Taxes and Budget The Forecaster: Pingree, ‘regular Mainers’ criticize Republican tax plan Sarah Austin, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said while Republicans claim their tax legislation is “about helping the middle class, when you […] The Forecaster Posted November 14, 2017 Tags Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget PRESS RELEASE: New Analysis Sees Little Change in Senate Republican Tax Plan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2017 CONTACT Sarah Austin saustin@mecep.org (207) 620-1104 New Analysis Sees Little Change in Senate Republican Tax Plan […] Posted November 13, 2017 Tags Federal, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget MECEP talks GOP tax reform on WZON The Pulse with Don Cookson Sarah Austin of the Maine Center for Economic Policy joins us this morning to talk about the GOP’s tax reform proposal. WZON Posted November 13, 2017 Tags Federal, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts
Health Care MECEP Matters, Election Edition Contents I. Post-Election Debrief II. Maine Inspires Action III. MECEP In Action IV. MECEP Mentions Post-Election Debrief MECEP‘s Megan Michaud (right) and James Myall (right) at the Yes on 2 […] Posted November 12, 2017 Tags Medicaid
Taxes and Budget GOP Child Care Tax Credits Leave out 29,000 low-income Maine children FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2017 CONTACT Marpheen Chann mchann@mecep.org (207) 620-1128 GOP Child Care Tax Credits Leave out 29,000 low-income Maine children AUGUSTA, MAINE (November 10, 2017) — Today, Ivanka Trump joined a round […] Posted November 12, 2017 Tags Children, Federal, Taxes
Taxes and Budget New analysis: House tax legislation increases benefits for Maine's richest 1 percent over time “If this were a genuine effort to boost the middle class, Congress would be proposing a $1.5 trillion package to take on student debt, create good jobs […] MECEP Press Release Posted November 6, 2017 Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Press Herald: House tax bill would give sizable savings to wealthy Mainers Sarah Austin, policy analyst at the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the changes would not provide any significant tax benefit to the typical Maine family. […] Portland Press Herald Posted November 3, 2017 Tags Federal, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Health Care Bangor Daily News: Why these major Bangor organizations are supporting Medicaid expansion In Penobscot County alone, the Maine Center for Economic Policy projects an $89 million impact, propelled by the injection of $68 million in federal funding. Bangor Daily News Posted November 3, 2017 Tags Health Care, Medicaid
Health Care Free Press Op-Ed: Maine People Should Vote Yes on 2 According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy 19 percent of the people who would receive health care from Medicaid expansion are disabled, but their disability isn’t severe enough to qualify them for Medicaid in the disabled category The Free Press Posted November 2, 2017 Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Medicaid
Health Care PPH Op-Ed: Hospital leaders: Vote ‘yes’ on statewide Question 2, Medicaid expansion According to statistics from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, the four least-populous counties in Maine – Franklin, Lincoln, Piscataquis and Washington – would see an average […] Bangor Daily News Posted November 2, 2017 Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Medicaid