Taxes and Budget Tax Day rally draws critics of Trump funding cuts outside Maine State House “The objective today was to call attention to the fact the Trump administration is prioritizing the interest of donors and corporate elites over those of us who […] Portland Press Herald Posted April 15, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Raise taxes on Maine’s wealthy? Some of them are OK with that The bills heard Wednesday were supported by a broad range of advocacy groups, including the Maine Women’s Lobby, Maine Equal Justice, Maine Center for Economic Policy and […] Portland Press Herald Posted March 26, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Future of Maine relies on child care, early education According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, the move to cut the stipend back to 2022 levels will “reduce the average earnings for nearly 7,500 child […] Portland Press Herald Posted February 23, 2025 Tags Budget, Child Care, Education
Taxes and Budget Advocates call for higher taxes on the rich and corporations to balance Maine’s budget Maura Pillsbury, state and local tax policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning advocacy group, said Maine is “at a crossroads” and lawmakers […] Portland Press Herald Posted February 3, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Letter: Maine can achieve economic fairness Thank you to Maura Pillsbury, of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, for the Jan. 22 op-ed regarding the false choice of bold policy versus balanced budgets. This excellent […] Portland Press Herald Posted January 28, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Opinion: Maine doesn’t have to choose between bold policy and balanced budgets Maine lawmakers are heading into a new term facing a big challenge — how to sustain bold investments in Maine people and communities in a year when […] Portland Press Herald Posted January 22, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Proposed cigarette tax increase draws praise and concern James Myall, an economic policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said Monday that an increase to the cigarette tax wasn’t the center’s first suggestion […] Portland Press Herald Posted January 14, 2025 Tags Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Speaker of Maine House unveils bill to ease health care workforce shortage A June 2024 analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy think tank said that Maine needs to hire an additional 2,300 full-time direct care workers — there are […] Portland Press Herald Posted January 13, 2025 Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income Maine’s minimum wage will get a boost Jan. 1 According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, there are about 37,000 hourly workers in the state earning less than $14.65 hourly and an additional 50,000 employees […] Portland Press Herald Posted December 30, 2024 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income Despite progress, Maine women still earn less and are more likely to live in poverty And more than 23,500 hours of care that Mainers are entitled to goes undelivered every week, though this figure is likely an underestimate when accounting for reporting […] Portland Press Herald Posted December 12, 2024 Tags Incomes, Inequality, Jobs