Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Battle over a new budget

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

WGME

Posted March 11, 2026

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

Taxes and Budget

Lawmakers can seize the opportunity to raise revenue for important priorities

Governor Janet Mills has released her FY26- FY27 supplemental budget and now lawmakers have important decisions to make about how they will allocate state funds to meet […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted March 10, 2026

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

Taxes and Budget

Tax conformity decisions will shape Maine’s future (Part 3: The QSBS tax break is BS)

Many of Maine’s tax rules are tied to federal law, so when federal tax laws change, the state must decide whether to follow or set its own […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted March 4, 2026

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

Taxes and Budget

Progressive groups in Maine call for tax increases on the wealthy

Mainers for Tax Fairness includes the Maine Center for Economic Policy, Maine People’s Alliance, Maine Service Employees Association SEIU Local 1989 and more than 20 other groups. […]

Spectrum News

Posted February 23, 2026

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

Taxes and Budget

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

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 […]

Beacon

Posted February 20, 2026

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

Taxes and Budget

Maine group urges lawmakers to prioritize affordability over tax cuts for the wealthy

Ryan Tipping, campaigns and strategy director for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the state needs long-term solutions. “We need more than just one type of […]

Fox Bangor

Posted February 19, 2026

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

Taxes and Budget

‘Mainers for Tax Fairness’ speak on changes they say will help solve state issues

“Tens of thousands of Mainers stand to lose help buying groceries, seeing a doctor or keeping a roof over their heads. This is unconscionable and Maine should […]

WABI

Posted February 19, 2026

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

Taxes and Budget

Fund care, not cuts: Mainers call for progressive tax changes in State Budget

In a blog post this week, analyst James Myall of the Maine Center for Economic Policy pointed out that Gov. Janet Mills’ proposed budget does not fully […]

Beacon

Posted February 13, 2026

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

What’s in Governor Mills’ supplemental budget proposal

At a glance: The governor’s supplemental budget proposal uses surplus and Budget Stabilization Fund dollars to maintain current services, meet new federal requirements, fund one-time initiatives, and […]

James Myall

Posted February 10, 2026

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

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

As Maine feels the affordability crunch, here are lawmakers’ plans to ease the burden

That change would expand overtime protections for roughly 21,000 workers across the state, including about 7,000 who currently work unpaid overtime, according to James Myall, an analyst […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted February 5, 2026

Tags Budget, Overtime

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Wednesday Sit-Down: Battle over a new budget

Lawmakers can seize the opportunity to raise revenue for important priorities

Tax conformity decisions will shape Maine’s future (Part 3: The QSBS tax break is BS)

Progressive groups in Maine call for tax increases on the wealthy

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

Maine group urges lawmakers to prioritize affordability over tax cuts for the wealthy

‘Mainers for Tax Fairness’ speak on changes they say will help solve state issues

Fund care, not cuts: Mainers call for progressive tax changes in State Budget

What’s in Governor Mills’ supplemental budget proposal

As Maine feels the affordability crunch, here are lawmakers’ plans to ease the burden