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

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

7 things to know about immigration in Maine and the United States

A number of prominent politicians have proposed increasingly harsh anti-immigration measures which range from restricting access to public assistance to mass incarceration and deportation of undocumented immigrants […]

James Myall

Posted October 29, 2024

Tags Housing, Immigration, Inequality, Racial Equity, 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

As ‘Super Bowl of taxes’ looms in 2025, Maine advocates urge Congress to ensure fairness

Representatives from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, along with Maine People’s Alliance, Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition and Maine Education Association, were among those who traveled to […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted September 19, 2024

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expiration is a chance for Tax Fairness to flourish

At a glance: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 expires in 2025, offering Congress a chance to reshape tax policy and reverse regressive measures […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted September 13, 2024

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Taxes and Budget

Monopoly League Baseball

As DBH has grown it’s been boosted, in part, by public taxpayers. In the three years DBH has been in operation, DBH-owned teams have extracted nearly $300 […]

The Lever

Posted September 12, 2024

Tags Budget, Local, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

3 reasons why “no tax on tips” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be 

Both Vice President Harris and former President Trump have recently endorsed the idea of exempting tipped income from federal income taxes. The effort also has a vehicle […]

James Myall

Posted August 30, 2024

Tags Income Tax, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wages

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Maine shows that Donald Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips’ idea could be messy

James Myall, an analyst with the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy, agreed with Posik that state lawmakers could adjust Maine laws to conform with no federal […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted August 19, 2024

Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

No taxes on tips? What this could mean for Maine

“Some of the lowest income folks wouldn’t benefit from this kind of policy,” said James Myall, Economic Policy Analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “They […]

WMTW

Posted August 15, 2024

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Direct File advances tax fairness – Maine should opt in

For years, advocates have called for a free tax filing system to allow Americans to directly file their taxes with the IRS. But the powerful lobby of […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted July 10, 2024

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes

Tax Fairness

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Wednesday Sit-Down: Impact of Trump tax plan

7 things to know about immigration in Maine and the United States

Wednesday Sit-Down: Tax help for seniors

As ‘Super Bowl of taxes’ looms in 2025, Maine advocates urge Congress to ensure fairness

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expiration is a chance for Tax Fairness to flourish

Monopoly League Baseball

3 reasons why “no tax on tips” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Maine shows that Donald Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips’ idea could be messy

No taxes on tips? What this could mean for Maine

Direct File advances tax fairness – Maine should opt in

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Wednesday Sit-Down: Impact of Trump tax plan

7 things to know about immigration in Maine and the United States

Wednesday Sit-Down: Tax help for seniors

As ‘Super Bowl of taxes’ looms in 2025, Maine advocates urge Congress to ensure fairness

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expiration is a chance for Tax Fairness to flourish

Monopoly League Baseball

3 reasons why “no tax on tips” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Maine shows that Donald Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips’ idea could be messy

No taxes on tips? What this could mean for Maine

Direct File advances tax fairness – Maine should opt in

3 reasons why “no tax on tips” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be 