Taxes and Budget Testimony at Hearing on Supplemental Budget Proposals for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015 I applaud your efforts to address Maine’s current budget challenges and your willingness to put a range of ideas on the table. Proposed Alternatives Cuts to K-12 […] MECEP Posted March 5, 2014 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget Good news, bad news Maine state government ranked above average for its sound budgeting practices in a report released yesterday by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. But, while Maine […] Jody Harris Posted February 5, 2014 Tags Budget, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Question 3 – Maine’s aged bridges need repair You know the old line, “In Maine, driving is better in the winter because the potholes get filled with snow.” Mainers have always grumbled about road conditions. […] Jody Harris Posted October 30, 2013 Tags Bonds, Budget, Infrastructure, Jobs
Education, Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget When small is mighty BIG! Robert Reich is short, four feet, eleven inches to be precise. I mention his height because the former labor secretary and current professor at the University of […] Mark Sullivan Posted October 18, 2013 Tags Budget, Children, Education, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid, Taxes
Maine’s Economy Congressional Fiscal Shenanigans: O. Henry or Stanley Kubrick? After weeks of gamesmanship, a minority in Congress succeeded in shutting down the federal government at midnight. The full impact here in Maine is still uncertain. We […] Mark Sullivan Posted October 1, 2013 Tags Budget, Federal, Taxes
Education CBPP Report: Maine School Funding Much Lower than before the Great Recession 7.3% cut hurts students and is bad for state’s economy Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 12, 2013). A new report from the nonpartisan Center on Budget and […] Posted September 13, 2013 Tags Budget, Education
Health Care An Open Letter to Governor LePage Dear Governor LePage, You’ve got a jobs problem. Since you took office, Maine ranks 46th in job growth and 47th in state economic growth. We’re last in […] Garrett Martin Posted June 13, 2013 Tags Affordable Care Act, Budget, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid
Taxes and Budget Republican Proposal to Restore $368 Million to the State’s Budget “a Step in the Right Direction” Augusta, Maine (Thursday, June 6, 2013) Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), called yesterday’s proposal from legislative Republicans to restore $368 […] Posted June 6, 2013 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget Time to Get Serious About Solving Maine’s Budget Crisis Governor LePage’s budget proposal raises taxes. It contains property tax increases AND income tax increases. There are better solutions. Unfortunately, when Democratic members of the Legislature’s Appropriations […] Garrett Martin Posted June 5, 2013 Tags Appropriations Committee, Budget
Taxes and Budget MECEP Urges Appropriators to Consider All Revenue Options to Balance the State’s Budget “There are better options than shifting costs to property taxpayers” Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, June 5, 2013) Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic […] Posted June 5, 2013 Tags Budget, Revenue