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Dan D'Ippolito

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What a national debt default would mean for Maine

Any program or person getting money from the federal government could feel the effects of a failure to pay its bills. That includes potential tax refund delays to 551,000 […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted March 3, 2023

Tags Taxes

Both sides weigh in as Pine Tree Development Zone tax incentive program faces renewal

“This program has been extended and redesigned many times, and yet, evaluations from the Legislature’s watchdog agency determined that the program is unable to show evidence of […]

MaineBiz

Posted March 3, 2023

Tags Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Antiracist Public Policy in Maine: Reflecting on a Troubling Past for a Better Future

The episode of Maine Policy Matter covers an article by James Myall, a policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy. The article, “Race and Public […]

Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center

Posted March 1, 2023

Tags Racial Equity

Health Care

Will legislators undo LePage’s rollback and restore health coverage to low-income immigrants?

“New Mainers are particularly likely to work in grocery stores and care homes, restaurant kitchens and hotels — many of the industries which are currently struggling to […]

Beacon

Posted February 27, 2023

Tags Health Care, Racial Equity

Jobs and Income

Maine paid family leave effort gets mixed business reaction

James Myall, economic policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said paid family leave would be a boon to the economy because there are many […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted February 24, 2023

Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Taxes and Budget

Mills outlines new climate goals, backs housing first, pledges access to Narcan in budget address

The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) also praised the budget while calling for lawmakers to build on the plan by making additional investments in programs to […]

Beacon

Posted February 15, 2023

Tags Budget

Health Care

Advocates worry that ‘fentanyl hysteria’ will further criminalize people who use drugs

“By 2016, harm reduction activists noted the product on the street that was being sold as heroin had almost none,” reads A Better Path for Maine: The […]

Beacon

Posted February 13, 2023

Tags Health Care

Taxes and Budget

‘People are desperate:’ Budget committee encouraged to make bold investments in affordable housing

“While public investment is necessary to alleviate Maine’s affordable housing crisis, $30 million is insufficient to address the shortage of affordable housing,” said Josie Phillips, a budget […]

Beacon

Posted February 10, 2023

Tags Budget, Housing

Taxes and Budget

Economists, lawmakers caution against squandering unexpected fiscal strength on tax cuts

“Is it really a surplus if we’re not paying for these really essential needs that Mainers have?” asked Maura Pillsbury, a state and local tax analyst with […]

Beacon

Posted February 6, 2023

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Radio interview with Maura Pillsbury about tax policy in Maine

Our guest will be Maura Pillsbury who is a tax analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy. She will talk about what the 131st Maine State […]

WMPG

Posted January 31, 2023

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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What a national debt default would mean for Maine

Both sides weigh in as Pine Tree Development Zone tax incentive program faces renewal

Antiracist Public Policy in Maine: Reflecting on a Troubling Past for a Better Future

Will legislators undo LePage’s rollback and restore health coverage to low-income immigrants?

Maine paid family leave effort gets mixed business reaction

Mills outlines new climate goals, backs housing first, pledges access to Narcan in budget address

Advocates worry that ‘fentanyl hysteria’ will further criminalize people who use drugs

‘People are desperate:’ Budget committee encouraged to make bold investments in affordable housing

Economists, lawmakers caution against squandering unexpected fiscal strength on tax cuts

Radio interview with Maura Pillsbury about tax policy in Maine