Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's budget surplus

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Josie Phillips, a policy fellow with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to break down the debate […]

WGME

Posted February 29, 2024

Tags Budget, Revenue, Wednesday Sit Down

Taxes and Budget

Rent relief, election support, teacher raises dominate week one of budget hearings

Arthur Phillips, economic policy analyst for Maine Center for Economic Policy said educators are falling behind entry-level workers in the private sector but also peer educators in […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted February 24, 2024

Tags Budget, Education, Housing

Taxes and Budget

Student loans forgiven for initial round of Maine borrowers under revamped federal program

James Myall, an analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the new program is intended to revamp a previous federal repayment loan plan that was […]

Maine Public

Posted February 23, 2024

Tags Budget, Education, Federal, Student Debt

Taxes and Budget

Conservatives, progressives alike object to $107M savings in Mills’ budget proposal

Both the left-leaning policy organization Maine Center for Economic Policy and the conservative Maine Policy Institute criticized Mills’ decision to store away $107 million in the special reserve fund […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted February 21, 2024

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Facing deep fiscal challenges, child care providers urge lawmakers to adjust reimbursement rules

In all, current reimbursement rules cost child care providers that accept subsidies about $5 million a year, said Arthur Phillips of the Maine Center for Economic Policy. […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted February 20, 2024

Tags Budget, Child Care

Taxes and Budget

Fiscal prudence means addressing Maine’s challenges

Governor Mills recently released her proposed supplementary budget. While her budget contains promising investments in the health and financial security of Maine communities, it also withholds resources […]

Josie Phillips

Posted February 16, 2024

Tags Budget, Caregiving, Corporate Power, Economic Security, Economy, Education, Housing, Inequality, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Rent relief is needed for Maine to endure its housing crisis

Maine has made strides in addressing the shortage of housing that is leaving more and more people vulnerable to housing insecurity and homelessness. However, if we are […]

Josie Phillips

Posted February 14, 2024

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Housing

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: state worker wage gap widening

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, James Myall, an economic analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to break down a new […]

WGME

Posted February 14, 2024

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Mills administration, state workers union dispute scale of wage gap

However, after factoring in these wage increases, an analysis from the Maine Center for Economic Policy found that state government wages continue to lag behind those of their public and […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted February 9, 2024

Tags Budget, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

State workers still struggle even as Mills administration touts closed pay gap

Starting in July, about half of the workforce is eligible to advance to a new higher “step” on the state’s classification pay scale, potentially qualifying them for another 4 […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 9, 2024

Tags Budget, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

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Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's budget surplus

Rent relief, election support, teacher raises dominate week one of budget hearings

Student loans forgiven for initial round of Maine borrowers under revamped federal program

Conservatives, progressives alike object to $107M savings in Mills’ budget proposal

Facing deep fiscal challenges, child care providers urge lawmakers to adjust reimbursement rules

Fiscal prudence means addressing Maine’s challenges

Rent relief is needed for Maine to endure its housing crisis

Wednesday Sit-Down: state worker wage gap widening

Mills administration, state workers union dispute scale of wage gap

State workers still struggle even as Mills administration touts closed pay gap