Wednesday Sit-Down: Healthcare shrinkflation

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

WGME

Posted May 6, 2026

Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Wednesday Sit Down

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Maine paid family leave starts Friday. Who needs it most?

The replacement rates offer more protections for people making lower wages, said James Myall, policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “The program is designed […]

Sun Journal

Posted April 30, 2026

Tags Budget, Health Care, Paid Family and Medical Leave

Health Care, Maine’s Economy

2026 Session Recap: Health care and the safety net

The legislative session in 2026 was overshadowed by federal threats to food security and health care. In particular, the passage of HR 1 last year created a […]

James Myall

Posted April 30, 2026

Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, SNAP

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's new paid family and medical leave applications now open

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss Maine’s new paid family and medical […]

WGME

Posted April 29, 2026

Tags Budget, Federal, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Wednesday Sit Down

Taxes and Budget

Here’s how Maine’s new ‘millionaire tax’ will work

This was identical to a bill from Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, that was opposed by the Mills administration and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and backed […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted April 21, 2026

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Washington Post’s attack on Maine’s millionaire tax ignores the facts

Mainers don’t take kindly to outsiders telling us what to do. The Washington Post’s editorial attacking Maine’s new millionaire tax is no exception. Misdirected and devoid of […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted April 15, 2026

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

Taxes and Budget

Maine’s millionaire’s tax marks shift toward fairness while federal cuts boost billionaires

“Mainers want stability, fairness, and a tax code that benefits us, not billionaires,” said Ryan Tipping of the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “By raising taxes on […]

Beacon

Posted April 15, 2026

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

Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: The future of your taxes

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

WGME

Posted April 15, 2026

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

Taxes and Budget

STATEMENT: Maine enacts millionaire tax in historic win for working families

In a historic move for tax fairness in Maine, Governor Mills signed a millionaire tax into law as part of the state’s supplemental budget. Maine is one […]

Posted April 10, 2026

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Popular millionaire’s tax, along with childcare funding and eviction protections, round out state supplemental budget

Maura Pillsbury, State and Local Tax Policy Analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, described the inclusion of the millionaire’s tax as the fulfillment of a […]

Beacon

Posted April 9, 2026

Tags Budget, Child Care, Housing, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Wednesday Sit-Down: Healthcare shrinkflation

Maine paid family leave starts Friday. Who needs it most?

2026 Session Recap: Health care and the safety net

Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's new paid family and medical leave applications now open

Here’s how Maine’s new ‘millionaire tax’ will work

Washington Post’s attack on Maine’s millionaire tax ignores the facts

Maine’s millionaire’s tax marks shift toward fairness while federal cuts boost billionaires

Wednesday Sit-Down: The future of your taxes

STATEMENT: Maine enacts millionaire tax in historic win for working families

Popular millionaire’s tax, along with childcare funding and eviction protections, round out state supplemental budget