Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13/FOX23 to talk about the impacts of the “One […] WGME Posted July 10, 2025 Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Tax Breaks, Trump Tax Cuts, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: Canadian tourism and tariffs In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13/FOX23 to talk about Canadian tourism and tariffs. Click […] WGME Posted July 2, 2025 Tags Economic Security, Federal, Tourism, Wednesday Sit Down
Wednesday Sit-Down: Budget battle aftermath in Augusta In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13/FOX23 to talk about the impacts of the budget […] WGME Posted June 26, 2025 Tags Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Medicaid cuts threaten rural hospitals In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about Medicaid cuts threatening rural hospitals. […] WGME Posted June 18, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Medicaid, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Rally held in Maine to protect pay raises for direct care workers “MECEP estimates that Maine currently needs over 2,300 more full-time direct care professionals to meet growing demand. Keeping wages and benefits flat will only exacerbate the shortage, […] WGME Posted June 6, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: 'Work for Welfare' requirements In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about “Work for Welfare” requirements. Click […] WGME Posted June 4, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Planned cuts to veteran benefits In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about planned cuts to veteran benefits. […] WGME Posted May 28, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income Wednesday Sit-Down: Keeping the strong job market going In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about the strong job market. Click […] WGME Posted May 21, 2025 Tags Jobs, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Budget battle in Augusta In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about the budget battle in Augusta. […] WGME Posted May 7, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Paid medical and family leave In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about threats to Maine’s paid medical […] WGME Posted April 23, 2025 Tags Budget, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Wednesday Sit Down
