Taxes and Budget

REPORT: How the Child Tax Credit was spent in Maine

The improved and expanded monthly Child Tax Credit (CTC) has been one of the most successful and popular American Rescue Plan Act programs, providing flexibility to parents […]

MECEP

Posted May 13, 2022

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Poverty, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

What a day in the life of record high inflation looks like

“I think we saw at the beginning of the pandemic, there was a lot of stimulus out in the economy. People were saving a lot more,” Sarah […]

NewsCenter Maine

Posted May 12, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Economy

Taxes and Budget

MECEP applauds passage of bill to stop corporate tax avoidance

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) applauds Maine state legislators for their efforts to level the playing field for Main Street businesses and […]

Posted May 2, 2022

Tags Economy, Tax Fairness, Tax Havens

Taxes and Budget

MECEP applauds the legislature’s passage of bill to stop corporate tax scheme

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) applauds Governor Mills and legislative leaders for standing up for Maine small businesses and homeowners by enacting a […]

Posted May 2, 2022

Tags Dark Stores, Economy, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

The best of the budget for Maine’s economy

The 130th legislative session began with a surplus of more than $800 million which was revised up to $1.2 billion in March. The bipartisan budget approved last […]

Sarah Austin

Posted April 28, 2022

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Education, Housing, Infrastructure, K-12 Education, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Editorial: Crime and treatment

The ACLU and Maine Center for Economic Policy make the case for decriminalizing the use and possession of drugs and investing instead in things like treatment, recovery […]

Mount Desert Islander

Posted April 7, 2022

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Inequality

Taxes and Budget

Despite spending more than $100 million a year, Maine’s drug crisis is getting worse

According to the report by MECEP and the ACLU of Maine, state and local governments spend $111 million a year – more than $8,000, on average, per drug arrest […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted April 4, 2022

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Inequality

Taxes and Budget

How to create more bang for Maine’s budget bucks

This year’s historic budget surplus offers a rare opportunity to invest in Mainers in ways that will have a lasting and tangible impact. While many of the […]

MECEP

Posted March 23, 2022

Tags Budget, Children, Economy, Education, Health Care, Higher Education, Immigration, Inequality, Racial Equity

On anniversary of ARPA, 8,000 children will likely be pushed back into poverty without expanded Child Tax Credit

New analysis also shows Maine stands to lose $70,750,000 in additional economic activity each month without payments to parents. Friday is the first anniversary of the American […]

Posted March 11, 2022

Tags ARPA, Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Federal

Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on advancement of bill to stop corporate tax avoidance

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) applauds the Legislature’s Taxation Committee for advancing efforts to stop corporations from exploiting a loophole to lower their […]

Posted March 10, 2022

Tags Economy, Tax Fairness, Tax Havens

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REPORT: How the Child Tax Credit was spent in Maine

What a day in the life of record high inflation looks like

MECEP applauds passage of bill to stop corporate tax avoidance

MECEP applauds the legislature’s passage of bill to stop corporate tax scheme

The best of the budget for Maine’s economy

Editorial: Crime and treatment

Despite spending more than $100 million a year, Maine’s drug crisis is getting worse

How to create more bang for Maine’s budget bucks

On anniversary of ARPA, 8,000 children will likely be pushed back into poverty without expanded Child Tax Credit

MECEP statement on advancement of bill to stop corporate tax avoidance