Maine’s Economy

Retirement crisis: Mainers in part-time and low-wage jobs face living out their retirement years in poverty

“One-third of workers in America have no retirement savings and those who have savings, do not have enough to live comfortably. Of those closest to retirement (age 55-64), one […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 24, 2015

Tags Infrastructure, Jobs

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Latest Budget Deal modestly improves Maine’s tax system progressivity, future revenue adequacy less certain

Today, state legislators released details of a budget deal that, if passed, would avoid a state government shutdown. The deal includes significant changes to Maine’s tax code. […]

Garrett Martin

Posted June 16, 2015

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Immigrants: Honesty, not incendiary political rhetoric

“Governor LePage is wrong to deny Maine families the help they need to provide for basic needs as they legally wait for their applications to be processed. […]

Marpheen Chann-Berry

Posted June 15, 2015

Tags Economy, Immigration

Education, Health Care, Maine’s Economy

Another tilt at the windmill, more wasted taxpayer funds, but a win for uninsured Maine young people

The Supreme Court today declined to hear the LePage Administration’s appeal of a November 1st Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against the Administration’s request to cut 6,000 […]

Christy Daggett

Posted June 8, 2015

Tags Education, Health Care, Higher Education, Medicaid

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

A crumbling road is not the route to economic growth

“If the governor and legislature want vibrant downtowns and a thriving economy, they must invest in our roads and highways. If they don’t want our downtowns to […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 4, 2015

Tags Budget, Economy, Infrastructure, Revenue

Taxes and Budget

The one question Republican legislators need to answer

Last Friday legislative Republicans released their tax plan for the coming two-year budget cycle. In reference to the Republican plan, Maine people deserve an answer to one […]

Garrett Martin

Posted May 22, 2015

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Where tax fairness is concerned, the legislative Republicans' tax plan is the worst of all

Republican legislators released their plan for overhauling Maine’s tax system last week. Yesterday MECEP posted a chart comparing the distributional impacts of the Republican and Democratic plans. The […]

Garrett Martin

Posted May 19, 2015

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Everything you need to know about the Democratic and Republican tax plans in one chart

Last week Republican legislators released their proposal for overhauling Maine’s tax system. The plan includes income and corporate tax cuts, and eliminates the estate tax, all disproportionately […]

Garrett Martin

Posted May 18, 2015

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

New Report: Rejecting federal health care funds is costing Maine $26.7 million in General Fund savings

Despite five bipartisan votes in favor of accepting federal healthcare funds to cover 70,000 uninsured Mainers, five successive vetoes by the governor have ensured that Maine has […]

Christy Daggett

Posted May 15, 2015

Tags Federal, Health Care, Medicaid

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Republican Tax Plan Gives Huge Tax Breaks to the Wealthy While Raising Taxes for Working Mainers and Seniors

Legislative Republicans have released a tax plan that is a bad deal for working Mainers and seniors living on fixed incomes. Based on preliminary analysis the Maine […]

Garrett Martin

Posted May 15, 2015

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Retirement crisis: Mainers in part-time and low-wage jobs face living out their retirement years in poverty

Latest Budget Deal modestly improves Maine’s tax system progressivity, future revenue adequacy less certain

Immigrants: Honesty, not incendiary political rhetoric

Another tilt at the windmill, more wasted taxpayer funds, but a win for uninsured Maine young people

A crumbling road is not the route to economic growth

The one question Republican legislators need to answer

Where tax fairness is concerned, the legislative Republicans' tax plan is the worst of all

Everything you need to know about the Democratic and Republican tax plans in one chart

New Report: Rejecting federal health care funds is costing Maine $26.7 million in General Fund savings

Republican Tax Plan Gives Huge Tax Breaks to the Wealthy While Raising Taxes for Working Mainers and Seniors