Taxes and Budget EDITORIAL: Janet Mills offers hopeful budget but raises questions about funding sources Mills’ proposal may thread a political needle, but calls from her left to roll back the LePage-era tax cuts are a more intellectually honest way of achieving […] Bangor Daily News Posted February 12, 2019 Tags Budget, Revenue
Taxes and Budget Reaction to Gov. Mills' budget: Pro and con Garrett Martin, executive director of Maine Center for Economic Policy: “Gov. Mills’ budget plan makes progress on investments critical for Maine’s future, particularly in the area of […] MaineBiz Posted February 12, 2019 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget Mills uses budget speech to further chip away at LePage legacy In 2017, the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy found that LePage had foregone roughly $2 billion in federal funds — much of that around Medicaid expansion […] Bangor Daily News Posted February 11, 2019 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget Janet Mills begins selling her budget to both ends of Maine’s political spectrum The leader of the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy, which issued a budget framework with an income tax hike on higher earners, said it “locks in” […] Bangor Daily News Posted February 11, 2019 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget New report: State 'millionaires' taxes' can fund key investments without harming state economies CONTACT: Mario Moretto: mario@mecep.org; 207-620-1101; Maine Center for Economic Policy Jacob Kaufman-Waldron: jkaufmanwaldron@cbpp.org; 202-325-8746; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities AUGUSTA, Maine – State income tax increases […] Posted February 8, 2019 Tags Budget, Income Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget What to expect from Janet Mills’ first two-year budget proposal Mills promised in her campaign she wouldn’t raise taxes. Progressives have only pushed her a bit so far. The Maine Center for Economic Policy released a budget framework calling for […] Bangor Daily News Posted February 8, 2019 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget MECEP statement on Gov. Janet Mills' biennial budget proposal CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director of Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), released the following statement in reaction to […] Posted February 8, 2019 Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine governor unveils two-year $8 billion budget proposal Meanwhile, the liberal-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy called Mills’ proposal a “mixed bag.” Executive director Garrett Martin said Mills’ budget would keep LePage-era tax cuts, while […] Associated Press Posted February 8, 2019 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget Mills’ budget proposal prioritizes health, education while leaving LePage’s tax cuts for the wealthy Some policy analysts who believe the proposal is moderate in scope hope lawmakers will press the new governor to take a bolder stance as the budget debate […] Beacon Posted February 8, 2019 Tags Budget, Education, Health Care, Tax Breaks, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Mills avoids tax hikes, boosts school aid in $8 billion spending plan hit from left and right The half-measures in the budget will frustrate progressives. The Maine Center for Economic Policy advocated a budget outline that would use surpluses and a $518 million income […] Bangor Daily News Posted February 8, 2019 Tags Budget, Education, Taxes