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Taxes and Budget

Lawmakers want to create tax credits to incentivize employers to provide child care

Maura Pillsbury, tax policy analyst for the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy, argued the state should instead reinforce and build on what it’s already done — […]

Maine Morning Star
Posted April 16, 2025
Tags Budget, Child Care, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Mainers to lawmakers: Tax the ultra rich, fund our future

As Tuesday marked the deadline to file taxes, Mainers rallied at the State House to send a clear message: the current tax system is rigged for the […]

Beacon
Posted April 16, 2025
Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Mainers rally for tax fairness in Augusta

Mainers rallied for tax fairness in Augusta Tuesday. The group Mainers for Tax Fairness, who helped organize the event, claim Congress is gutting things like Social Security, […]

Fox 23
Posted April 15, 2025
Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Rally held in Augusta to protest tax cuts for wealthy

A rally was held in Augusta to protest tax cuts for the wealthy and their potential impact on programs in Maine. Click here to read the full […]

WABI
Posted April 15, 2025
Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Tax Day rally draws critics of Trump funding cuts outside Maine State House

“The objective today was to call attention to the fact the Trump administration is prioritizing the interest of donors and corporate elites over those of us who […]

Portland Press Herald
Posted April 15, 2025
Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

On Tax Day, Maine coalition calls for reforms in federal tax system

Costing an estimated $400 billion a year, the groups say they worry that the Republican controlled Congress will cut Social Security, Medicaid, health care and veterans’ services […]

Spectrum News
Posted April 15, 2025
Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

On Tax Day, Mainers rally against tax breaks for the wealthy

Advocates for tax reform under the coalition Mainers for Tax Fairness gathered at the State House in Augusta to voice their objections to Congress advancing a budget […]

Maine Morning Star
Posted April 15, 2025
Tags Budget, Inequality, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Trump pauses tariffs

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about President Trump pausing tariffs. Click […]

WGME
Posted April 9, 2025
Tags Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget

Lawmakers push to increase state child income tax credit to support Maine families

According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, 12.6 percent of children in Maine live in poverty. Click here to watch the full video, first posted April […]

NewsCenter Maine
Posted April 8, 2025
Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Children, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Bipartisan lawmakers, educators, parents push to expand Maine’s child tax credit

Garrett Martin, president and CEO of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, called the child tax credit expansion a smart economic move for Maine, citing research that […]

Maine Morning Star
Posted April 8, 2025
Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Children, Taxes
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