Legislative Rundown: First regular session of the 132nd

Co-authored by James Myall, Arthur Phillips & Maura Pillsbury In the first half of 2025, MECEP presented 110 pieces of testimony before the Maine Legislature that affect […]

MECEP

Posted July 30, 2025

Taxes and Budget

Opinion: Gov. Mills is choosing austerity over the people of Maine

Raising revenue – especially from the wealthiest Mainers who have the most ability to pay – is a solution that is popular with the public, enjoys broad […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted May 10, 2024

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

Taxes and Budget

Gov. Mills’ proposed savings halved in state budget after objections

Meanwhile, James Myall, an analyst for the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the state is in a strong position when it comes to savings, pointing […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted April 25, 2024

Tags Appropriations Committee, Budget, Revenue

Taxes and Budget

MECEP response to supplemental budget votes from the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs

AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement about the bipartisan budget agreement passed by the Appropriations […]

Posted June 28, 2021

Tags Appropriations Committee, Budget, Education, EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Time to Get Serious About Solving Maine’s Budget Crisis

Governor LePage’s budget proposal raises taxes. It contains property tax increases AND income tax increases. There are better solutions. Unfortunately, when Democratic members of the Legislature’s Appropriations […]

Garrett Martin

Posted June 5, 2013

Tags Appropriations Committee, Budget

Taxes and Budget

Testimony at Hearing on LR 1045 (January 28, 2013) An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013

MECEP continues to have concerns about the implications of the current proposal on Maine’s future financial picture – a point that was underscored by last week’s downgrade […]

MECEP

Posted January 28, 2013

Tags Appropriations Committee

Taxes and Budget

Testimony at Hearing on LR 1045 (January 24, 2013) An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013

At a time when Mainers continue to struggle through the state’s sluggish recovery from the worst recession since the Great Depression, it is incumbent on legislators to […]

MECEP

Posted January 24, 2013

Tags Appropriations Committee

Taxes and Budget

Legislature Rejects Fiscally Irresponsible, Poorly Targeted Pension Tax Cut

Despite evidence that Maine’s employment picture remains bleak, state policymakers continue to pay little attention to steps that would boost the economy and create jobs. After rushing […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 11, 2012

Tags Appropriations Committee, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony on L.D. 1816, the $99 million bond package pending before the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs

In this time of economic uncertainty and difficulty, individuals and families tend to spend less and, if possible, save more. In the aggregate, this withdrawal from the […]

MECEP

Posted March 29, 2010

Tags Appropriations Committee, Bonds, Budget

Appropriations Committee

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Legislative Rundown: First regular session of the 132nd

Opinion: Gov. Mills is choosing austerity over the people of Maine

Gov. Mills’ proposed savings halved in state budget after objections

MECEP response to supplemental budget votes from the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs

Time to Get Serious About Solving Maine’s Budget Crisis

Testimony at Hearing on LR 1045 (January 28, 2013) An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013

Testimony at Hearing on LR 1045 (January 24, 2013) An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013

Legislature Rejects Fiscally Irresponsible, Poorly Targeted Pension Tax Cut

Testimony on L.D. 1816, the $99 million bond package pending before the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs