Testimony In Opposition to LD 1417, LD 1418, and LD 1419 (Federal Constitutional Convention)

“If Congress called a constitutional convention or attempted to do so, our nation would be thrown into great turmoil, and likely find itself mired in lengthy legal […]

The one question Republican legislators need to answer

Last Friday legislative Republicans released their tax plan for the coming two-year budget cycle. In reference to the Republican plan, Maine people deserve an answer to one […]

Testimony in Support of LD 1406: An Act to Make College More Affordable for Maine Residents

College has become less affordable for all Maine students, but college remains least affordable for low-income students and working adults. Maine’s public college affordability gap means that […]

Testimony in Opposition to LD 1375: An Act To Increase Accountability in Maine's Welfare Programs

Of all the provisions of LD 1375, MECEP is most concerned with the changes to the Parents as Scholars (PaS) program, which would effectively preclude parents from […]

Testimony Neither For nor Against LD 1402: An Act To Reward Work Performed by Welfare Recipients

MECEP fully supports the intent of this bill; however, we are concerned that portions of the bill actually will exacerbate the effects of the “welfare cliff” for […]

Where tax fairness is concerned, the legislative Republicans' tax plan is the worst of all

Republican legislators released their plan for overhauling Maine’s tax system last week. Yesterday MECEP posted a chart comparing the distributional impacts of the Republican and Democratic plans. The […]

Distributional Impacts of Competing Tax Plans (chart)

Republican Tax Plan Cuts Taxes for the Wealthy More than the Governor's Plan (chart)

Estimated Distributional Impact of Three Maine Tax Reform Proposals (table)

Everything you need to know about the Democratic and Republican tax plans in one chart

Last week Republican legislators released their proposal for overhauling Maine’s tax system. The plan includes income and corporate tax cuts, and eliminates the estate tax, all disproportionately […]