Taxes and Budget

Why a millionaire tax makes sense for Maine

Right now, lawmakers in Maine are making a big decision. They’re looking at a bill (LD 1089) that would create a “millionaire’s tax” — a 4 percent […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted May 13, 2025

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

A guide to Donald Trump’s war against Maine over transgender athletes

In the last fiscal year, Maine received nearly $21 billion in federal funds (minus some Medicare support and what comes through the U.S. Postal Service), according to the liberal […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted April 7, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal

Taxes and Budget

What Maine can expect as Donald Trump’s tariff day approaches

More than 750,000 Canadians visited the state in 2023. While they make up just 5 percent of all tourists to Maine, they still accounted for more than $450 […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted April 1, 2025

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Federal

Taxes and Budget

Rather than simply cutting costs, Maine must look at raising revenue

Here’s the truth: You can’t cut your way to prosperity. Families know this. When rising costs outpace income, there’s only so much belt-tightening you can do before […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 22, 2025

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Janet Mills may get Democratic pushback on proposed cigarette tax hike

The liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy criticized the cuts or lack of additional investments in various health care and child care programs that Mills said would […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 13, 2025

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

The new paid leave tax hitting Mainers in 2025, explained

The new program will apply to 90 percent of Maine’s workforce, according to the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy. Self-employed people and tribal governments can opt into […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 30, 2024

Tags Budget, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Revenue, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine can’t afford Trump’s dangerous plans to gut Medicaid

If the election taught us anything, it’s that the cost of living is way too high. So why are we hearing about cuts that would make health […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 20, 2024

Tags Budget, Medicaid, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Wabanaki Alliance picks Maulian Bryant to lead tribal advocacy group

She has served on several state committees, Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations, Co-Chair, Equity Subcommittee and Maine Climate Council, and served […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 26, 2024

Tags Racial Equity, Tribal Sovereignty

Jobs and Income

Maine’s minimum wage will increase to $14.65 next year

That wage hike will affect about 1 in 6 Maine workers, which James Myall, an analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, called it “one of […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 11, 2024

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

What a Maine experiment shows us about universal basic income

“Doing something on a statewide basis could be hugely expensive depending on how big a population you’re talking about,” Garrett Martin, the CEO of the liberal Maine […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 10, 2024

Tags Budget, Guaranteed Income

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Why a millionaire tax makes sense for Maine

A guide to Donald Trump’s war against Maine over transgender athletes

What Maine can expect as Donald Trump’s tariff day approaches

Rather than simply cutting costs, Maine must look at raising revenue

Janet Mills may get Democratic pushback on proposed cigarette tax hike

The new paid leave tax hitting Mainers in 2025, explained

Maine can’t afford Trump’s dangerous plans to gut Medicaid

Wabanaki Alliance picks Maulian Bryant to lead tribal advocacy group

Maine’s minimum wage will increase to $14.65 next year

What a Maine experiment shows us about universal basic income