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Taxes and Budget

Poll: Mainers strongly back taxes on the wealthy, oppose cuts to health and child care

Mainers have made it clear that they want a fairer tax system where the ultra-wealthy pay their share, said Garrett Martin, president and CEO of the Maine […]

Beacon
Posted May 20, 2025
Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Lawmakers want to create tax credits to incentivize employers to provide child care

Maura Pillsbury, tax policy analyst for the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy, argued the state should instead reinforce and build on what it’s already done — […]

Maine Morning Star
Posted April 16, 2025
Tags Budget, Child Care, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Mainers to lawmakers: Tax the ultra rich, fund our future

As Tuesday marked the deadline to file taxes, Mainers rallied at the State House to send a clear message: the current tax system is rigged for the […]

Beacon
Posted April 16, 2025
Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Mainers rally for tax fairness in Augusta

Mainers rallied for tax fairness in Augusta Tuesday. The group Mainers for Tax Fairness, who helped organize the event, claim Congress is gutting things like Social Security, […]

Fox 23
Posted April 15, 2025
Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Rally held in Augusta to protest tax cuts for wealthy

A rally was held in Augusta to protest tax cuts for the wealthy and their potential impact on programs in Maine. Click here to read the full […]

WABI
Posted April 15, 2025
Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Tax Day rally draws critics of Trump funding cuts outside Maine State House

“The objective today was to call attention to the fact the Trump administration is prioritizing the interest of donors and corporate elites over those of us who […]

Portland Press Herald
Posted April 15, 2025
Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

On Tax Day, Maine coalition calls for reforms in federal tax system

Costing an estimated $400 billion a year, the groups say they worry that the Republican controlled Congress will cut Social Security, Medicaid, health care and veterans’ services […]

Spectrum News
Posted April 15, 2025
Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

On Tax Day, Mainers rally against tax breaks for the wealthy

Advocates for tax reform under the coalition Mainers for Tax Fairness gathered at the State House in Augusta to voice their objections to Congress advancing a budget […]

Maine Morning Star
Posted April 15, 2025
Tags Budget, Inequality, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Will tax cuts balloon federal deficit?

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about will tax cuts balloon federal […]

WGME
Posted April 3, 2025
Tags Budget, Economy, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
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
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