How many SNAP recipients live in each Maine state legislative district

With the federal government only promising to fund half the monthly benefits for 170,000 Mainers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), state lawmakers have an obligation to reconvene […]

James Myall

Posted November 4, 2025

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Federal, Food Insecurity, SNAP

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

How the Congressional health care fight impacts Mainers

Overview The shutdown stems from a dispute over federal health care funding, particularly the extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (ePTCs) for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, […]

James Myall

Posted October 29, 2025

Tags Affordable Care Act, Budget, Federal, Health Care

Maine’s Economy

Trump administration threatens food assistance for 170,000 Mainers

The Trump Administration is trying to break the stalemate in the ongoing federal shutdown over health care by threatening to cut assistance that helps 40 million Americans […]

James Myall

Posted October 28, 2025

Tags Federal, Food Insecurity, SNAP, Trump Tax Cuts

Taxes and Budget

7 questions legislators need to ask about the impact of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” on the state budget

On Friday October 17, the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee will hold joint meetings with the Taxation and Health and Human Services Committees to hear from […]

James Myall

Posted October 15, 2025

Tags Budget, Trump Tax Cuts

Taxes and Budget

Maine’s revenue misses keep holding back progress

Maine’s unexpected $152 million budget surplus signifies a pattern of overly cautious revenue forecasts that led to unnecessary cuts and regressive taxes, underscoring the need for more […]

James Myall

Posted October 15, 2025

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Sovereignty Starts Here: Land, Economy, and Tribal Rights in Maine

REPORT PDF SUMMARY PDF Maine has profited from centuries of Wabanaki land loss. Supporting land return and sovereignty reforms is both a moral responsibility and a smart […]

James Myall

Posted October 14, 2025

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Jobs, Racial Equity, Tribal Sovereignty

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

The impact of a $19 minimum wage on Portland workers and the local economy

Portlanders will have the opportunity to vote to gradually raise the city’s minimum wage to $19 per hour by 2028, after the City Council voted to include […]

James Myall

Posted September 25, 2025

Tags Economy, Employment, Gender, Inclusive Economy, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Seniors, Wages

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

How Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” further enriches the rich and immiserates the poor

On July 4, President Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) after passage in the Senate and the US House of Representatives. It […]

James Myall

Posted July 8, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Health Care, Immigration, Inequality, Jobs, Medicaid, Racial Equity, SNAP, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Taxes and Budget

Federal Budget Recap: House trades food security and health care for billionaire tax cuts in one big, ugly bill

By Megan Michaud and James Myall Updated June 25, 2025 In May, House Republicans passed legislation pairing spending cuts on food security, health, and other important programs […]

James Myall

Posted June 25, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Medicaid, SNAP, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Health Care

Federal budget plan puts Maine’s rural hospitals at grave risk, reports show

More than 300 rural hospitals nationwide, including four in Maine, could close if the federal budget includes proposed deep cuts to Medicaid, according to two new analyses […]

James Myall

Posted June 18, 2025

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, Trump Tax Cuts

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How many SNAP recipients live in each Maine state legislative district

How the Congressional health care fight impacts Mainers

Trump administration threatens food assistance for 170,000 Mainers

7 questions legislators need to ask about the impact of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” on the state budget

Maine’s revenue misses keep holding back progress

Sovereignty Starts Here: Land, Economy, and Tribal Rights in Maine

The impact of a $19 minimum wage on Portland workers and the local economy

How Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” further enriches the rich and immiserates the poor

Federal Budget Recap: House trades food security and health care for billionaire tax cuts in one big, ugly bill

Federal budget plan puts Maine’s rural hospitals at grave risk, reports show