Taxes and Budget Statement in response to Trump administration's freeze to federal grants “The Trump administration’s outrageous and unconstitutional decision to halt all federal grants and loans will disrupt education, health care and anti-poverty programs, housing assistance, disaster relief and […] Posted January 28, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Maine leaders, groups concerned about potential funding freeze “First of all, what he’s doing won’t help people struggling with rising prices, could make things worse for those folks,” Garret Martin of MCEP said. “Only President […] WGME Posted January 28, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Maine faith leader responds to new immigration directive A recent report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy reveals the roughly 5,000 undocumented immigrants in Maine contribute more than $15 million in state and local taxes. Click […] Beacon Posted January 27, 2025 Tags Federal, Immigration, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Health Care Mainers among millions benefiting from new federal rule on medical debt “This new rule will help more than 100,000 Mainers who hold medical debt, which in most cases was incurred simply for trying to take care of their basic health […] Beacon Posted January 7, 2025 Tags Economic Security, Federal, Health Care
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy How Maine can safeguard economic policies to protect consumers and workers In Maine, companies are already prohibited from forcing non-compete agreements for employees earning at or below 400% of the federal poverty level (which in 2024, is around […] Beacon Posted December 19, 2024 Tags Federal, Job Quality, Jobs
Health Care Wednesday Sit-Down: Changes to Medicaid looming In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss upcoming changes to Medicaid. Click […] WGME Posted December 11, 2024 Tags Federal, Medicaid, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget How will Trump's proposed tariffs impact Maine? However, Garrett Martin, the president and CEO of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, says the cost of the tariffs will ultimately be passed onto the consumer. […] WMTW Posted November 26, 2024 Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: Trump's deportation 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 impacts of Trump’s proposed […] WGME Posted November 21, 2024 Tags Federal, Immigration, Inequality, Racial Equity, Wednesday Sit Down
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