Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Failure to invest in Maine’s future is the real fiscal negligence We all want a financially sound state government, but Governor LePage seems bent on undermining our public services in the name of fiscal integrity. His most recent […] Jody Harris Posted August 8, 2016 Tags Budget, Economy, Taxes
Taxes and Budget CBPP: Ryan’s “Vision for a Confident America” is less than 20/20 for Americans living in poverty The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities President Robert Greenstein responded swiftly on Tuesday when US House Speaker Paul Ryan announced his long awaited plan for combating […] Mark Sullivan Posted June 9, 2016 Tags Budget, Federal
Education, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget New report affirms education and infrastructure as foundations of a strong state economy The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released a report today that details a roadmap for stronger state economies. Central to the CBPP proven prescriptions for […] Sarah Austin Posted April 13, 2016 Tags Budget, Education, Infrastructure, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Testimony in opposition to LD 1606, "An Act to Provide Funding to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund.” Maine still hasn’t fully recovered from the recession of 2008. Economic growth remains sluggish, and we continue to face significant economic challenges. The legislature must focus first […] Jody Harris Posted March 7, 2016 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget Why tax conformity really matters to Maine teachers and families “Propping up a tax break that reimburses teachers less than $20 as a true means of offering relief to teachers, who by the way spend on average […] Sarah Austin Posted February 16, 2016 Tags Budget, Property Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget What Mainers need to know about the tax conformity debate Maine legislators are currently debating tax conformity, a procedure primarily to make Maine’s tax code consistent with changes Congress made to the federal tax code last year. […] Sarah Austin Posted February 16, 2016 Tags Budget, Property Tax, Taxes
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget MHPC “Piglet Book” ignores administration mismanagement and misses the real scandal: millions of lost and rejected federal funds “Weeding out authentic waste, fraud, and abuse is a laudable goal, but to overlook hundreds of millions of dollars in lost federal funds, as the MHPC report […] James Myall Posted February 8, 2016 Tags Budget, Economy, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Why state lottery odds are never in Mainers’ favor It’s hard to imagine a tax that people would line up to pay; a tax so enticing it would be the topic of conversation week after week. […] James Myall Posted January 19, 2016 Tags Budget, Taxes
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Focus on sales tax increases obscures the reality of a better deal for Maine people Last year’s budget deal reduced taxes for 83% of Mainers. But the changes don’t happen all at once. And as the Maine media has reported, new sales […] Garrett Martin Posted January 11, 2016 Tags Budget, Taxes
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Budget deal includes refundable tax credits for low- and moderate-income Mainers “Combined with Maine’s circuit breaker property tax relief program, which was renamed and converted to a refundable income tax credit two years ago, there will now be […] Marpheen Chann-Berry Posted June 30, 2015 Tags Budget, EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes