Jobs and Income

How to Interpret Today’s Jobs Report

Today, the Maine Department of Labor released the monthly jobs report. It’s exciting, but as usual the overall picture of Maine’s labor market doesn’t change very much […]

Joel Johnson

Posted June 21, 2013

Tags Employment, Jobs

Governor’s Modest Tax Hike on the Wealthy Won’t Erase His Massive Tax Hikes on Low- and Middle-Income Mainers

The latest state revenue forecast shows no end in sight for Maine’s budget crisis. The state’s general fund is expected to bring in $58 million less than […]

Joel Johnson

Posted May 16, 2013

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine Needs More Energy Efficiency Investment, Not Less

As Maine lawmakers consider two major pieces of energy legislation in the coming weeks, energy efficiency investments should be their number one priority. Maine should invest more […]

Joel Johnson

Posted April 29, 2013

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Some Proposals to Raise New Revenue From High-Income Earners

Today, the Legislature’s taxation committee heard public testimony on several tax bills that would help balance the state’s budget without raising taxes on low- and middle-income families. […]

Joel Johnson

Posted April 23, 2013

Tags Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Income Tax Cuts for the Rich Are a Recipe for Fewer Jobs and Slower Economic Growth

Legislators are currently considering Governor LePage’s proposed biennial budget that would saddle low- and middle-income Maine families with the tab for a two-year budget gap that’s $433 […]

Joel Johnson

Posted April 4, 2013

Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Raise the Minimum Wage to Reward Work and Boost Maine’s Economy

Today, Maine’s Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research, and Economic Development (LCRED) takes action on LD 611, which would raise Maine’s minimum wage from $7.50 to […]

Joel Johnson

Posted March 22, 2013

Tags Economy, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Taxes and Budget

Stop Tax Increases on Maine Working Families and the Middle Class

During the 125th Maine Legislature, Governor LePage insisted on more than $430 million in tax cuts that mostly benefit wealthy Mainers. He got his way. Wealthy Mainers […]

Joel Johnson

Posted March 11, 2013

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

They’re Wrong

Governor LePage and his allies claim that Governor LePage’s budget proposal can’t raise property taxes because that’s a municipal decision. They’re wrong. If passed as written, Governor […]

Joel Johnson

Posted March 1, 2013

Tags Budget, Property Tax

Taxes and Budget

A Capital Gains Tax Cut Would Worsen Maine’s Budget Gap and Make the Tax System Even More Unfair

Just when you thought that Maine lawmakers might be getting the message that a majority of Mainers want the wealthy to pay their fair share of taxes, […]

Joel Johnson

Posted February 19, 2013

Tags Economy, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

How the Fiscal Cliff Deal Could Make Maine’s Budget Gap Even Bigger than We Thought

We already know that Maine faces an $881 million shortfall over the two-year period beginning July 1st. State lawmakers are also working to close a $153 million […]

Joel Johnson

Posted February 14, 2013

Tags Budget

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How to Interpret Today’s Jobs Report

Governor’s Modest Tax Hike on the Wealthy Won’t Erase His Massive Tax Hikes on Low- and Middle-Income Mainers

Maine Needs More Energy Efficiency Investment, Not Less

Some Proposals to Raise New Revenue From High-Income Earners

Income Tax Cuts for the Rich Are a Recipe for Fewer Jobs and Slower Economic Growth

Raise the Minimum Wage to Reward Work and Boost Maine’s Economy

Stop Tax Increases on Maine Working Families and the Middle Class

They’re Wrong

A Capital Gains Tax Cut Would Worsen Maine’s Budget Gap and Make the Tax System Even More Unfair

How the Fiscal Cliff Deal Could Make Maine’s Budget Gap Even Bigger than We Thought