislature moving to curb ‘dark store theory’ tax assessments A report on “dark store theory” by the Maine Center for Economic Policy said that when a big box retailer moves to a new location, it often […] Sun Journal Posted March 15, 2022 Tags Dark Stores, Property Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget GHRT REWIND: Garrett Martin “What this bill is about, is the fact that you have large wealthy corporations that are building their wealth in part by manipulating the tax code and […] WVOM Posted March 15, 2022 Tags Tax Havens
Taxes and Budget Our View: Law would level playing field between communities, big retailers Since 2015, large retailers in Maine have lowered their valuations by more than $16 million combined using this strategy, costing cities and towns hundreds of thousands of […] Portland Press Herald Posted March 14, 2022 Tags Dark Stores, Property Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy Bill to make demographic data more consistent, available making its way through Maine Legislature “Having wider access to the data, I think, is just a good thing in general,” said James Myall, a policy analyst for Maine Center for Economic Policy, in […] The Maine Monitor Posted March 13, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Racial Equity
Taxes and Budget Maine House kicks off floor votes by lifting cap on clean syringes, taxing ‘dark stores’ A 2019 report by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) found that of the 25 Maine towns with the highest retail sales, 17 had big box stores appeal […] Beacon Posted March 11, 2022 Tags Dark Stores, Property Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness
On anniversary of ARPA, 8,000 children will likely be pushed back into poverty without expanded Child Tax Credit New analysis also shows Maine stands to lose $70,750,000 in additional economic activity each month without payments to parents. Friday is the first anniversary of the American […] Posted March 11, 2022 Tags ARPA, Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Federal
Taxes and Budget MECEP statement on advancement of bill to stop corporate tax avoidance AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) applauds the Legislature’s Taxation Committee for advancing efforts to stop corporations from exploiting a loophole to lower their […] Posted March 10, 2022 Tags Economy, Tax Fairness, Tax Havens