Taxes and Budget

Tax Break for Ultra-wealthy Investors Takes a Hit in Maine and Oregon

“Maine has too many unmet needs to waste taxpayer dollars on conformity proposals like QSBS,” wrote Maura Pillsbury of the Maine Center for Economic Policy. Click here to read […]

ITEP

Posted April 15, 2026

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Slowing the rise in hospital costs

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss a slowing the rise in hospital […]

WGME

Posted April 10, 2026

Tags Federal, Health Care, Wednesday Sit Down

Health Care

Democratic candidates for Maine governor discuss reforming health care

The forum at the University of Maine at Augusta was hosted by the Maine Center for Economic Policy think tank and Maine AllCare, which advocates for universal […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted April 10, 2026

Tags Health Care

Taxes and Budget

STATEMENT: Maine enacts millionaire tax in historic win for working families

In a historic move for tax fairness in Maine, Governor Mills signed a millionaire tax into law as part of the state’s supplemental budget. Maine is one […]

Posted April 10, 2026

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Popular millionaire’s tax, along with childcare funding and eviction protections, round out state supplemental budget

Maura Pillsbury, State and Local Tax Policy Analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, described the inclusion of the millionaire’s tax as the fulfillment of a […]

Beacon

Posted April 9, 2026

Tags Budget, Child Care, Housing, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Most Mainers disapprove of ICE after January surge, new polling finds

The poll follows the January surge, which left families traumatized, businesses struggling and hurt entire communities across Maine. During that period, a report from the Maine Center […]

Beacon

Posted April 8, 2026

Tags Economy, Federal, Immigration

Health Care

Reining in rising hospital prices is essential to controlling health care costs

Two decades ago, health economists summed up the problem with the American health care system succinctly: “It’s the prices, stupid.” Comparing the United States to other wealthy […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted April 6, 2026

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Health Care

Health Care

For patients throughout Maine, price cap legislation is just what the doctor ordered

According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, LD 2196 will save consumers more than $200 million over five years. Click here to read the full op-ed, […]

Central Maine Newspapers

Posted April 5, 2026

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Health Care

Taxes and Budget

Maine supplemental budget advances with new tax on millionaires

The Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates that the surcharge will generate nearly $100 million in state revenue in 2027 and $150 million in the next biennium. […]

WMTW

Posted April 1, 2026

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine's supplemental budget advances with new tax on millionaires, $300 relief checks

The Maine Center for Economic Policy says that’s 0.4% of all Maine’s taxpayers. The tax would generate about $150 million in two years. Click here to read […]

WGME

Posted April 1, 2026

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Tax Break for Ultra-wealthy Investors Takes a Hit in Maine and Oregon

Wednesday Sit-Down: Slowing the rise in hospital costs

Democratic candidates for Maine governor discuss reforming health care

STATEMENT: Maine enacts millionaire tax in historic win for working families

Popular millionaire’s tax, along with childcare funding and eviction protections, round out state supplemental budget

Most Mainers disapprove of ICE after January surge, new polling finds

Reining in rising hospital prices is essential to controlling health care costs

For patients throughout Maine, price cap legislation is just what the doctor ordered

Maine supplemental budget advances with new tax on millionaires

Maine's supplemental budget advances with new tax on millionaires, $300 relief checks