Education, Taxes and Budget Republican Education Funding Plan Would Raise Property Taxes Maine voters asked legislators to tax the wealthiest 2% of Maine households to fully fund education in the state. Now, Republican lawmakers are trying to weaken our […] Sarah Austin Posted June 1, 2017 Tags Education, Property Tax, Taxes
Education Testimony in Support of LD 1492, “An Act To Attract, Educate and Retain New Mainers to Strengthen the Workforce” We need to ensure that the benefits of immigration are available to all parts of Maine. It’s fair to acknowledge that many Maine towns just lack the […] Mark Sullivan Posted May 10, 2017 Tags Education, Immigration
Education Workforce bill takes aim at skills gap in Maine The bill also received the support of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, State Director of the Maine Community College System Jim McGowan, Gilda Nardone of New […] MaineBiz Posted May 6, 2017 Tags Education
Education Testimony in Support of LD 1467 An Act To Expand Competitive Skills Scholarships and Strengthen Maine's Workforce Development Programs The Competitive Skills Scholarship program provides grants to low-income students not only for tuition and books, but also for child care, transportation, and emergencies critical for adult […] Mark Sullivan Posted May 2, 2017 Tags Education, Jobs
Education, Taxes and Budget Analyzing the impact of the surtax “There’s just no data to support that level of total outmigration,” [MECEP’s Garrett Martin] says. Caroline Cornish, WCSH-TV, April 13, 2017, interviews MECEP’s Garrett Martin. Martin disputes […] WCSH Posted April 13, 2017 Tags Education, Revenue, Taxes
Education, Taxes and Budget MECEP Testifies Against Bills to Cut Taxes for the Wealthy at Expense of Maine's Schools Augusta, Maine (Monday, March 20, 2017) State legislators on the taxation committee will hold a public hearing today on several bills that would roll back the tax […] Posted March 20, 2017 Tags Budget, Education, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Education, Taxes and Budget Testimony in Opposition to LD 291, LD 337, LD 551, LD 829, and LD 851 “Now that Question 2 is law, Maine has a bona fide path to fully funding education in 2018 and the wealthiest 1% of Maine households still pay […] Mark Sullivan Posted March 20, 2017 Tags Education, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Education, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget The LePage administration’s Q2 analysis gets it wrong Economic impact analysis is not an exact science. It is rife with assumptions. Bad assumptions result in bad analysis. And bad analysis yields bad public policy. Look […] Garrett Martin Posted March 10, 2017 Tags Economy, Education, Taxes
Education Oppose the Governor’s Efforts to Repeal Voter Approved Funding for Education and to Give Tax Breaks to the Rich Paid for by Mainers with Income below $92,000 Here are three reasons why Maine lawmakers should reject Governor LePage’s FY18/19 budget proposal: 1. Ignoring the Will of Maine Voters The governor’s proposed state budget completely […] Sarah Austin Posted February 3, 2017 Tags Education, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Education, Taxes and Budget Maine College Affordability Gap Analysis: Dependent Students, Four Years at University of Maine System Graphic referenced in testimony in support of LD 32, An Act to An Act to Increase the Size of Grants under the Maine State Grant Program, click here. […] Mark Sullivan Posted January 23, 2017 Tags Education, Higher Education, Student Debt
