Taxes and Budget

What The Child Tax Credit Could Mean For Maine Families

Allina’s story is unfortunately, probably more common than it should be. The reality is, there are estimates that sort of suggests that it costs between $11,000 and […]

Maine Public

Posted July 16, 2021

Tags Children, Economic Security, Tax Breaks, 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

Maine expands back-to-work bonuses after seeing just 300 applications in 2 weeks

Adding the benefit for workers who take part-time jobs could boost participation in the program, said James Myall, an analyst for the liberal Maine Center for Economic […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted July 1, 2021

Tags Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, 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 Children, Economic Security, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

MECEP response to supplemental budget votes from the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs

AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement about the bipartisan budget agreement passed by the Appropriations […]

Posted June 28, 2021

Tags Appropriations Committee, Budget, Education, EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

New child tax credits offer lifeline for some Maine families

“This year’s expansion of the Child Tax Credit will help many Mainers make ends meet, but without action from Congress, the rug will be pulled out from […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 27, 2021

Tags Children, Economic Security, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

The tables have turned and it’s a workers’ market

“To a certain extent, having a tighter labor market is a good thing,” said James Myall, a policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “Scheduling […]

Sun Journal

Posted June 27, 2021

Tags Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Changes made to Child Tax Credit

“Those critical years of brain development under the age of 6 and even on up through the teenage years are vital to the long-term prospects of those […]

Fox Bangor

Posted June 22, 2021

Tags Children, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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 Children, Federal, Poverty, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on Maine Legislature's rejection of estate tax bill

AUGUSTA, MAINE — MECEP executive director Garrett Martin released the following statement regarding the Maine Legislature’s failure to pass LD 1524, “An Act To Amend the Maine […]

Posted June 16, 2021

Tags Estate Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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What The Child Tax Credit Could Mean For Maine Families

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

Maine expands back-to-work bonuses after seeing just 300 applications in 2 weeks

Improved Child Tax Credit Long Overdue for Maine Families

MECEP response to supplemental budget votes from the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs

New child tax credits offer lifeline for some Maine families

The tables have turned and it’s a workers’ market

Changes made to Child Tax Credit

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

MECEP statement on Maine Legislature's rejection of estate tax bill