Education

Could student loan forgiveness factor into Maine's races?

The left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates that about 177,000 of federal borrowers in Maine will qualify for forgiveness based on the income caps of $125,000 […]

Maine Public

Posted August 26, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan is praised, panned by Maine's federal lawmakers

According to an estimate from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank, Biden’s proposal would benefit roughly 177,000 student loan borrowers in Maine, or […]

Maine Public

Posted August 24, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

Taxes and Budget

Report: Maine bears staggering social, monetary costs associated with drug criminalization

A new report from the ACLU of Maine and the Maine Center for Economic Policy finds that prosecution and incarceration associated with drug use and possession are costing […]

Maine Public

Posted March 21, 2022

Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

WATCH: Mills touts direct payments, 2 free years of community college in State of the State address

“For frontline retail workers struggling to make their next rent payment, young families unable to keep their jobs due to constant daycare and school interruptions, and older […]

Maine Public

Posted February 10, 2022

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

What The Child Tax Credit Could Mean For Maine Families

Allina’s story is unfortunately, probably more common than it should be. The reality is, there are estimates that sort of suggests that it costs between $11,000 and […]

Maine Public

Posted July 16, 2021

Tags Children, Economic Security, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

'Is This Our Party Anymore?' — Maine's Establishment Republicans Who Got Canceled

That was the dilemma for Mills, whose budget writers were confronting an estimated $100 million hole in the current budget if the state conformed to the federal tax code […]

Maine Public

Posted January 29, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Officials Say Maine Can't Forgo Taxes From Paycheck Protection Funds. Republicans Are Crying Foul

“The treatment in the change package is revenue neutral,” she says. “It is not a tax increase on businesses. It is submitting a double benefit.” Austin says […]

Maine Public

Posted January 25, 2021

Tags Budget

Education

A Third Of Maine Student Loan Borrowers Could Have Their Debt Eliminated Under Plan Floated By Biden

Jody Harris, the associate director of the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, said that cancelling debt could be particularly important for borrowers facing financial distress, who may be at […]

Maine Public

Posted January 20, 2021

Tags Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

Jobs and Income

Data: 257,000 Mainers Having Trouble Paying Household Expenses

A new analysis of census data by the national Center for Budget and Policy Priorities and Maine Center for Economic Policy finds that about 257,000 Maine adults […]

Maine Public

Posted October 8, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Incomes, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Report Finds That 182,000 Mainers Would Be Affected By Cuts To Supplemental Unemployment Benefits

The newest COVID-19 stimulus plan that Senate Republicans released Monday would cut supplemental unemployment benefits from $600 to $200 a week. That would impact about 182,000 Mainers, […]

Maine Public

Posted July 29, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Jobs, Unemployment

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Could student loan forgiveness factor into Maine's races?

Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan is praised, panned by Maine's federal lawmakers

Report: Maine bears staggering social, monetary costs associated with drug criminalization

WATCH: Mills touts direct payments, 2 free years of community college in State of the State address

What The Child Tax Credit Could Mean For Maine Families

'Is This Our Party Anymore?' — Maine's Establishment Republicans Who Got Canceled

Officials Say Maine Can't Forgo Taxes From Paycheck Protection Funds. Republicans Are Crying Foul

A Third Of Maine Student Loan Borrowers Could Have Their Debt Eliminated Under Plan Floated By Biden

Data: 257,000 Mainers Having Trouble Paying Household Expenses

Report Finds That 182,000 Mainers Would Be Affected By Cuts To Supplemental Unemployment Benefits