Health Care

One in ten Black Mainers has tested positive for COVID. Our vaccine plan may widen racial disparities.

In late February, Maine passed another grim COVID-19 milestone, with one in ten Black Mainers having tested positive for the virus. That’s more than three times the […]

James Myall

Posted March 4, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity

Health Care

Advocates worried about racial disparities in Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

With limited supplies, the state has prioritized Mainers who are 70 and older because of their risk of severe illness and death from the virus. It is […]

WMTW

Posted February 25, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Racial Equity

Taxes and Budget

Diverse bloc of organizations urges Legislature to do more to address Maine's unmet needs

Lawmakers should raise $400 million annually to invest in Maine’s future, says group representing workers, seniors, educators, immigrants, health care and direct service providers, and policy experts […]

Posted February 24, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine’s proposed corporate tax break would be better spent on other priorities, advocates say

MECEP communications director Mario Moretto said that it is ill advised for legislators to consider a new tax break that will disproportionately benefit the corporations that have […]

Beacon

Posted February 18, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

With pandemic hardship as high as ever, Congress must move quickly on COVID relief

The COVID-19 public health and economic crisis is bigger than any seen in our lifetimes, leaving tens of thousands of Mainers struggling to work, feed their families, and keep a roof over their […]

James Myall

Posted February 17, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Food Insecurity, Housing, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Pandemic workplace risks reveal the need for more worker safety protections

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continuing to claim more than 1,500 lives in the United States every day, the need for safe workplaces is clearer than ever […]

James Myall

Posted February 11, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Job Quality, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Gov. Mills offers compromise to give tax break to 99% of business loan recipients

Garret Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the governor’s proposal creates a tax loophole and costs state revenue that could be better […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted February 9, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Groups Press Sen. Collins: Mainers Need COVID Relief

Mario Moretto, communications director for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said people still are experiencing really elevated levels of hardship. “What Mainers need now more than […]

Public News Service

Posted February 4, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal

Taxes and Budget

'Is This Our Party Anymore?' — Maine's Establishment Republicans Who Got Canceled

That was the dilemma for Mills, whose budget writers were confronting an estimated $100 million hole in the current budget if the state conformed to the federal tax code […]

Maine Public

Posted January 29, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

The Daily Brief: Janet Mills boxed herself in on virus aid taxes before reversing course

Republicans have argued that Mills should fund the tax cuts with spending cuts rather than federal funding, but Wednesday marked a victory in their first real tax […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 28, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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One in ten Black Mainers has tested positive for COVID. Our vaccine plan may widen racial disparities.

Advocates worried about racial disparities in Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Diverse bloc of organizations urges Legislature to do more to address Maine's unmet needs

Maine’s proposed corporate tax break would be better spent on other priorities, advocates say

With pandemic hardship as high as ever, Congress must move quickly on COVID relief

Pandemic workplace risks reveal the need for more worker safety protections

Gov. Mills offers compromise to give tax break to 99% of business loan recipients

Groups Press Sen. Collins: Mainers Need COVID Relief

'Is This Our Party Anymore?' — Maine's Establishment Republicans Who Got Canceled

The Daily Brief: Janet Mills boxed herself in on virus aid taxes before reversing course