Brief: Tax Policy Solutions for 2025 and Beyond

READ THE BRIEF At a glance Maine’s tax code is inadequate for current and future needs. Policies since 2011 have favored the wealthy and corporations, reducing resources […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted November 21, 2024

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Estate Tax, Income Tax, Property Tax, Sales Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Tax help for seniors

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Maura Pillsbury, analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about tax help for seniors. […]

WGME

Posted October 9, 2024

Tags Property Tax, Seniors, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Property tax freeze fix would benefit older Mainers who need it most

Update: The proposed changes to the property tax freeze program described here were enacted in July 2023 as part of the state budget, LD 258 part S. Click […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted June 21, 2023

Tags Economic Security, Housing, Property Tax, Seniors, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Property tax relief

Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss property tax relief. Click here to watch the full video, first posted […]

Fox 23

Posted June 14, 2023

Tags Property Tax, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down

Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on senior property tax freeze program fix

Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) State/Local Tax Policy Analyst Maura Pillsbury reacts to the overhaul of the senior property tax freeze program: “We applaud the work […]

Posted June 2, 2023

Tags Property Tax, Seniors, Tax Fairness

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

About that tax ranking…

Note: Updated April 15, 2024 As lawmakers debate tax credits, cuts, and subsidies, we often hear Maine’s tax policy compared with other states. State-by-state rankings and “listicles” […]

MECEP

Posted May 30, 2023

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, EITC, Income Tax, Inequality, Property Tax, Racial Equity, Sales Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Tax Havens, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

LePage refuses to say whether he’ll continue to fully fund public education

Property taxes are incredibly regressive, meaning they fall more heavily on the poor than on the rich. State funding, on the other hand, comes from a more […]

Beacon

Posted October 28, 2022

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MDP responds to LePage Florida property tax breaks

Maine Democratic Party members are calling Lepage’s alleged actions “hypocritical” due to his reported push to phase out Maine’s income tax, and a previous push to eliminate […]

Fox Bangor

Posted September 26, 2022

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Tax freeze program fails to focus on older Mainers who need it most

All older Mainers deserve access to safe and affordable housing, without the fear of being unable to pay their bills or losing their home as they age. […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted September 8, 2022

Tags Economy, Housing, Income Tax, Incomes, Property Tax, Seniors, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

The coming tax debate between Janet Mills and Paul LePage

LePage wants to supercharge this idea in his first year, telling WMTW he would begin his plan to phase out Maine’s income tax by exempting all pension income from […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 2, 2022

Tags Budget, Income Tax, Property Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Property Tax

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Brief: Tax Policy Solutions for 2025 and Beyond

Wednesday Sit-Down: Tax help for seniors

Property tax freeze fix would benefit older Mainers who need it most

Wednesday Sit-Down: Property tax relief

MECEP statement on senior property tax freeze program fix

About that tax ranking…

LePage refuses to say whether he’ll continue to fully fund public education

MDP responds to LePage Florida property tax breaks

Tax freeze program fails to focus on older Mainers who need it most

The coming tax debate between Janet Mills and Paul LePage