Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Medicaid cuts threaten rural hospitals In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about Medicaid cuts threatening rural hospitals. […] WGME Posted June 18, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Medicaid, Wednesday Sit Down
Health Care Federal budget plan puts Maine’s rural hospitals at grave risk, report shows More than 300 rural hospitals, including two in Maine, could close if the federal budget includes proposed deep cuts to Medicaid, according to new analysis by the […] James Myall Posted June 18, 2025 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, Trump Tax Cuts
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: 'Work for Welfare' requirements In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about “Work for Welfare” requirements. Click […] WGME Posted June 4, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Mainers must speak out against Medicaid, SNAP cuts These bedrock programs are vital to keeping people safe and healthy. Without them people are put at great risk to health and life. Beyond the individual and […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 4, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Medicaid, SNAP
Taxes and Budget Susan Collins has reached a pinnacle of authority. How will she use it? Under these requirements, 34,000 Mainers would be expected to lose their Medicaid coverage, reducing federal funding by $215 million, according to the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy. […] Maine Morning Star Posted June 3, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Medicaid
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Planned cuts to veteran benefits In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about planned cuts to veteran benefits. […] WGME Posted May 28, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget 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 Poll: Majority of Mainers say support for GOP budget would hurt Collins in 2026 Maine Center of Economic Policy President and CEO Garrett Martin echoed Pingree. “Let’s be clear: this bill is an abomination,” Martin said. “It rips food off the […] Beacon Posted May 22, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
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