Taxes and Budget

Has Janet Mills Paralyzed Progressive Reform?

To many Democrats, most disturbing about Mills’ no-new-taxes pledge is that it leaves in place LePage’s income-tax cuts, which lowered the top rate on the rich from […]

The Free Press

Posted March 7, 2019

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Analysis: Legislature must raise revenue to fill shortfalls from LePage-era tax cuts

Summary: Click here to read this complete policy brief For years, Maine has fallen short on its commitments to fund public schools and make robust investments in our local communities. This year, legislators can […]

Sarah Austin

Posted February 28, 2019

Tags Budget, Education, Municipal Revenue Sharing, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on Gov. Janet Mills' biennial budget proposal

CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director of Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), released the following statement in reaction to […]

Posted February 8, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Guest Blog: Who pays and why it matters

Aidan Davis, senior policy analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, delivered the following keynote address at MECEP’s 2019 Policy Insights Conference. We’re grateful to […]

MECEP

Posted January 22, 2019

Tags Income Tax, Property Tax, Sales Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine ‘prosperity budget’ proposal shows progressive change is feasible

Analysts with the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) have drafted an aspirational budget intended to demonstrate to the new Democratic-controlled state legislature and Governor Janet Mills […]

Beacon

Posted January 17, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Policy organization releases 'Prosperity Budget'

Governor Janet Mills and her office continue to work on the state budget ahead of its due date. On Tuesday, the Maine Center for Economic Policy released […]

Fox Bangor

Posted January 17, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Mills’ vow not to raise taxes puts her at odds with some Maine Democrats and their allies

The budget conversation will begin in earnest when Mills files her two-year spending plan, though the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy issued its framework on Tuesday. Mills […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 16, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Lesson of the election: Mainers want a progressive economic agenda

Newly released poll by Lake Research Partners shows Mainers oppose failed trickle-down policies FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 13, 2018 CONTACT:Mario Moretto, Communications Directormario@mecep.org(207) 620-1101 MECEP staff is […]

Posted November 13, 2018

Tags Economy, Polling, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

Republicans want to pay for their huge tax cuts with cuts to Social Security and health care

When Congress was on the cusp of passing the Republican tax plan last year, experts lined up to warn about the effect the plan would have on the federal […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 6, 2018

Tags Health Care, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

New poll shows that a majority of Mainers support a progressive tax code

A poll released Tuesday by the Maine Center for Economic Policy found that 63 percent of Mainers believe the wealthy and large corporations pay less than their fair share […]

Beacon

Posted November 4, 2018

Tags Polling, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Has Janet Mills Paralyzed Progressive Reform?

Analysis: Legislature must raise revenue to fill shortfalls from LePage-era tax cuts

MECEP statement on Gov. Janet Mills' biennial budget proposal

Guest Blog: Who pays and why it matters

Maine ‘prosperity budget’ proposal shows progressive change is feasible

Policy organization releases 'Prosperity Budget'

Mills’ vow not to raise taxes puts her at odds with some Maine Democrats and their allies

Lesson of the election: Mainers want a progressive economic agenda

Republicans want to pay for their huge tax cuts with cuts to Social Security and health care

New poll shows that a majority of Mainers support a progressive tax code