Taxes and Budget

Eye on Augusta: EVs, Revenue Sharing, Expanding Abortion Access & More

“Well-maintained roads, good schools, robust public works, parks, and libraries help people and small businesses plant deep roots in the towns and cities they call home,” wrote […]

The Free Press

Posted May 30, 2019

Tags Budget, Municipal Revenue Sharing

Taxes and Budget

Governor's proposed budget plan would under-fund local services by $160 million

Many of the most important services are provided at the local level. Things like public safety, road maintenance, education, parks, and libraries support our economy and make […]

Sarah Austin

Posted March 22, 2019

Tags Budget, Homestead Exemption, Income Tax, Municipal Revenue Sharing

Taxes and Budget

Analysis: Legislature must raise revenue to fill shortfalls from LePage-era tax cuts

Summary: Click here to read this complete policy brief For years, Maine has fallen short on its commitments to fund public schools and make robust investments in our local communities. This year, legislators can […]

Sarah Austin

Posted February 28, 2019

Tags Budget, Education, Municipal Revenue Sharing, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony in Support of LD 133 and LD 492 and against LD 875 and LD 887

Revenue sharing is an important ingredient in a comprehensive approach to property taxes. Homestead exemption helps export property taxes to second home owners, the old circuit breaker […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 23, 2017

Tags Municipal Revenue Sharing, Property Tax

Taxes and Budget

What you should know about the Cutler property tax relief plan

Today, Eliot Cutler released a plan for providing property tax relief to Maine residents. The center piece is a dramatic increase in Maine’s homestead exemption program, elimination […]

Garrett Martin

Posted April 15, 2014

Tags Homestead Exemption, Municipal Revenue Sharing, Property Tax

Taxes and Budget

Town by Town Analysis of Proposed Cuts to Municipal Revenue Sharing

Governor LePage’s budget would shift significant costs to towns by cutting funding for road maintenance, public safety, and other basic services. MECEP estimates the fiscal impact to […]

MECEP

Posted January 11, 2013

Tags Local, Municipal Revenue Sharing

Taxes and Budget

Get the Facts on How Revenue Sharing Cuts Are Affecting Your Town

Earlier this week, I wrote a letter to the editor of my local newspaper (included below). In doing research for the letter, I came across a spreadsheet produced by […]

Garrett Martin

Posted October 25, 2012

Tags Budget, Local, Municipal Revenue Sharing

Taxes and Budget

Expect More Cuts to Schools and Municipalities to Pay for Income Tax Cuts for the Rich

The state is facing a $756 million structural budget gap over the next two years, according to a report released last month by the state’s budget office. […]

Joel Johnson

Posted October 23, 2012

Tags K-12 Education, Municipal Revenue Sharing, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Municipal Revenue Sharing

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Eye on Augusta: EVs, Revenue Sharing, Expanding Abortion Access & More

Governor's proposed budget plan would under-fund local services by $160 million

Analysis: Legislature must raise revenue to fill shortfalls from LePage-era tax cuts

Testimony in Support of LD 133 and LD 492 and against LD 875 and LD 887

What you should know about the Cutler property tax relief plan

Town by Town Analysis of Proposed Cuts to Municipal Revenue Sharing

Get the Facts on How Revenue Sharing Cuts Are Affecting Your Town

Expect More Cuts to Schools and Municipalities to Pay for Income Tax Cuts for the Rich