Taxes and Budget A Better Path for Maine: The Case for Decriminalizing Drugs Maine spends $111 million to punish people for using drugs. The return on this investment: record shattering overdose deaths, thousands of people held back from reaching their […] MECEP Posted March 21, 2022 Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget ACLU of Maine, MECEP release report on decriminalizing drugs Maine spends more than $100 million dollars per year to penalize people for possessing small amounts of drugs. Two nonprofit organizations released a report highlighting the harm criminalization […] Fox Bangor Posted March 21, 2022 Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Advocates renew calls to decriminalize all drugs in Maine In 2019, the state spent $111 million on arresting, jailing, prosecuting and incarcerating people who use drugs. “They do not address the underlying causes of substance use […] Fox 23 Posted March 21, 2022 Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Two Maine groups make case for decriminalizing drug use and possession The Maine Center for Economic Policy and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine discussed findings from their new report “A Better Path for Maine: The Case […] Portland Press Herald Posted March 21, 2022 Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Report calls on Maine to decriminalize drug use and possession The ACLU of Maine along with the Maine Center for Economic Policy released a report on Monday calling on the state to decriminalize drug use and possession. […] WABI Posted March 21, 2022 Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine ACLU, Maine Center for Economic Policy release report calling for drug decriminalization On Monday, the Maine ACLU and Maine Center for Economic Policy held a press conference, discussing a new report that recommends decriminalizing drug use and possession in the state. […] NewsCenter Maine Posted March 21, 2022 Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Report: Maine bears staggering social, monetary costs associated with drug criminalization A new report from the ACLU of Maine and the Maine Center for Economic Policy finds that prosecution and incarceration associated with drug use and possession are costing […] Maine Public Posted March 21, 2022 Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Ending tax haven abuse in Maine By cleaning up loopholes in the corporate tax code that help corporations hide their US profits offshore, Maine can level the playing field for Main Street businesses […] Sarah Austin Posted February 17, 2022 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget MECEP statement on LD 327, An Act To Return Surplus Money to Maine Taxpayers AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) is releasing the following statement in opposition to LD 327, An Act To Return Surplus Money to Maine […] Posted January 12, 2022 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Improvements recommended to tax expenditure review process A bipartisan group of lawmakers have agreed to recommendations to strengthen Maine’s tax code. At issue is how to ensure that spending through the tax code in […] Maura Pillsbury Posted January 11, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes