Taxes and Budget Economic relief should target people who need it most Governor Janet Mills has proposed using the majority of Maine’s historic $1.2 billion budget surplus to pay for economic relief checks to 800,000 Mainers. While the rising […] James Myall Posted March 29, 2022 Tags Budget, Children, Economic Security, Food Insecurity, Housing, Inequality
Taxes and Budget How to create more bang for Maine’s budget bucks This year’s historic budget surplus offers a rare opportunity to invest in Mainers in ways that will have a lasting and tangible impact. While many of the […] MECEP Posted March 23, 2022 Tags Budget, Children, Economy, Education, Health Care, Higher Education, Immigration, Inequality, Racial Equity
On anniversary of ARPA, 8,000 children will likely be pushed back into poverty without expanded Child Tax Credit New analysis also shows Maine stands to lose $70,750,000 in additional economic activity each month without payments to parents. Friday is the first anniversary of the American […] Posted March 11, 2022 Tags ARPA, Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Federal
Jobs and Income Surveys show strong support and widespread need for paid family and medical leave Maine’s Commission to Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program recently solicited public feedback through two separate surveys of employees and employers on the need […] James Myall Posted February 22, 2022 Tags Children, Economic Security, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Sick Days
Taxes and Budget Study on child brain activity another reason for congressional activity on child tax credit Even with some caveats, the early results should crystallize for lawmakers what was already clear with the expanded child tax credit: Now is not the time to […] Bangor Daily News Posted January 27, 2022 Tags Children, Federal, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Should Maine give extra tax revenue back? Sarah Austin of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a liberal advocacy group, told the committee Maine still has too many unmet needs to give checks or […] NewsCenter Maine Posted January 12, 2022 Tags Caregiving, Children, Economic Security, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Expanded child tax credit worked and should be reinstated With the stalling of President Joe Biden’s spending plan, the fate of the more generous child tax credit looks bleak, which is bad news for the millions […] Bangor Daily News Posted January 4, 2022 Tags Children, Economic Security, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Golden votes no as House passes landmark social spending bill After months of debate, the U.S. House early Friday passed President Joe Biden’s landmark social spending bill, which will invest $1.85 trillion in child care, health care, […] Beacon Posted November 19, 2021 Tags Budget, Children, Coronavirus, Federal, Health Care
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
