Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Analyzing the budget In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss the proposed supplemental budget. Click here […] WGME Posted February 4, 2026 Tags Budget, Wednesday Sit Down
Health Care, Taxes and Budget Maine’s hospitals chase financial stability as Medicaid cuts loom Hospitals are required by state law to provide free, medically necessary services to low-income and uninsured patients. Rural hospitals, which serve a higher proportion of the uninsured […] Portland Press Herald Posted February 4, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Possible government shutdown due to ICE In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, James Myall, policy analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about a possible government […] WGME Posted January 28, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Immigration, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Facing critical shortage, bipartisan legislation would hike wages for direct care workers One in five direct care workers receive federal food assistance, and about a third of home health aides suffer from food insecurity, said James Myall, an economic […] Maine Morning Star Posted January 21, 2026 Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Job Quality, Wages
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Paid family and medical leave benefits will begin May 1 Advocates and lawmakers in May 2023 rallied outside the Maine State House in support of Paid Family and Medical Leave, which was signed into law later that […] Maine Morning Star Posted January 20, 2026 Tags Budget, Paid Family and Medical Leave
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Maine weighs plan to expand film tax credits “Time and again evaluations of state programs with much larger film incentives than Maine’s have conclusively shown they are a bad investment that siphon millions of dollars […] The Center Square Posted January 12, 2026 Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Should Maine taxes follow feds? In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Maura Pillsbury, an analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss whether state lawmakers should conform […] WGME Posted January 8, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Federal tax gimmicks will only help Maine’s rich In response to Sen. Bruce Bickford’s Dec. 18 op-ed, full state conformity to HR 1 — the Republican megabill also called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act […] Portland Press Herald Posted December 31, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Budget pressures facing lawmakers in January — and how to address them December’s semi-annual revenue forecast for Maine’s general fund reported higher-than-expected revenues for the near future, predicting $250 million more over the next two years than the previous […] James Myall Posted December 19, 2025 Tags Budget, Economic Security, Education, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Maine lawmakers have tools to stop the harms of the Republican reconciliation bill The Republican megabill passed by Congress in July (HR 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) will severely impact Mainers. This bill is a […] James Myall Posted December 19, 2025 Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Medicaid, Revenue, SNAP, Tax Fairness, Taxes
