Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Impact of Trump tax plan In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss the impact of Trump’s tax […] WGME Posted November 13, 2024 Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Undocumented immigrants contribute millions in taxes to Maine A new report from the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) confirms undocumented immigrants contribute to the strength of our economy and the health of public […] James Myall Posted July 31, 2024 Tags Federal, Immigration, Revenue, Taxes
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: Political division In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss the division in politics. Click […] WGME Posted July 17, 2024 Tags Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income Wednesday Sit-Down: Overtime Rules In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss new federal overtime rules and […] WGME Posted July 3, 2024 Tags Federal, Job Quality, Jobs, Overtime, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income More Maine workers can now receive overtime pay under new federal rule According to James Myall, an analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, who put together a state level calculation, roughly 3,000 Maine workers will be newly-covered […] Maine Morning Star Posted July 1, 2024 Tags Federal, Overtime
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Supreme Court rules on consumer protections In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss a recent Supreme Court ruling […] WGME Posted June 5, 2024 Tags Consumer Protection, Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Student loans forgiven for initial round of Maine borrowers under revamped federal program James Myall, an analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the new program is intended to revamp a previous federal repayment loan plan that was […] Maine Public Posted February 23, 2024 Tags Budget, Education, Federal, Student Debt
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Potential government shutdown 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 a potential government shutdown […] WGME Posted January 17, 2024 Tags Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: A potential government shutdown Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss a potential government shutdown. Click here to watch the full video, first […] Fox 23 Posted September 27, 2023 Tags Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Budget showdown Sarah Austin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss the battle over the budget in Congress. Click here to watch the […] Fox 23 Posted August 23, 2023 Tags Budget, Federal, Wednesday Sit Down