Education

This year, Maine teachers will spend $5.2 million of their own money on school supplies

This year, Maine’s public school teachers will spend $5.2 million — an average of $356 per teacher — to keep their classrooms well stocked with school supplies.[1] […]

James Myall

Posted August 28, 2019

Tags Education, Incomes, Job Quality

Taxes and Budget

Why bonding makes fiscal sense for Maine

Mainers all benefit from statewide investments that strengthen our economy now and into the future, such as roads and bridges, broadband infrastructure, and the people- and technology-powered […]

Sarah Austin

Posted August 26, 2019

Tags Bonds, Infrastructure

Taxes and Budget

Understanding Maine’s revenue surplus

June 30 marks the end of the state’s fiscal year, meaning the state’s books for revenue and appropriations are settled and we know how well the state was able […]

Sarah Austin

Posted August 5, 2019

Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Trump's weak debt collector rules would leave Mainers vulnerable to harassment and scams

Robo-calls from unrecognized or blocked numbers, calling for payments that we don’t owe. Collection agencies calling multiple times per day, failing to identify themselves, lying about what’s […]

Jody Harris

Posted July 24, 2019

Tags Consumer Protection, Federal

Education

Student debt collection reform, for-profit college rules top wins for Maine consumers this year

While President Donald Trump’s administration continues its efforts to systemically roll back consumer protections, Maine has made moves to protect residents and ward off financial predators. Maine’s […]

Jody Harris

Posted July 17, 2019

Tags Consumer Protection, Education, Higher Education, Student Debt

Taxes and Budget

Maine more than doubles its Earned Income Tax Credit, boosting incomes for the working poor

With widening income inequality and rising cost of living, even Mainers who are working hard can find it difficult to make ends meet. Today, things got just […]

Sarah Austin

Posted June 27, 2019

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

As session winds down, lawmakers can still fight inequality, start un-rigging the tax code by fixing the estate tax

Elected officials’ decisions to weaken our estate tax have perpetuated and exacerbated economic inequality in our state. It has delivered a massive tax break to the very […]

Sarah Austin

Posted June 14, 2019

Tags Estate Tax, Inequality, Tax Fairness

Maine’s Economy

Maine must do more to understand, and address, the root causes of racial inequality

Publicly available data in Maine paints a picture of economic, health, education, and criminal justice systems that work better for white Mainers than for Mainers of color. […]

James Myall

Posted June 3, 2019

Tags Inequality, Racial Equity

Maine’s Economy

Fact Sheet: Data on racial inequality shows need for solutions to advance racial justice

Publicly available data in Maine paints a picture of economic, health, education, and criminal justice systems that work better for whites than for people of color in […]

MECEP

Posted June 3, 2019

Tags Inequality, Racial Equity

Taxes and Budget

Taxation Committee gives bipartisan approval to expansion, modernization of Maine's EITC

The Legislature’s Taxation Committee on Wednesday gave near-unanimous approval to a plan to boost incomes for low- and moderate-income working Mainers by expanding and modernizing the state’s […]

Sarah Austin

Posted May 24, 2019

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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This year, Maine teachers will spend $5.2 million of their own money on school supplies

Why bonding makes fiscal sense for Maine

Understanding Maine’s revenue surplus

Trump's weak debt collector rules would leave Mainers vulnerable to harassment and scams

Student debt collection reform, for-profit college rules top wins for Maine consumers this year

Maine more than doubles its Earned Income Tax Credit, boosting incomes for the working poor

As session winds down, lawmakers can still fight inequality, start un-rigging the tax code by fixing the estate tax

Maine must do more to understand, and address, the root causes of racial inequality

Fact Sheet: Data on racial inequality shows need for solutions to advance racial justice

Taxation Committee gives bipartisan approval to expansion, modernization of Maine's EITC