Taxes and Budget

Closing the tax gap would help fund broad new priorities

The Biden administration is proposing broad investments in infrastructure and supports for American families and identifies improved tax enforcement as one way to pay for it. Through […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted July 14, 2021

Tags Federal, Infrastructure, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine Voices: Federal relief funds should target Mainers hit hardest by the pandemic

Beyond channeling resources into Maine communities and households, these federal recovery dollars have the potential to address inequality and spur a recovery that fixes the cracks in […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted July 14, 2021

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Federal, Inequality

Jobs and Income

Governor Mills has chance to transform protections for Maine workers

On Wednesday, the Maine legislature passed LD 1711, “An Act To Enhance Enforcement of Employment Laws.” Now heading to the Governor’s desk for her signature, the bill would allow private […]

James Myall

Posted July 8, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Inequality, Job Quality, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Improved Child Tax Credit long overdue for Maine families

Maine families will get a significant boost from the Biden Administration’s expansion and improvement of the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Starting in July, the families of 229,000 […]

MECEP

Posted July 1, 2021

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

Families of 229,000 Maine children eligible to receive first monthly payment as part of enhanced Child Tax Credit

Biden administration launches new web portal to sign up, manage automatic payments AUGUSTA, MAINE — President Joe Biden has declared today “Child Tax Credit Awareness Day” to raise […]

Posted June 21, 2021

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal, Poverty, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Progressive group calls for permanent extension of enhanced child tax credit

Flaherty-Stanford, citing a projection from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, says the payments will bring more than $435 million into the state. “That’s money that’s going […]

WMTW

Posted June 15, 2021

Tags Children, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on Gov. Mills' plan for federal ARP funds

AUGUSTA, MAINE — MECEP executive director Garrett Martin released the following statement regarding Gov. Janet Mills’ plan for spending more than $1 billion in federal COVID relief […]

Posted May 4, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Federal

Maine’s Economy

MECEP statement on Biden's American Families Plan

AUGUSTA, MAINE — James Myall, economic policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement regarding the American Families Plan, a new legislative […]

Posted April 28, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal

Maine’s Economy

Transformative “American Rescue Plan” will deliver $6 billion to Maine’s economy

The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act recently approved by Congress will deliver roughly $6 billion to Maine’s economy, according to recent MECEP analysis. The top initiatives that will support Maine’s economic […]

James Myall

Posted April 2, 2021

Tags Children, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Education, EITC, Federal, Housing, Infrastructure, K-12 Education, SNAP, Taxes, Unemployment

Education

One easy way for Maine to increase grants for college students with low incomes this year

Thanks to federal forbearance on student loan payments during the pandemic, Maine has an opportunity to make college more affordable this year for students with low incomes by […]

Jody Harris

Posted March 17, 2021

Tags Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

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Closing the tax gap would help fund broad new priorities

Maine Voices: Federal relief funds should target Mainers hit hardest by the pandemic

Governor Mills has chance to transform protections for Maine workers

Improved Child Tax Credit long overdue for Maine families

Families of 229,000 Maine children eligible to receive first monthly payment as part of enhanced Child Tax Credit

Progressive group calls for permanent extension of enhanced child tax credit

MECEP statement on Gov. Mills' plan for federal ARP funds

MECEP statement on Biden's American Families Plan

Transformative “American Rescue Plan” will deliver $6 billion to Maine’s economy

One easy way for Maine to increase grants for college students with low incomes this year