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

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

RELEASE: No double-dip tax breaks for businesses that received PPP grants

AUGUSTA, Maine — Powerful business special interests are pushing the state to enact a double-dip tax break scheme that would take $100 million away from Maine’s COVID […]

Posted January 27, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Lawmakers should reject scheme to turn PPP into double tax cuts for profitable businesses

Maine’s top priority for a robust, fair COVID recovery must be to provide relief to struggling families and make investments in schools, communities, infrastructure, and services that will […]

Sarah Austin

Posted January 27, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Biden’s COVID relief plan is a solid down payment on promise to ‘build back better’

Last week, President Biden announced his first major legislative proposal — a $1.9 trillion economic aid package branded as the “American Rescue Plan.” The plan includes multiple measures to […]

James Myall

Posted January 22, 2021

Tags Child Tax Credit, Coronavirus, Economy, Federal

Education

A Third Of Maine Student Loan Borrowers Could Have Their Debt Eliminated Under Plan Floated By Biden

Jody Harris, the associate director of the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, said that cancelling debt could be particularly important for borrowers facing financial distress, who may be at […]

Maine Public

Posted January 20, 2021

Tags Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

Maine’s Economy

How new COVID relief bill with impact Mainers

This bill extends the federal unemployment programs Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation. “The establishment of a rent relief fund I think will be a […]

Fox Bangor

Posted December 28, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal

Maine’s Economy

Maine’s economic recovery relies on vaccines and a stimulus in 2021

Myall: If Congress doesn’t take the right approach to relief for individuals and governments, we could see a slower recovery or even a second recession. In particular, […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 24, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Recession

Maine’s Economy

Bipartisan plan from Collins, King represents a better start for COVID relief than GOP ‘skinny’ bill

Tens of thousands of Mainers continue to face hardship during the ongoing pandemic and economic crisis and will face an even bleaker winter if Congress does not pass a new round of […]

James Myall

Posted December 3, 2020

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

Maine’s Economy

King, Collins among bipartisan lawmakers backing compromise relief package

One of the main sticking points is whether the package will include a provision to shield employers from liability if a worker contracts coronavirus at work. The current […]

Beacon

Posted December 2, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal

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

Groups Press Sen. Collins: Mainers Need COVID Relief

RELEASE: No double-dip tax breaks for businesses that received PPP grants

Lawmakers should reject scheme to turn PPP into double tax cuts for profitable businesses

Biden’s COVID relief plan is a solid down payment on promise to ‘build back better’

A Third Of Maine Student Loan Borrowers Could Have Their Debt Eliminated Under Plan Floated By Biden

How new COVID relief bill with impact Mainers

Maine’s economic recovery relies on vaccines and a stimulus in 2021

Bipartisan plan from Collins, King represents a better start for COVID relief than GOP ‘skinny’ bill

King, Collins among bipartisan lawmakers backing compromise relief package