Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget What a Maine experiment shows us about universal basic income “Doing something on a statewide basis could be hugely expensive depending on how big a population you’re talking about,” Garrett Martin, the CEO of the liberal Maine […] Bangor Daily News Posted September 10, 2024 Tags Budget, Guaranteed Income
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Mills administration agrees to give unionized state workers $2K payments But another analysis, this one from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, contested that conclusion, noting that growth in private sector wages have outpaced growth for state public […] Bangor Daily News Posted September 5, 2024 Tags Budget, Unions, Wages
Taxes and Budget From Augusta – Prioritizing policies that support Maine families Amid the rising costs making it harder for folks to make ends meet, lawmakers boosted tax credits for working families. In the first regular session, I voted […] Portland Press Herald Posted August 1, 2024 Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Letter: Invest in Maine people and communities Mainers cannot work if they are not healthy and lack access to stable, affordable housing or child care. They cannot support local businesses if they have no […] Bangor Daily News Posted May 28, 2024 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Lawmakers can do better for Maine workers, families and communities Elected leaders in Maine strengthen our communities and address economic challenges through legislation. The major challenge facing Maine’s economy is the state’s plateauing workforce and to solve it we […] Bangor Daily News Posted May 22, 2024 Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Unemployment, Wages
Taxes and Budget Meet the Private Equity Firm Squeezing America for Baseball Stadium Subsidies For example, earlier this year, the Maine legislature approved a $2 million tax credit for Diamond Baseball Holdings to upgrade the stadium of the Portland Sea Dogs, […] Boondoggle Posted May 17, 2024 Tags Budget, Corporate Power, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Chaotic end to legislative session In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss the the chaotic end to […] WGME Posted May 15, 2024 Tags Budget, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Worker justice wins and losses in the 2024 legislative session The second session of Maine’s 131st legislature ended Friday, as resistance from Governor Mills and inaction in the House left many important bills to die. While lawmakers […] Arthur Phillips Posted May 15, 2024 Tags Budget, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget From farmworker wage bill to raising taxes on wealthy, legislators sustain Gov. Mills’ vetoes The House vote on the farmworker minimum wage bill was 54 in favor of overriding the governor and 69 in favor of sustaining the veto. After the […] News From The States Posted May 10, 2024 Tags Budget, Job Quality, Jobs
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