Jobs and Income Advocates urge state to shore up Maine’s child care system Arthur Phillips, an analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said about 18,000 Maine people are not in the workforce because they can’t afford child care. […] Portland Press Herald Posted May 12, 2025 Tags Child Care, Economy, Job Quality, Jobs, Revenue
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Budget battle in Augusta In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about the budget battle in Augusta. […] WGME Posted May 7, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Calm before the storm: New revenue forecast shows little change, for now At a glance: The state’s Revenue Forecasting Commission made only minor adjustments to future revenue estimates, resulting in a net increase of just over $1 million, while […] James Myall Posted May 2, 2025 Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Education, Medicaid, Revenue, SNAP, Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget Feds threaten to blow a $649 million hole in Maine’s state budget At a glance: Congress and President Trump are considering cutting federal funds to states, primarily to finance tax cuts for the wealthy, with Maine facing a potential […] James Myall Posted April 3, 2025 Tags Budget, Education, Federal, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget Tax on Maine millionaires heard in committee “We’re facing a budget shortfall, and there’s going to be some difficult decisions the legislature has to make. Either about making cuts to programs or raising additional […] WABI Posted March 26, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Raise taxes on Maine’s wealthy? Some of them are OK with that The bills heard Wednesday were supported by a broad range of advocacy groups, including the Maine Women’s Lobby, Maine Equal Justice, Maine Center for Economic Policy and […] Portland Press Herald Posted March 26, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: 'Millionaires Tax' proposal in Maine In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about a proposed “Millionaires Tax” […] WGME Posted March 26, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Maine Senate Republicans backtrack on budget deal, jeopardizing health care and forestry Updated 3/13/2025 At a glance: Maine Senate Republicans agreed on a budget to help health care and forestry — the state has extra funds to cover these […] James Myall Posted March 12, 2025 Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Jobs, Revenue
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Canadian boycott could hurt Maine’s tourism economy Relations between the United States and Canada have deteriorated rapidly in the wake of threats by President Trump ranging from imposing tariffs to outright annexation. In response […] James Myall Posted February 20, 2025 Tags Budget, Economy, Revenue, Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget Maine GOP proposes cuts to health care, housing, college aid, and paid leave In a series of votes last Tuesday, Republicans in Maine’s House and Senate didn’t just block an urgent supplemental budget measure to ensure health care providers get […] James Myall Posted February 20, 2025 Tags Budget, Education, Higher Education, Medicaid, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Revenue
