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Taxes and Budget

Mainers voice their concern; ask for expanding of child tax credit

Today, a group of advocates and parents voiced their concerns in front of Congressman Jared Golden’s office asking Congress to permanently expand the Child Tax Credit. Their […]

WMTW
Posted December 6, 2022
Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal
Taxes and Budget

Parents urge Golden, delegation to make expanded Child Tax Credit permanent

Arthur Phillips, a policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, said on Monday that Maine’s full delegation should support making the expanded CTC permanent because of […]

Beacon
Posted December 6, 2022
Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal
Taxes and Budget

Mainers urge for permanently expanding child tax credit

MECEP policy analyst Arthur Phillips is featured in video coverage of the December 5th rally in support of the expanded Child Tax Credit. Click here to read […]

Fox 23
Posted December 5, 2022
Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal
Taxes and Budget

Advocates call for the permanent expansion of the child tax credit in Maine

As lawmakers negotiate an end of the year tax package, Arthur Philips, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, says they should reinstate the […]

Maine Public
Posted December 5, 2022
Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal
Taxes and Budget

Advocates call for permanent expansion of child tax credit in Maine

In addition to advocates like Shire and Carter, Monday’s event also featured leaders with the Maine People’s Alliance and the Maine Center for Economic Policy in support […]

NewsCenter Maine
Posted December 5, 2022
Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal
Taxes and Budget

Expanded child tax credit should be a priority for Congress

When the expanded credit expired at the start of this year, the child poverty rate rose quickly and significantly. In Maine, about four out of five kids […]

Bangor Daily News
Posted November 27, 2022
Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal, Food Insecurity, Poverty
Taxes and Budget

Mainers urge Congress to expand Child Tax Credit during lame duck session

“Rising costs have coincided with rising profits for corporations, while families with low incomes struggle to keep up,” said Garrett Martin of the Maine Center for Economic […]

Beacon
Posted November 18, 2022
Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Food Insecurity
Taxes and Budget

Congress must expand the Child Tax Credit, or risk 49,000 Maine children being pushed into poverty or greater hardship

Congress has a real chance in the Lame Duck session to prevent greater hardship for the 49,000 Maine children who lost out after a recent expansion of […]

Posted November 16, 2022
Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Poverty
Jobs and Income

In the words of workers: Youth and Family Outreach

Michelle and “Lynn” shared their stories as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2022 report. Click here to view the full report, as well as other […]

MECEP
Posted October 11, 2022
Tags Children, Coronavirus, Education, Immigration, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
Jobs and Income

In the words of workers: Bouncing Bubbles Child Care

Chrissie shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2022 report. Click here to view the full report, as well as other workers’ stories. Chrissie […]

MECEP
Posted October 11, 2022
Tags Children, Education, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
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