Education, Taxes and Budget Moving Maine Students to the Head of the Class (Executive Summary) Shoring up state funding for schools by cleaning up Maine’s tax code will promote opportunity for all Maine children. This November, Maine voters will consider a ballot initiative […] Mark Sullivan Posted September 19, 2016 Tags Education, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Education, Taxes and Budget Millions of Dollars in Lost Tax Revenue Will Fund Tax Breaks that Disproportionately Benefit Maine's Wealthiest Families (bar graph)Education, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes Mark Sullivan Posted September 19, 2016 Tags Education, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Education, Taxes and Budget Percent of Low-income Students on the Rise in Maine (line graph) Mark Sullivan Posted September 19, 2016 Tags Education, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Education, Taxes and Budget Improved Tax Fairness for Maine Families (bar chart) Mark Sullivan Posted September 19, 2016 Tags Education, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Education, Taxes and Budget Wealthy Mainers Will Receive Largest Tax Breaks in 2017 (bar chart) Mark Sullivan Posted September 19, 2016 Tags Education, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income A $12 minimum wage by 2020 will lift wages for Maine women and their families (pie chart) Mark Sullivan Posted September 19, 2016 Tags Minimum Wage
Maine’s Economy MECEP's Comments to the Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Proposed Payday Lending Rules The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) filed this comment in response to the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost […] Mark Sullivan Posted September 12, 2016 Tags Consumer Protection
Health Care Mounting evidence reinforces the case for accepting federal funds to improve health care access and affordability in Maine Several recent studies and analyses of the 31 states that have accepted federal money to increase access to health care demonstrate the continued benefits of doing so. […] James Myall Posted September 6, 2016 Tags Federal, Health Care, Medicaid
Maine’s Economy Responsible Lending; Responsible Borrowing What do people do when they need money quickly? Their car needs costly repairs so they can get to work. A medical emergency has resulted in a […] Jody Harris Posted September 1, 2016 Tags Consumer Protection
Education, Health Care Faster internet speeds, wider availability would boost Maine’s economy If it took a while for your internet service provider (ISP) to load this page onto your computer, you’re not alone. Maine has some of the slowest […] James Myall Posted August 31, 2016 Tags Economy, Education, Health Care, Infrastructure