Taxes and Budget

Eye on Augusta: Legislature Passes a Budget, Defeats Gun Control Bills, Pushes Forward Monhegan Wind Project & More

Progressives decried the budget for not funding several bills that passed both houses and are now languishing on the Appropriations table — such as LD 1689, which […]

The Free Press

Posted June 20, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

Final budget marks gains in property tax relief, healthcare, but fails to un-rig tax code

“Reversing LePage-era tax cuts for the wealthiest would have put budget negotiators in a position to fully fund, for the first time ever, our children’s schools and […]

Beacon

Posted June 15, 2019

Tags Budget, Health Care, Property Tax, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

Maine lawmakers OK 2-year budget after a few tense hours at the State House

Mills set the terms of the budget before she was elected, saying in her 2018 campaign that there would be no tax increase in it. She doubled down on […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted June 14, 2019

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

STATEMENT: Budget deal fails to address persistent state revenue challenges

CONTACT Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org 207-620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in reaction to the biennial budget deal […]

Posted June 12, 2019

Tags Budget, Revenue

Taxes and Budget

Maine lawmakers settle on 2-year budget for just less than the $8 billion Mills proposed

Early in her tenure, she doubled down on a 2018 campaign pledge not to raise taxes in her first budget proposal. It meant that there would not be enough […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted June 12, 2019

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Maine progressives can claim big victories this year, but that does not mean they are satisfied

Democratic bills were introduced to undo some of the tax cuts, but Mills’ pledge affected the two-year budget process in such a way that no tax increase […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted June 6, 2019

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks

Taxes and Budget

As budget nears completion, activists urge more state spending

Activist from low-income, organized labor and health care groups want Maine to increase spending on a range of social programs, and increase funding for schools and communities. […]

NewsCenter Maine

Posted June 6, 2019

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Eye on Augusta: EVs, Revenue Sharing, Expanding Abortion Access & More

“Well-maintained roads, good schools, robust public works, parks, and libraries help people and small businesses plant deep roots in the towns and cities they call home,” wrote […]

The Free Press

Posted May 30, 2019

Tags Budget, Municipal Revenue Sharing

Taxes and Budget

As budget deadline nears, the gap between what lawmakers want and what they can pay for widens

That idea could doom bipartisan goals, including a large expansion of the earned-income tax credit passed in a 10-1 vote in the tax committee last week. It […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted May 29, 2019

Tags Budget, Revenue

Taxes and Budget

Governor's proposed budget plan would under-fund local services by $160 million

Many of the most important services are provided at the local level. Things like public safety, road maintenance, education, parks, and libraries support our economy and make […]

Sarah Austin

Posted March 22, 2019

Tags Budget, Homestead Exemption, Income Tax, Municipal Revenue Sharing

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Eye on Augusta: Legislature Passes a Budget, Defeats Gun Control Bills, Pushes Forward Monhegan Wind Project & More

Final budget marks gains in property tax relief, healthcare, but fails to un-rig tax code

Maine lawmakers OK 2-year budget after a few tense hours at the State House

STATEMENT: Budget deal fails to address persistent state revenue challenges

Maine lawmakers settle on 2-year budget for just less than the $8 billion Mills proposed

Maine progressives can claim big victories this year, but that does not mean they are satisfied

As budget nears completion, activists urge more state spending

Eye on Augusta: EVs, Revenue Sharing, Expanding Abortion Access & More

As budget deadline nears, the gap between what lawmakers want and what they can pay for widens

Governor's proposed budget plan would under-fund local services by $160 million