‘Moment for courage’: Mainers push for taxes on ultra wealthy to fund critical care

Beacon

Ryan Tipping, director of campaigns and strategy at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, explained how Maine must strengthen its own revenue system in response to recent federal policy changes, such as Pres. Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that cut food assistance and health care to fund tax breaks for the ultra wealthy.

Click here to read the full story, first published February 20, 2026 in Beacon.