Health Care Affordable Care Act Repeal Would be a Disaster for Maine (executive summary) The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides tens of thousands of Mainers with affordable health care for the first time. Repeal of the ACA would plunge young adults, […] Mark Sullivan Posted January 19, 2017 Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care
Taxes and Budget Setting the record straight on the impacts of Governor LePage’s tax plan The Maine Sunday Telegram’s (MST) recently published, above the fold, front page story on the impacts of Governor LePage’s tax plan comes up short in its analysis of the […] Mark Sullivan Posted January 18, 2017 Tags Property Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine Sunday Telegram overstates the impact of Governor LePage's proposed income tax changes (chart 1) Mark Sullivan Posted January 18, 2017 Tags Budget, Income Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine Sunday Telegram overstates the impact of Governor LePage’s proposed income tax changes (chart 2) Mark Sullivan Posted January 18, 2017 Tags Budget, Income Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Upside-down tax plan, missed opportunity, and unnecessary and harmful cuts in the governor’s budget proposal At a time when Maine families are falling out of the middle-class, when experienced workers need new skills to secure good paying jobs in a modern economy, […] Sarah Austin Posted January 13, 2017 Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Governor LePage's proposed tax plan increases taxes for lower 80 percent of families Graphic from Sarah Austin’s January 13, 2017 blog post, “Upside-down tax plan, missed opportunity, and unnecessary and harmful cuts in the governor’s budget proposal.” Mark Sullivan Posted January 13, 2017 Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income More than One in Seven Working Mainers Will Receive Pay Raise Tomorrow The voter-approved minimum wage increase takes effect tomorrow, increasing wages for 74,000 Mainers. Nearly 30,000 additional Maine workers are expected to receive a raise this year as […] Sarah Austin Posted January 6, 2017 Tags Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages
Taxes and Budget Making the Most of Maine's Next Budget Maine Needs a Plan to Revive the Economy The state budget lays the foundation of a strong economy and thriving communities. For Maine to prosper, the budget […] Jody Harris Posted January 5, 2017 Tags Budget
Education, Health Care, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Mainers vote for MECEP-backed initiatives to raise the minimum wage, rollback tax breaks for the wealthy to fund education On November 8th, Maine voters approved two referendum questions the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) strongly supported and for which we provided critical research and analytical […] Mark Sullivan Posted November 15, 2016 Tags Economy, Education, Health Care, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Education, Taxes and Budget Question 2 will create a strong economy, thriving communities, and successful kids Maine’s future economic success depends on having a well-skilled workforce able to tackle the challenges of the twenty-first century – and the means of developing that workforce […] James Myall Posted November 1, 2016 Tags Education, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes