Closing the door on ineffective tax loopholes in Maine: Important challenges lay ahead

Maine offers 192 different tax loopholes for individuals and corporations. These tax breaks are a form of backdoor spending that cost the state almost $2.2 billion in […]

Marpheen Chann-Berry

Posted July 7, 2016

Tags Economy, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Predatory lenders disproportionately target women, new study shows

It’s Shark Week. No, not the Discovery Channel’s homage to the denizens of the deep, but rather the annual media storm from consumer advocates who oppose the […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 29, 2016

Tags Consumer Protection, Federal, Inequality

Maine’s Economy

BDN reports dire consequences for Maine children from LePage assault on TANF

In a painstakingly detailed investigation, the Bangor Daily News (BDN) has pulled back the curtain, exposing the LePage administration’s maneuvering to undermine the federally funded Temporary Assistance to […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted June 23, 2016

Tags Economy, TANF

Maine’s Economy

New poll reveals overwhelming support for strict regulation of payday lenders

More than seven out of ten Americans want stronger regulation to rein in the predatory practices of payday lenders according to a survey released on June 15. […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted June 21, 2016

Tags Consumer Protection, Federal

Jobs and Income

Maine May jobs numbers contain mixed news

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released state employment numbers for May, revealing that Maine was among the majority of states which experienced no statistically-significant […]

James Myall

Posted June 17, 2016

Tags Jobs, Recession, Unemployment

Taxes and Budget

CBPP: Ryan’s “Vision for a Confident America” is less than 20/20 for Americans living in poverty

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities President Robert Greenstein responded swiftly on Tuesday when US House Speaker Paul Ryan announced his long awaited plan for combating […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted June 9, 2016

Tags Budget, Federal

Maine’s Economy

Report on “America’s Shrinking Middle Class” offers some bright spots for Maine, Lewiston-Auburn

The Pew Research Center recently released a report, America’s Shrinking Middle Class, examining the relative proportion of lower-, middle-, and upper-income populations in 229 of the nation’s […]

James Myall

Posted May 27, 2016

Tags Economic Security, Economy

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

LePage administration’s crusade against food stamps hurts the economy; does nothing to help the poor

A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) provides further confirmation of a depressing trend—hundreds of thousands of Mainers remain impoverished and food […]

James Myall

Posted May 4, 2016

Tags Children, Economy, Food Insecurity, SNAP

Education, Health Care, Maine’s Economy

Will Congress leave poor Maine kids hungrier and less ready to learn?

Just when you thought Congress has finally gotten something right, they disappoint once again. I am talking about the national school meal programs. Congress assumed correctly that […]

Jody Harris

Posted April 28, 2016

Tags Children, Education, Food Insecurity

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Congress must stop taxing workers without children into poverty

Workers without children – including non-custodial parents (who do not have custody of their children for the purposes of their tax filing) – are the only taxpayers […]

Megan Michaud

Posted April 26, 2016

Tags Economic Security, Poverty, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Closing the door on ineffective tax loopholes in Maine: Important challenges lay ahead

Predatory lenders disproportionately target women, new study shows

BDN reports dire consequences for Maine children from LePage assault on TANF

New poll reveals overwhelming support for strict regulation of payday lenders

Maine May jobs numbers contain mixed news

CBPP: Ryan’s “Vision for a Confident America” is less than 20/20 for Americans living in poverty

Report on “America’s Shrinking Middle Class” offers some bright spots for Maine, Lewiston-Auburn

LePage administration’s crusade against food stamps hurts the economy; does nothing to help the poor

Will Congress leave poor Maine kids hungrier and less ready to learn?

Congress must stop taxing workers without children into poverty