Taxes and Budget

Bipartisan lawmakers, educators, parents push to expand Maine’s child tax credit

Garrett Martin, president and CEO of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, called the child tax credit expansion a smart economic move for Maine, citing research that […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted April 8, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Children, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Bill could double child tax credit for Maine families

The most recent poverty report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy shows that in 2023, Maine’s child poverty rate, 12.6%, remained “historically low.” Advocates at the press conference said they […]

WMTW

Posted April 7, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Care, Child Tax Credit, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Parents of Maine young children could have increased tax credit under proposed legislation

“We’ve seen it work,” added President and C.E.O. of Maine Center for Economic Policy Garrett Martin. “When the federal child tax credit was expanded during the pandemic, […]

WABI

Posted April 7, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Children, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

A guide to Donald Trump’s war against Maine over transgender athletes

In the last fiscal year, Maine received nearly $21 billion in federal funds (minus some Medicare support and what comes through the U.S. Postal Service), according to the liberal […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted April 7, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Lawmakers hear proposals to better support families and child care providers

According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, an estimated 18,000 people in Maine are currently out of the labor force due to a lack of child care. […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted April 4, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Care, Job Quality, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Will tax cuts balloon federal deficit?

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about will tax cuts balloon federal […]

WGME

Posted April 3, 2025

Tags Budget, Economy, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income

Proposals to bolster farmworkers’ hour and wage rights back before Legislature

The Maine AFL-CIO was generally in favor of the proposals, but described LD 588 as a compromise. All three of the bills were also supported by the […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted April 2, 2025

Tags Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Racial Equity

Taxes and Budget

What Maine can expect as Donald Trump’s tariff day approaches

More than 750,000 Canadians visited the state in 2023. While they make up just 5 percent of all tourists to Maine, they still accounted for more than $450 […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted April 1, 2025

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Federal

Taxes and Budget

Tax on Maine millionaires heard in committee

“We’re facing a budget shortfall, and there’s going to be some difficult decisions the legislature has to make. Either about making cuts to programs or raising additional […]

WABI

Posted March 26, 2025

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, 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

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Bipartisan lawmakers, educators, parents push to expand Maine’s child tax credit

Bill could double child tax credit for Maine families

Parents of Maine young children could have increased tax credit under proposed legislation

A guide to Donald Trump’s war against Maine over transgender athletes

Lawmakers hear proposals to better support families and child care providers

Wednesday Sit-Down: Will tax cuts balloon federal deficit?

Proposals to bolster farmworkers’ hour and wage rights back before Legislature

What Maine can expect as Donald Trump’s tariff day approaches

Tax on Maine millionaires heard in committee

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