Taxes and Budget

General Assistance directive is penny wise, pound foolish

This June, Governor LePage directed municipalities to stop giving General Assistance funds to undocumented immigrants or risk losing state funding of General Assistance. While LePage may tout […]

Katherine Churchill

Posted July 25, 2014

Tags Immigration, Local

Federal Court Decisions Could Impact Mainers' Healthcare in Future

For the moment, people who have affordable coverage as a result of tax subsidies—including an estimated 39,000 Mainers—have nothing to fear. But two federal appellate court decisions […]

Hal Brewster

Posted July 23, 2014

Tags Federal, Health Care

Jobs and Income

Flexible workplaces are good for Maine workers and Maine's economy

Workplace flexibility policies would benefit Maine’s working families and its large population of senior workers as well as its economy. Workplace flexibility means the acceptance of adjustments […]

Katherine Churchill

Posted July 10, 2014

Tags Job Quality

Health Care

Maine’s bankrupt health policy

This year, 1,300 Mainers will be saddled with catastrophic health costs. Here’s how it could have been avoided – while creating thousands of jobs and boosting state […]

Christy Daggett

Posted July 3, 2014

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

Property tax relief falls short in 2013, major policy changes still needed

The amount of property tax relief Maine residents claimed under a new state tax credit will fall $9-12 million short of the $34 million forecast, according to […]

Joel Johnson

Posted June 27, 2014

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care, Jobs and Income

Percy Spencer’s Candy Bar: Health Care Reform and the Innovation Economy

Yesterday, my scientist brother promised my eight-year-old son a new Hot Wheels car if he could research and explain how the microwave cooked his lunch. My son […]

Christy Daggett

Posted June 24, 2014

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid

Jobs and Income

What to Look for in Friday’s Jobs Report

Tomorrow, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its monthly state-by-state jobs and employment report. While the data are subject to revision and should be viewed […]

Garrett Martin

Posted June 19, 2014

Tags Employment, Incomes, Jobs

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

LePage’s Erroneous Bonds Policy Seriously Threatens Maine Hospital Finances

Last week, the (Lewiston) Sun Journal reported that the LePage Administration’s anti-bonding policies are forcing MaineGeneral Medical Center to pay $42 million more in interest on loans […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 18, 2014

Tags Bonds, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

State Income Tax Revenue Falls as Bill for 2011 Income Tax Cuts Comes Due

Four years after Maine Revenue Services (MRS) and the Legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal office put a $166 million price tag on Governor LePage’s income tax cut, an enormous […]

Joel Johnson

Posted June 11, 2014

Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Jobs Recovery Nationally Showing Promise, But Maine Still Lags Far Behind

Today’s national jobs report highlights an important milestone. As a nation, we have recovered 101 percent of jobs lost during the recession. Clearly we are headed in […]

Garrett Martin

Posted June 6, 2014

Tags Economy, Employment, Jobs

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General Assistance directive is penny wise, pound foolish

Federal Court Decisions Could Impact Mainers' Healthcare in Future

Flexible workplaces are good for Maine workers and Maine's economy

Maine’s bankrupt health policy

Property tax relief falls short in 2013, major policy changes still needed

Percy Spencer’s Candy Bar: Health Care Reform and the Innovation Economy

What to Look for in Friday’s Jobs Report

LePage’s Erroneous Bonds Policy Seriously Threatens Maine Hospital Finances

State Income Tax Revenue Falls as Bill for 2011 Income Tax Cuts Comes Due

Jobs Recovery Nationally Showing Promise, But Maine Still Lags Far Behind