Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Analyzing the budget In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss the proposed supplemental budget. Click here […] WGME Posted February 4, 2026 Tags Budget, Wednesday Sit Down
Health Care, Taxes and Budget Maine’s hospitals chase financial stability as Medicaid cuts loom Hospitals are required by state law to provide free, medically necessary services to low-income and uninsured patients. Rural hospitals, which serve a higher proportion of the uninsured […] Portland Press Herald Posted February 4, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget How the Wabanaki coalition is fighting for tribal sovereignty The bill would enact one of the recommendations made by the Maine Center for Economic Policy in an October 2025 report that made the case for returning […] Portland Press Herald Posted February 3, 2026 Tags Education, Tribal Sovereignty
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy The affordability ‘crisis’ is about inequality and insecurity People are struggling to get by. Their ability to afford groceries, rent, and heating oil feels tenuous. Short-term economic data tells a confusing story. For many, wages have […] Bangor Daily News Posted January 30, 2026 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Tax Fairness, Wages
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Possible government shutdown due to ICE In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, James Myall, policy analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about a possible government […] WGME Posted January 28, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Immigration, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Facing critical shortage, bipartisan legislation would hike wages for direct care workers One in five direct care workers receive federal food assistance, and about a third of home health aides suffer from food insecurity, said James Myall, an economic […] Maine Morning Star Posted January 21, 2026 Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Job Quality, Wages
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Paid family and medical leave benefits will begin May 1 Advocates and lawmakers in May 2023 rallied outside the Maine State House in support of Paid Family and Medical Leave, which was signed into law later that […] Maine Morning Star Posted January 20, 2026 Tags Budget, Paid Family and Medical Leave
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Maine weighs plan to expand film tax credits “Time and again evaluations of state programs with much larger film incentives than Maine’s have conclusively shown they are a bad investment that siphon millions of dollars […] The Center Square Posted January 12, 2026 Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Should Maine taxes follow feds? In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Maura Pillsbury, an analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss whether state lawmakers should conform […] WGME Posted January 8, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy How did prices of Maine household essentials change in 2025? James Myall, an analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank, said that disconnect between “high-level” economic data and consumer sentiment is likely […] Portland Press Herald Posted January 5, 2026 Tags Economic Security, Economy
