Taxes and Budget

Both spending cuts and revenue increases must be considered to balance budget

New research from the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy shows that lowering taxes doesn’t necessarily spur economic activity. For example, after the 2008 recession, five states, including Maine, […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 14, 2020

Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Maine Council of Aging hosting virtual summit to include speakers, panels

The Maine Council on Aging will host the 2020 Virtual Wisdom Summit featuring state and national leaders in aging policy, workforce and wellness on Wednesdays, Sept. 16 […]

Sun Journal

Posted September 14, 2020

Tags Seniors

Taxes and Budget

Proposal to close state's $538M revenue shortfall includes call for more federal support

Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said that the proposal “is a good attempt to bridge the revenue gap in the current […]

MaineBiz

Posted September 11, 2020

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Recession, Revenue

Taxes and Budget

State finance department makes recommendations to curtail lost revenue

With state revenue down more than $500 million due to COVID-19, the Department of Administrative and Finance Services have passed along a few suggestions to Governor Janet […]

Fox Bangor

Posted September 10, 2020

Tags Budget, Revenue

Maine’s Economy

Anti-racist action in Portland follows canceled Black Lives Matter protest

In Portland, according to the FBI Crime Data Explorer and the US Census Bureau, 17.8 percent of police arrests from 2008-2018 were of Black people, while Blacks account for only 8.3 […]

Portland Phoenix

Posted September 9, 2020

Tags Racial Equity

Maine’s Economy

What the road ahead looks like for Maine’s economy

James Myall, policy analyst with the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy in Augusta, said that like the Great Recession from 2007 and 2009 that took eight […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 1, 2020

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Recession

Taxes and Budget

Tax committee chair calls for taxing wealthy to address revenue shortfall

Sarah Austin, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy who also took part in the discussion, pointed out that “over the next three years, […]

Beacon

Posted August 14, 2020

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

With tighter census deadline, advocates worry Mainers most in need won’t be counted

James Myall, policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the earlier deadline means certain populations in the state are more likely to be undercounted. […]

Beacon

Posted August 10, 2020

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Maine leaders urge Congress to end gridlock on COVID-19 relief package

Democratic leaders and White House officials met Friday for the 10th time in 12 days, but those talks broke down again as the two sides remained hundreds of billions […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 7, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Recession, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Co-Chairs of Legislature's budget, labor committees join laid-off workers in call for Congress to pass real COVID-19 relief

Inaction by US Senate is increasing hardship for Mainers and threatens deeper, longer recession AUGUSTA, Maine — Mainers facing continued record-breaking unemployment and an unprecedented state revenue crisis […]

Posted August 7, 2020

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Unemployment

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Both spending cuts and revenue increases must be considered to balance budget

Maine Council of Aging hosting virtual summit to include speakers, panels

Proposal to close state's $538M revenue shortfall includes call for more federal support

State finance department makes recommendations to curtail lost revenue

Anti-racist action in Portland follows canceled Black Lives Matter protest

What the road ahead looks like for Maine’s economy

Tax committee chair calls for taxing wealthy to address revenue shortfall

With tighter census deadline, advocates worry Mainers most in need won’t be counted

Maine leaders urge Congress to end gridlock on COVID-19 relief package

Co-Chairs of Legislature's budget, labor committees join laid-off workers in call for Congress to pass real COVID-19 relief