Taxes and Budget

Story of the Session: the fight for tax fairness

Mixed success The 130th Maine Legislature’s record on tax fairness is mixed. During one of the most chaotic and turbulent sessions in recent memory, the legislature was […]

Ryan Tipping

Posted August 16, 2021

Tags Budget, EITC, Estate Tax, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Investing in state employees will grow Maine’s economy and address the gender pay gap

A busy legislative session wrapped up with an urgent issue unresolved: the future of public sector work in Maine. After years of being underpaid and working in […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted August 12, 2021

Tags Budget, Economy, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Taxes and Budget

What does the $1 trillion infrastructure bill mean for Maine?

James Myall of the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy says the funding could make a big difference pushing forward a backlog of planned transportation projects in […]

WMTW

Posted August 8, 2021

Tags Budget, Federal, Infrastructure

Taxes and Budget

Maine budget committee votes to use relief funds on affordable housing, care services

Still, although there are important priorities included in the package, Sarah Austin, budget policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the spending plan could […]

Beacon

Posted July 16, 2021

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Maine Voices: Federal relief funds should target Mainers hit hardest by the pandemic

Beyond channeling resources into Maine communities and households, these federal recovery dollars have the potential to address inequality and spur a recovery that fixes the cracks in […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted July 14, 2021

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Federal, Inequality

Taxes and Budget

MECEP response to supplemental budget votes from the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs

AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement about the bipartisan budget agreement passed by the Appropriations […]

Posted June 28, 2021

Tags Appropriations Committee, Budget, Education, EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Mills’ budget proposal lauded for prioritizing education, revenue sharing, MaineCare

The Maine Center for Economic Policy also weighed in on the spending plan, which it called a “significant win for Maine families, especially those who struggled to […]

Beacon

Posted May 12, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Bills to raise taxes on high incomes would fund long-term investments in people and communities

The wealthiest households in Maine have benefitted greatly from recent state and federal tax cuts. The top 1 percent receive over $50,000 a year in tax cuts […]

Sarah Austin

Posted May 6, 2021

Tags Budget, Income Tax, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

With baseline budget settled, lawmakers must shift focus to Maine's long-term recovery

AUGUSTA, MAINE — Garrett Martin, executive director at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement after the Maine Legislature approved a baseline biennial budget […]

Posted March 30, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Economic Security

Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on 'Back-to-Basics' budget

AUGUSTA, MAINE — Garrett Martin, executive director at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement about the ‘Back-to-Basics’ budget plan under consideration in the Maine […]

Posted March 25, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Jobs

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Story of the Session: the fight for tax fairness

Investing in state employees will grow Maine’s economy and address the gender pay gap

What does the $1 trillion infrastructure bill mean for Maine?

Maine budget committee votes to use relief funds on affordable housing, care services

Maine Voices: Federal relief funds should target Mainers hit hardest by the pandemic

MECEP response to supplemental budget votes from the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs

Mills’ budget proposal lauded for prioritizing education, revenue sharing, MaineCare

Bills to raise taxes on high incomes would fund long-term investments in people and communities

With baseline budget settled, lawmakers must shift focus to Maine's long-term recovery

MECEP statement on 'Back-to-Basics' budget