Taxes and Budget

Final budget marks gains in property tax relief, healthcare, but fails to un-rig tax code

“Reversing LePage-era tax cuts for the wealthiest would have put budget negotiators in a position to fully fund, for the first time ever, our children’s schools and […]

Beacon

Posted June 15, 2019

Tags Budget, Health Care, Property Tax, Tax Fairness

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

STATEMENT: Legislature takes action on racial inequality in Maine

CONTACT Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org 207-620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — James Myall, policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement following the enactment Tuesday of […]

Posted June 11, 2019

Tags Education, Health Care, Inequality, Racial Equity

Education, Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Racial inequities run deep in Maine’s systems, data shows

Data published this week by the Maine Center For Economic Policy shows whether it’s economy, education, health care or criminal justice, systems in the state work better […]

Seacoast Online

Posted June 9, 2019

Tags Education, Health Care, Inequality, Racial Equity, Wages

Health Care

To protect consumers, Maine must curb junk health insurance plans

Recent policy changes by President Donald Trump’s administration will make it easier for junk insurance plans to flood Maine’s health care market, putting Mainers at risk of […]

James Myall

Posted May 15, 2019

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care

Health Care

Maine regulates price increases for electricity and insurance. Pharmaceutical companies need oversight too

Everyone deserves access to life-saving medication. Pharmaceutical companies develop new and innovative treatments, but this doesn’t give them the right to strongarm Mainers into paying sky-high prices […]

James Myall

Posted April 17, 2019

Tags Health Care

Health Care

Runaway increases in the costs of prescription drugs must be stopped

No one’s health should be compromised because they can’t afford the medicine they need. The runaway increases in the costs of prescription drugs must be stopped, and […]

James Myall

Posted April 16, 2019

Tags Health Care

Health Care, Maine’s Economy

Earned paid sick days: Good for family budgets, public health and the economy

Maine’s Legislature is currently considering a bill, LD 369, that would ensure all Mainers who work at a company with five or more employees could earn paid […]

James Myall

Posted February 13, 2019

Tags Economy, Health Care, Paid Sick Days

Taxes and Budget

Mills’ budget proposal prioritizes health, education while leaving LePage’s tax cuts for the wealthy

Some policy analysts who believe the proposal is moderate in scope hope lawmakers will press the new governor to take a bolder stance as the budget debate […]

Beacon

Posted February 8, 2019

Tags Budget, Education, Health Care, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Republicans want to pay for their huge tax cuts with cuts to Social Security and health care

When Congress was on the cusp of passing the Republican tax plan last year, experts lined up to warn about the effect the plan would have on the federal […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 6, 2018

Tags Health Care, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care

Maine advocates sound alarm after Trump appoints Mary Mayhew to run Medicaid

“‘[The Trump administration] seems to choose people who have a philosophy that is completely opposed to the agency that they are supposed to be leading,’ said James […]

Beacon

Posted October 24, 2018

Tags Health Care, Medicaid

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Final budget marks gains in property tax relief, healthcare, but fails to un-rig tax code

STATEMENT: Legislature takes action on racial inequality in Maine

Racial inequities run deep in Maine’s systems, data shows

To protect consumers, Maine must curb junk health insurance plans

Maine regulates price increases for electricity and insurance. Pharmaceutical companies need oversight too

Runaway increases in the costs of prescription drugs must be stopped

Earned paid sick days: Good for family budgets, public health and the economy

Mills’ budget proposal prioritizes health, education while leaving LePage’s tax cuts for the wealthy

Republicans want to pay for their huge tax cuts with cuts to Social Security and health care

Maine advocates sound alarm after Trump appoints Mary Mayhew to run Medicaid