Even if you’re not on it, Medicaid matters to you

Medicaid is a financial backbone for many hospitals, especially in rural areas. Medicaid covers one in five hospital discharges and nearly half of all births in rural hospitals nationally. In […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted May 14, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid

Jobs and Income

Advocates urge state to shore up Maine’s child care system

Arthur Phillips, an analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said about 18,000 Maine people are not in the workforce because they can’t afford child care. […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted May 12, 2025

Tags Child Care, Economy, Job Quality, Jobs, Revenue

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Pressure is on to extend ACA subsidies as premium hikes loom

James Myall, policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the “ripple effects” of losing the enhanced subsidies will reach far, especially in rural Maine, […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted May 11, 2025

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

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

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Even if you’re not on it, Medicaid matters to you

Advocates urge state to shore up Maine’s child care system

Pressure is on to extend ACA subsidies as premium hikes loom

Tax Day rally draws critics of Trump funding cuts outside Maine State House

Raise taxes on Maine’s wealthy? Some of them are OK with that

Future of Maine relies on child care, early education

Advocates call for higher taxes on the rich and corporations to balance Maine’s budget

Letter: Maine can achieve economic fairness

Opinion: Maine doesn’t have to choose between bold policy and balanced budgets

Proposed cigarette tax increase draws praise and concern