Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: One year of the 'Big, Beautiful Bill'

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss one year of the “Big, Beautiful […]

WGME

Posted July 8, 2026

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

Taxes and Budget

How to navigate tax breaks and subsidies as a Maine parent

Garrett Martin, the executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said tying benefits to the tax code can be a slippery slope. While families are […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted July 7, 2026

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine can’t afford Susan Collins’ earmarks | Opinion

The Maine Center for Economic Policy reports that the total tariffs collected by Trump in the first year equal about $1,100 per household. In Maine, that translates […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted July 6, 2026

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

Taxes and Budget

How taxing the rich helps everyone, and how we can do it more

This week on the podcast, Nora sits down with Maine Center for Economic Policy President and CEO Garrett Martin to talk about why tax fairness has become […]

Beacon

Posted July 3, 2026

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

Taxes and Budget

Maine could face higher costs to keep SNAP program running

Now, the future of Maine’s SNAP program is in question unless millions of dollars are paid to the federal government. “It essentially opens up a new kind […]

WGME

Posted June 30, 2026

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

Taxes and Budget

The hidden SNAP cut that keeps growing

At a glance: Since passage of the Republican “Big Beautiful Bill,” 3.5 million people have lost SNAP benefits, and people who still qualify will get less help […]

Mark Shaffer

Posted June 23, 2026

Tags Budget, Federal, Food Insecurity, SNAP

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

How MaineCare is helping more Mainers afford health care and strengthening the economy

At a glance: MaineCare helps nearly 476,000 Mainers pay for health care, including doctor visits, medicine, and long-term care. It helps children, older adults, people with disabilities, […]

James Myall

Posted June 11, 2026

Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Medicare changes hitting rural Maine

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss changes to Medicare. Click here to […]

WGME

Posted June 10, 2026

Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, Wednesday Sit Down

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Federal bailout package for rural hospitals fails to deliver

HR 1, the harmful Republican megabill that delivered trillions in tax cuts for wealthy households and large corporations, also cut $911 billion from Medicaid, $134 billion of […]

Mark Shaffer

Posted May 28, 2026

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Health Care

Taxes and Budget

Thousands of Mainers lose food assistance in wake of One Big Beautiful Bill changes

Author’s note: This blogpost uses available data from March 2026. Some newer data from April 2026 is now available, showing the total reduction in Maine SNAP recipients […]

James Myall

Posted May 13, 2026

Tags Budget, Federal, Food Insecurity, SNAP

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Wednesday Sit-Down: One year of the 'Big, Beautiful Bill'

How to navigate tax breaks and subsidies as a Maine parent

Maine can’t afford Susan Collins’ earmarks | Opinion

How taxing the rich helps everyone, and how we can do it more

Maine could face higher costs to keep SNAP program running

The hidden SNAP cut that keeps growing

How MaineCare is helping more Mainers afford health care and strengthening the economy

Wednesday Sit-Down: Medicare changes hitting rural Maine

Federal bailout package for rural hospitals fails to deliver

Thousands of Mainers lose food assistance in wake of One Big Beautiful Bill changes