Taxes and Budget

Final part 2 budget rejects many cuts and makes investments — but lawmakers still have to address long term revenue needs

Status as of 12:00 P.M, June 19. Maine’s legislature passed the second part of the biennial budget on Wednesday, following the recommendations of the majority of members […]

MECEP

Posted June 13, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Care, Children, Direct Care Work, Education, Health Care, Higher Education, Medicaid, SNAP

Jobs and Income

Nearly every Maine House and Senate Republican voted to repeal child labor protections

Economic policy analyst Arthur Phillips with the Maine Center for Economic Policy also criticized the bill, highlighting the heightened injury risk and long-term impact for young workers. “Younger workers […]

Beacon

Posted May 19, 2025

Tags Children, Job Quality, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

‘A Day Without Childcare’ and the real cost of care gaps

Charlotte and Hazel explain how “A Day Without Childcare” (which took place Monday, May 12) is a national initiative that aims to highlight the economic and societal […]

Beacon

Posted May 16, 2025

Tags Budget, Caregiving, Child Care, Children

Taxes and Budget

Bipartisan bill would boost funding for Maine families, child care workers

The bill expands existing programs to support the child care workforce, which has already helped increase staffing by 15 percent, according to the Maine Center for Economic […]

Fox 23

Posted May 15, 2025

Tags Budget, Caregiving, Child Care, Children

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Forget the motherhood medals — Maine parents need real support

If Republicans want more babies, they should stop punishing the parents who already have them. Parents don’t need platitudes. They need paid leave, child care they can […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted May 12, 2025

Tags Caregiving, Child Care, Children, Economic Security, Food Insecurity, Paid Family and Medical Leave

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

I’m not on Medicaid — so why should I care about cuts to Medicaid?

Congress is currently considering major cuts to Medicaid and other programs. Changes to Medicaid, which provides health insurance for 1 in 5 Americans and 400,000 Mainers, would […]

Megan Michaud

Posted May 12, 2025

Tags Budget, Children, Health Care, Medicaid, Seniors, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Taxes and Budget

Lawmakers push to increase state child income tax credit to support Maine families

According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, 12.6 percent of children in Maine live in poverty. Click here to watch the full video, first posted April […]

NewsCenter Maine

Posted April 8, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Children, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Bipartisan lawmakers, educators, parents push to expand Maine’s child tax credit

Garrett Martin, president and CEO of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, called the child tax credit expansion a smart economic move for Maine, citing research that […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted April 8, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Children, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Parents of Maine young children could have increased tax credit under proposed legislation

“We’ve seen it work,” added President and C.E.O. of Maine Center for Economic Policy Garrett Martin. “When the federal child tax credit was expanded during the pandemic, […]

WABI

Posted April 7, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Children, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Maine must invest in child care, not cut it

At a glance: Proposed budget cuts to child care funding will reduce wages for child care workers, limit child care availability, and weaken Maine’s economy Child care […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted March 3, 2025

Tags Budget, Caregiving, Child Care, Children, Direct Care Work, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Final part 2 budget rejects many cuts and makes investments — but lawmakers still have to address long term revenue needs

Nearly every Maine House and Senate Republican voted to repeal child labor protections

‘A Day Without Childcare’ and the real cost of care gaps

Bipartisan bill would boost funding for Maine families, child care workers

Forget the motherhood medals — Maine parents need real support

I’m not on Medicaid — so why should I care about cuts to Medicaid?

Lawmakers push to increase state child income tax credit to support Maine families

Bipartisan lawmakers, educators, parents push to expand Maine’s child tax credit

Parents of Maine young children could have increased tax credit under proposed legislation

Maine must invest in child care, not cut it