Taxes and Budget What the Inflation Reduction Act means for Maine Stateside advocates like King, the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy and Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, say the bill will reduce costs for Mainers on utilities and health care, […] Bangor Daily News Posted August 8, 2022 Tags ARPA, Federal, Health Care, Inflation, Taxes
Taxes and Budget How Maine is spending federal rescue plan funds Under the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), over $4.5 billion of federal funding is flowing into Maine to contend with the impacts of the COVID-19 […] Maura Pillsbury Posted May 19, 2022 Tags ARPA, Budget, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Health Care, Infrastructure
Health Care GRAPHIC SERIES: Health insurance costs will soar for 66,000 Mainers if Congress doesn’t act Among the provisions included in the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress in 2021 was a program to increase the affordability of health insurance purchased through the […] MECEP Posted May 18, 2022 Tags ARPA, Economic Security, Federal, Health Care
On anniversary of ARPA, 8,000 children will likely be pushed back into poverty without expanded Child Tax Credit New analysis also shows Maine stands to lose $70,750,000 in additional economic activity each month without payments to parents. Friday is the first anniversary of the American […] Posted March 11, 2022 Tags ARPA, Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Federal