Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Press conference to urge passage of LD 1294 to expand Maine’s child tax credit Senate President Daughtry, advocates, and families urge passage of LD 1294 to expand Maine’s child tax credit Pictured left to right: Tabetha Thomas, Jess Charrier, Garrett Martin, […] Posted April 7, 2025 Tags Child Tax Credit, Economic Security, Economy, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Will tax cuts balloon federal deficit? In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about will tax cuts balloon federal […] WGME Posted April 3, 2025 Tags Budget, Economy, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Feds threaten to blow a $649 million hole in Maine’s state budget At a glance: Congress and President Trump are considering cutting federal funds to states, primarily to finance tax cuts for the wealthy, with Maine facing a potential […] James Myall Posted April 3, 2025 Tags Budget, Education, Federal, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: 'Millionaires Tax' proposal in Maine In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about a proposed “Millionaires Tax” […] WGME Posted March 26, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Maine must invest in child care, not cut it At a glance: Proposed budget cuts to child care funding will reduce wages for child care workers, limit child care availability, and weaken Maine’s economy Child care […] Arthur Phillips Posted March 3, 2025 Tags Budget, Caregiving, Child Care, Children, Direct Care Work, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Golden’s Family Income Security Credit: strong fundamentals undermined by some problematic provisions Congressman Jared Golden has shared a new idea to change the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and make it better for families. The fundamentals of his plan, called […] James Myall Posted February 28, 2025 Tags Budget, Child Care, Child Tax Credit, Federal, Incomes, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Proposed Medicaid cuts put Maine families’ incomes at risk At a glance: Proposed Medicaid cuts could affect over 400,000 Mainers, especially children, older adults, and families with low income, reducing access to essential health care and […] Megan Michaud Posted February 21, 2025 Tags Budget, Health Care, Incomes, Inequality, Medicaid, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, TCJA
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Effects of federal funding cuts In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about federal funding cuts. Click […] WGME Posted February 19, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Loose Belts of the Wealthy Most Mainers are frustrated when they see wealthy people and multinational corporations use their wealth and power to get all the breaks. Click here to read the […] Midcoast Villager Posted February 13, 2025 Tags Budget, Inequality, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's budget battle 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 budget battle at the […] WGME Posted February 12, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down