3 unsavory ways to pay for eliminating Maine’s income tax

Maine’s Constitution requires a balanced budget. Eliminating the state’s income tax. as the governor proposes to do in 2020, will blow a $1.7 billion hole in the […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 5, 2015

Tags Economy, Education, Income Tax, Property Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Eliminating Maine’s income tax: A boon to wealthy Mainers, will hurt everyone else

Two weeks ago Governor LePage notified lawmakers of his intention to amend Maine’s constitution to eliminate the state’s income tax by 2020. This may mean the governor […]

Garrett Martin

Posted May 4, 2015

Tags Economy, Income Tax, Property Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

#BetterDeal4ME is a big winner in Maine’s major newspapers

When the Democratic leaders in the legislature announced their Better Deal for Maine (#BetterDeal4ME) plan on April 9, the Bangor Daily News was bullish on the proposal: […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 14, 2015

Tags Economy, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care

The true tale of a health policy maverick

Ohio Governor John Kasich isn’t afraid of controversy, and he’s been taking his show on the road as of late. In Maine recently, he promoted a constitutional […]

Christy Daggett

Posted April 7, 2015

Tags Economy, Health Care, Medicaid

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters (April 2015 edition)

In This Issue MECEP Leads the Charge Opposing Constitutional Convention/Balanced Budget Amendment Updates on Maine’s Economy and Medicaid Expansion MECEP Testimony Informs State House Deliberations MECEP Blogposts […]

Posted April 3, 2015

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy

Federal grants now available for local food initiatives

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced the availability of new grants to support local agriculture under legislation she sponsored, the Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act, enacted as […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 17, 2015

Tags Economy, Federal, Local

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Cutting Taxes on Pensions Won’t Keep Retirees from Moving to Other States

The argument that people move between states because of taxes is wildly overblown in contemporary state policy debates. Research on this issue is fairly clear: tax flight just doesn’t […]

Marpheen Chann-Berry

Posted March 4, 2015

Tags Economy, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Education, Maine’s Economy

Maine’s community colleges blaze the trail to prosperity for aspiring Maine workers

Today, the presidents of Maine’s three public higher education systems reported to the Legislature on the state of their campuses, enrollments, and finances. The Maine Community College […]

Christy Daggett

Posted March 3, 2015

Tags Economy, Education, Higher Education

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters (January 2015 edition)

Posted January 30, 2015

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Maine Capital Investment Credit: A Bogus "Bonus" Maine Can't Afford

Imagine getting an unexpected bonus at the end of the year. It’s a nice windfall that we’d all appreciate. Would you feel differently if that bonus came […]

Garrett Martin

Posted January 29, 2015

Tags Economy, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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3 unsavory ways to pay for eliminating Maine’s income tax

Eliminating Maine’s income tax: A boon to wealthy Mainers, will hurt everyone else

#BetterDeal4ME is a big winner in Maine’s major newspapers

The true tale of a health policy maverick

MECEP Matters (April 2015 edition)

Federal grants now available for local food initiatives

Cutting Taxes on Pensions Won’t Keep Retirees from Moving to Other States

Maine’s community colleges blaze the trail to prosperity for aspiring Maine workers

MECEP Matters (January 2015 edition)

Maine Capital Investment Credit: A Bogus "Bonus" Maine Can't Afford