Taxes and Budget

Here’s how Maine’s new ‘millionaire tax’ will work

This was identical to a bill from Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, that was opposed by the Mills administration and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and backed […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted April 21, 2026

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Washington Post’s attack on Maine’s millionaire tax ignores the facts

Mainers don’t take kindly to outsiders telling us what to do. The Washington Post’s editorial attacking Maine’s new millionaire tax is no exception. Misdirected and devoid of […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted April 15, 2026

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine’s millionaire’s tax marks shift toward fairness while federal cuts boost billionaires

“Mainers want stability, fairness, and a tax code that benefits us, not billionaires,” said Ryan Tipping of the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “By raising taxes on […]

Beacon

Posted April 15, 2026

Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: The future of your taxes

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss the future of taxes. Click here […]

WGME

Posted April 15, 2026

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down

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

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Here’s how Maine’s new ‘millionaire tax’ will work

Washington Post’s attack on Maine’s millionaire tax ignores the facts

Maine’s millionaire’s tax marks shift toward fairness while federal cuts boost billionaires

Wednesday Sit-Down: The future of your taxes

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