Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's budget surplus

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to break down Maine’s budget surplus and […]

WGME

Posted January 31, 2024

Tags Budget, Wednesday Sit Down

Taxes and Budget

Spend or save? Not everyone agrees with Maine governor’s proposal to set aside $100M

In response, the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a progressive group based in Augusta, said the money could be used to help childcare providers, give relief to […]

Spectrum News

Posted January 31, 2024

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Taxes and Budget

Unions, economists blast Mills’ call for ‘fiscal restraint’ amid so many unmet needs

“The governor’s new supplemental budget is a good start in bolstering Maine’s economy, but with so many unmet needs and an already full rainy day fund, now […]

Beacon

Posted January 31, 2024

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Taxes and Budget

Janet Mills urges spending restraint in message to Maine Legislature

Garrett Martin, president and CEO of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said that “now is not the time to forgo potentially transformational investments in Maine people […]

Maine Public

Posted January 30, 2024

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Maine Center for Economic Policy responds to Governor Mills' supplemental budget

MECEP President & CEO Garrett Martin responds to Governor Mills’ supplemental budget: “The Governor’s new supplemental budget is a good start in bolstering Maine’s economy, but with […]

Posted January 30, 2024

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Taxes and Budget

Governor Janet Mills urges spending restraint in State of State

Click here to listen to the full This Day in Maine episode, first posted January 30, 2024 by Maine Public.

Maine Public

Posted January 30, 2024

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Taxes and Budget

Sea Dogs look for state help in financing upgrades to Hadlock Field

The prospect of using state money to help finance improvements at Hadlock Field already has met with opposition. Maura Pillsbury, a state and local tax policy analyst […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted December 13, 2023

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Portland Sea Dogs could lose MLB affiliation without $10M in upgrades

The new owner could feature prominently in any debate over upgrades. Both the conservative Maine Policy Institute and the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy have added a proposed bill aiming […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 13, 2023

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Biden administration touts bonuses to direct care workers in Maine

Sperling also highlighted Maine’s decision to use state funds to boost wages for direct care workers to at least 125% of the minimum wage. According to a […]

Maine Public

Posted December 12, 2023

Tags Budget, Direct Care Work

Taxes and Budget

Business tax giveaways to watch in 2024

Each year the state of Maine gives away millions of public dollars in subsidies to businesses in the form of tax breaks. Often these tax breaks are […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted December 5, 2023

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's budget surplus

Spend or save? Not everyone agrees with Maine governor’s proposal to set aside $100M

Unions, economists blast Mills’ call for ‘fiscal restraint’ amid so many unmet needs

Janet Mills urges spending restraint in message to Maine Legislature

Maine Center for Economic Policy responds to Governor Mills' supplemental budget

Governor Janet Mills urges spending restraint in State of State

Sea Dogs look for state help in financing upgrades to Hadlock Field

Portland Sea Dogs could lose MLB affiliation without $10M in upgrades

Biden administration touts bonuses to direct care workers in Maine

Business tax giveaways to watch in 2024