Taxes and Budget Commentary: Local-option tax the wrong solution to Maine communities’ funding challenges Over the past decade, choices in the Legislature have caused roughly $720 million worth of budget shortfalls in towns and cities across Maine. This year, lawmakers should […] Portland Press Herald Posted April 11, 2019 Tags Local, Sales Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget New federal proposal gives needed boost to Maine's working families CONTACT Mario Moretto (MECEP): mario@mecep.org 207-620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, today joined Sens. Sherrod Brown, Michael Bennet, Dick Durbin and Ron Wyden to […] Posted April 10, 2019 Tags EITC, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Taxpayers finding costly surprises in their 2018 returns In the past, payroll managers depended largely on the number of personal exemptions claimed by an employee to determine family size, which helped them calculate how much […] Portland Press Herald Posted April 9, 2019 Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income Portland council to hear arguments about paid sick leave proposal An April 16, 2018, memo from Maine Center for Economic Policy analyst James Myall for the SMWC concludes that the ordinance could help 19,000 employees, 10,600 of […] Portland Press Herald Posted April 7, 2019 Tags Paid Sick Days
Taxes and Budget Maine Mayors Push to Allow Local Sales Taxes The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) is a left-leaning lobbying group that urged lawmakers to vote no on allowing local sales taxes at a hearing in […] NECN Posted March 28, 2019 Tags Local, Sales Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Economic justice groups release online tax tool to encourage Mainers claim Earned Income Tax Credits MECEP CONTACT: Mario Moretto (207) 620-1101 mario@mecep.org AUGUSTA, Maine — Just by filing their taxes, working Mainers with low incomes could receive hundreds or even thousands of […] Posted March 28, 2019 Tags EITC, Taxes
Jobs and Income Josh Caldwell: Paid sick leave a plus for Maine Paid sick leave is a crucial labor component for Maine employees and should be considered a necessary provision for all employers. According to the Maine Center for […] Sun Journal Posted March 26, 2019 Tags Paid Sick Days
Education ADVISORY: Nation's leading student loan watchdog visits Maine to support Student Loan Bill of Rights Seth Frotman, who led Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s student loan division, available for interviews March 26 AUGUSTA, Maine — Mainers are carrying more than $6 billion in […] Posted March 22, 2019 Tags Higher Education, Student Debt
Taxes and Budget Firefighters, city officials say Mills’ budget shortchanges municipalities With the cut to revenue sharing, Mills may end up continuing the legacy of her predecessor, Governor LePage, who shifted state tax reliance away from the income […] Beacon Posted March 20, 2019 Tags Budget
Jobs and Income Maine Lawmakers Consider Proposals To Head Off Minimum Wage Hikes But opponents argued that there are no studies to support claims that Maine’s economy has been hurt by the minimum wage increases approved by referendum. “The efforts […] Maine Public Posted March 18, 2019 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages