Taxes and Budget Maine’s budget is growing because Maine is investing in Maine As candidates campaign across the state this year, voters will hear some politicians claim state spending is out of control. What they may not hear are the […] Ryan Tipping Posted July 15, 2026 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget What to know about Maine’s millionaire tax This year, the Maine legislature passed landmark tax fairness legislation, creating a millionaire tax. Here’s what you should know. What is the Maine millionaire tax? The millionaire […] Maura Pillsbury Posted July 13, 2026 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine can’t afford Susan Collins’ earmarks | Opinion The Maine Center for Economic Policy reports that the total tariffs collected by Trump in the first year equal about $1,100 per household. In Maine, that translates […] Portland Press Herald Posted July 6, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget How taxing the rich helps everyone, and how we can do it more This week on the podcast, Nora sits down with Maine Center for Economic Policy President and CEO Garrett Martin to talk about why tax fairness has become […] Beacon Posted July 3, 2026 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine could face higher costs to keep SNAP program running Now, the future of Maine’s SNAP program is in question unless millions of dollars are paid to the federal government. “It essentially opens up a new kind […] WGME Posted June 30, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Revenue, SNAP, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Here’s how Maine’s new ‘millionaire tax’ will work This was identical to a bill from Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, that was opposed by the Mills administration and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and backed […] Bangor Daily News Posted April 21, 2026 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Washington Post’s attack on Maine’s millionaire tax ignores the facts Mainers don’t take kindly to outsiders telling us what to do. The Washington Post’s editorial attacking Maine’s new millionaire tax is no exception. Misdirected and devoid of […] Maine Morning Star Posted April 15, 2026 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget STATEMENT: Maine enacts millionaire tax in historic win for working families In a historic move for tax fairness in Maine, Governor Mills signed a millionaire tax into law as part of the state’s supplemental budget. Maine is one […] Posted April 10, 2026 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget What’s in the 2026 supplemental budget package The Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee (AFA) met Wednesday and recommended passage of a supplemental budget bill that raises taxes on the highest-earning Mainers and draws from […] James Myall Posted April 3, 2026 Tags Appropriations Committee, Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness
Taxes and Budget Maine supplemental budget advances with new tax on millionaires The Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates that the surcharge will generate nearly $100 million in state revenue in 2027 and $150 million in the next biennium. […] WMTW Posted April 1, 2026 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
