Reporting Work Requirements: Bad at encouraging work, good at making people sick and hungry

Congress wants to make work reporting requirements in safety net programs harsher and more pervasive to remove supports from tens of thousands of Mainers and use that […]

James Myall

Posted May 22, 2025

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Federal, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, TCJA, Trump Tax Cuts, Unemployment

Taxes and Budget

Federal Budget Recap: House trades food security and health care for billionaire tax cuts in one big, ugly bill

By Megan Michaud and James Myall Updated May 23, 2025 House Republicans passed legislation pairing spending cuts on food security, health, and other important programs with enormous […]

James Myall

Posted May 22, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Medicaid, SNAP, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Statement on Passage of House Budget Reconciliation Bill

“After debating in the middle of the night, the House passed a big, ugly reconciliation bill that reads like a billionaire’s wish list and a working family’s […]

Posted May 22, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Tariffs — An Explainer

Updated May 15, 2025 What are tariffs? Tariffs are taxes on imported goods. When targeted and strategically planned, they can counter unfair trade practices, serve as negotiation […]

Karin Leuthy

Posted May 15, 2025

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Jobs, Taxes

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Even if you’re not on it, Medicaid matters to you

Medicaid is a financial backbone for many hospitals, especially in rural areas. Medicaid covers one in five hospital discharges and nearly half of all births in rural hospitals nationally. In […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted May 14, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Pressure is on to extend ACA subsidies as premium hikes loom

James Myall, policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the “ripple effects” of losing the enhanced subsidies will reach far, especially in rural Maine, […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted May 11, 2025

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Taxes and Budget

Mainers to lawmakers: Tax the ultra rich, fund our future

As Tuesday marked the deadline to file taxes, Mainers rallied at the State House to send a clear message: the current tax system is rigged for the […]

Beacon

Posted April 16, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Mainers rally for tax fairness in Augusta

Mainers rallied for tax fairness in Augusta Tuesday. The group Mainers for Tax Fairness, who helped organize the event, claim Congress is gutting things like Social Security, […]

Fox 23

Posted April 15, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Tax Day rally draws critics of Trump funding cuts outside Maine State House

“The objective today was to call attention to the fact the Trump administration is prioritizing the interest of donors and corporate elites over those of us who […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted April 15, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

On Tax Day, Maine coalition calls for reforms in federal tax system

Costing an estimated $400 billion a year, the groups say they worry that the Republican controlled Congress will cut Social Security, Medicaid, health care and veterans’ services […]

Spectrum News

Posted April 15, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Reporting Work Requirements: Bad at encouraging work, good at making people sick and hungry

Federal Budget Recap: House trades food security and health care for billionaire tax cuts in one big, ugly bill

MECEP Statement on Passage of House Budget Reconciliation Bill

Tariffs — An Explainer

Even if you’re not on it, Medicaid matters to you

Pressure is on to extend ACA subsidies as premium hikes loom

Mainers to lawmakers: Tax the ultra rich, fund our future

Mainers rally for tax fairness in Augusta

Tax Day rally draws critics of Trump funding cuts outside Maine State House

On Tax Day, Maine coalition calls for reforms in federal tax system