Taxes and Budget You have until midnight to apply for the Expanded Child Tax Credit According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, the new format has allowed more Maine families to benefit. “There are a lot of benefits the government has […] WABI Posted November 15, 2021 Tags Children, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income Our View: Getting Maine back to work According to MECEP, 25,000 people were out of work because of a lack of child care, keeping one out of eight mothers out of the workforce. There […] Portland Press Herald Posted November 14, 2021 Tags Children, Coronavirus, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Build Back Better promises to transform child care The Biden administration’s Build Back Better plan is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fundamentally change the lives of working people, families, and children in Maine. Among other pillars, the plan […] Arthur Phillips Posted September 29, 2021 Tags Budget, Caregiving, Child Care, Children, Jobs, Wages
Taxes and Budget Child Tax Credit expansion reducing hunger, increasing security for Maine kids — Congress must continue this life-changing program The Biden administration’s improvements to the Child Tax Credit (CTC) are cutting child hunger and improving economic security for families nationwide. About 4 out of 5 kids […] Sarah Austin Posted September 27, 2021 Tags Children, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget State lawmakers make unprecedented investments in Maine communities and families this session Lawmakers delivered unprecedented resources to Maine people and communities this year as federal dollars and strong state tax revenues supported historic levels of investment in response to […] Sarah Austin Posted September 10, 2021 Tags Budget, Caregiving, Children, Education, Higher Education
Taxes and Budget Improved Child Tax Credit benefits all Mainers The Biden Administration’s expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) provides guaranteed income to 90 percent of Maine families and will cut child poverty nearly in half. […] MECEP Posted August 10, 2021 Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Families start receiving Child Tax Credit The Maine Center for Economic Policy says Congress should include an extension of the credit in the upcoming recovery bill. ”We really see this as a win-win-win […] WABI Posted July 20, 2021 Tags Children, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget What The Child Tax Credit Could Mean For Maine Families Allina’s story is unfortunately, probably more common than it should be. The reality is, there are estimates that sort of suggests that it costs between $11,000 and […] Maine Public Posted July 16, 2021 Tags Children, Economic Security, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Improved Child Tax Credit long overdue for Maine families Maine families will get a significant boost from the Biden Administration’s expansion and improvement of the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Starting in July, the families of 229,000 […] MECEP Posted July 1, 2021 Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness
Taxes and Budget New child tax credits offer lifeline for some Maine families “This year’s expansion of the Child Tax Credit will help many Mainers make ends meet, but without action from Congress, the rug will be pulled out from […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 27, 2021 Tags Children, Economic Security, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes