Taxes and Budget Stop Tax Increases on Maine Working Families and the Middle Class During the 125th Maine Legislature, Governor LePage insisted on more than $430 million in tax cuts that mostly benefit wealthy Mainers. He got his way. Wealthy Mainers […] Joel Johnson Posted March 11, 2013 Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget They’re Wrong Governor LePage and his allies claim that Governor LePage’s budget proposal can’t raise property taxes because that’s a municipal decision. They’re wrong. If passed as written, Governor […] Joel Johnson Posted March 1, 2013 Tags Budget, Property Tax
Taxes and Budget Sequestration: A Disaster for Maine Working Families Close to 7,000 Maine jobs are at risk if federal budget cuts slated to take effect on March 1 occur. That conclusion is based on a report authored […] Mark Sullivan Posted February 21, 2013 Tags Budget, Federal, Taxes
Taxes and Budget How the Fiscal Cliff Deal Could Make Maine’s Budget Gap Even Bigger than We Thought We already know that Maine faces an $881 million shortfall over the two-year period beginning July 1st. State lawmakers are also working to close a $153 million […] Joel Johnson Posted February 14, 2013 Tags Budget
Education, Taxes and Budget Maine Education Funding Cuts Are the Largest in New England LePage budget proposal will worsen trend that threatens our children’s future and state’s economic well-being Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, February 5, 2013) The Maine Center for Economic […] Posted February 7, 2013 Tags Budget, Education
Taxes and Budget Booze, Bonds and Budget Balancing “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” ―Self-Reliance, Ralph Waldo Emerson, 19th American essayist All leaders need followers. Despite Emerson’s call to be nonconformist, political […] Jody Harris Posted January 18, 2013 Tags Bonds, Budget, Taxes
Taxes and Budget An Avoidable Budget Crisis Despite what Governor LePage had to say about protecting the needy when he released his budget last week, the reality is far different. Low- and middle-income Mainers […] Joel Johnson Posted January 17, 2013 Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget The Great Tax Shift Is On! The Governor’s proposed budget “increases property taxes for 75,000 households by an average of $462, and as much as $1,600 for some households” Augusta, Maine (Friday, […] Posted January 11, 2013 Tags Budget, Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Fact Sheet: Revenue Collapse Creates Budget Gap. Maine’s budget challenges are due to the recession and recent tax cuts As the new legislature prepares for Governor LePage to release his plans for dealing with an unexpected revenue shortfall this year and an $881 million structural budget […] MECEP Posted January 10, 2013 Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Taxes
Taxes and Budget MECEP Analysis: "Revenue Collapse" Caused by Recession, Tax Cuts Responsible for State's Budget Shortfall Augusta, Maine (Thursday, January 10, 2013) As Governor Paul LePage prepares to release his budget for the biennium beginning July 1, 2013, the Maine Center for Economic […] Posted January 10, 2013 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Taxes