Maine’s Economy

Groups Press Sen. Collins: Mainers Need COVID Relief

Mario Moretto, communications director for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said people still are experiencing really elevated levels of hardship. “What Mainers need now more than […]

Public News Service

Posted February 4, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal

Maine’s Economy

Top Democrats propose bill to assess racial biases in Maine laws

“There’s all this information that’s out there that legislators don’t even know is available until they ask for it,” said James Myall, a policy analyst for the […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 3, 2021

Tags Racial Equity

Taxes and Budget

'Is This Our Party Anymore?' — Maine's Establishment Republicans Who Got Canceled

That was the dilemma for Mills, whose budget writers were confronting an estimated $100 million hole in the current budget if the state conformed to the federal tax code […]

Maine Public

Posted January 29, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

The Daily Brief: Janet Mills boxed herself in on virus aid taxes before reversing course

Republicans have argued that Mills should fund the tax cuts with spending cuts rather than federal funding, but Wednesday marked a victory in their first real tax […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 28, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

RELEASE: No double-dip tax breaks for businesses that received PPP grants

AUGUSTA, Maine — Powerful business special interests are pushing the state to enact a double-dip tax break scheme that would take $100 million away from Maine’s COVID […]

Posted January 27, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Save Our Storefronts – The Fight For Rent Relief For Small Businesses One Story At A Time

In New York alone, small businesses employ 50.2% of the state’s workforce, according to the Small Business Trends website. Small businesses also support their local economies. For every […]

Bkylner

Posted January 27, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economy

Taxes and Budget

Mills says she’ll seek ways to avoid state tax on businesses’ relief loans

But the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy said the state should reject a “double-dip tax break scheme” for businesses. The organization said making the loans tax-free […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 27, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Officials Say Maine Can't Forgo Taxes From Paycheck Protection Funds. Republicans Are Crying Foul

“The treatment in the change package is revenue neutral,” she says. “It is not a tax increase on businesses. It is submitting a double benefit.” Austin says […]

Maine Public

Posted January 25, 2021

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Mills’ budget proposal would tax Paycheck Protection Program funds as income

Sarah Austin with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning organization that advocates for economic policies that help low-income Mainers, said many of the federal tax […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 25, 2021

Tags Budget

Jobs and Income

Maine Republicans introduce eight bills to roll back minimum wage increases

“The record for Maine’s voter-approved minimum wage law is clear: Boosting the minimum wage has improved living conditions for working families, decreased child poverty, and strengthened Maine’s economy,” […]

Beacon

Posted January 21, 2021

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

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Groups Press Sen. Collins: Mainers Need COVID Relief

Top Democrats propose bill to assess racial biases in Maine laws

'Is This Our Party Anymore?' — Maine's Establishment Republicans Who Got Canceled

The Daily Brief: Janet Mills boxed herself in on virus aid taxes before reversing course

RELEASE: No double-dip tax breaks for businesses that received PPP grants

Save Our Storefronts – The Fight For Rent Relief For Small Businesses One Story At A Time

Mills says she’ll seek ways to avoid state tax on businesses’ relief loans

Officials Say Maine Can't Forgo Taxes From Paycheck Protection Funds. Republicans Are Crying Foul

Mills’ budget proposal would tax Paycheck Protection Program funds as income

Maine Republicans introduce eight bills to roll back minimum wage increases