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Proposed Medicaid cuts put Maine families’ incomes at risk

At a glance: Proposed Medicaid cuts could affect over 400,000 Mainers, especially children, older adults, and families with low income, reducing access to essential health care and […]

Megan Michaud
Posted February 21, 2025
Tags Budget, Health Care, Incomes, Inequality, Medicaid, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, TCJA, Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Effects of federal funding cuts

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 federal funding cuts. Click […]

WGME
Posted February 19, 2025
Tags Budget, Federal, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget

Loose Belts of the Wealthy

Most Mainers are frustrated when they see wealthy people and multinational corporations use their wealth and power to get all the breaks. Click here to read the […]

Midcoast Villager
Posted February 13, 2025
Tags Budget, Inequality, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Bipartisan tax break for retirees on the chopping block

Advocates for progressive tax reform support the change. Shortly after the increased pension deduction passed, the Maine Center for Economic Policy said the expansion would disproportionately benefit […]

Sun Journal
Posted January 27, 2025
Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Opinion: Maine doesn’t have to choose between bold policy and balanced budgets

Maine lawmakers are heading into a new term facing a big challenge — how to sustain bold investments in Maine people and communities in a year when […]

Portland Press Herald
Posted January 22, 2025
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Governor Mills’ budget proposal: key takeaways and recommendations

On January 10, Governor Janet Mills unveiled her budget plans for Maine through 2027. While the proposal balances the budget through some revenue increases, it largely relies […]

James Myall
Posted January 16, 2025
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Maine can’t afford Trump’s dangerous plans to gut Medicaid

If the election taught us anything, it’s that the cost of living is way too high. So why are we hearing about cuts that would make health […]

Bangor Daily News
Posted December 20, 2024
Tags Budget, Medicaid, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Steve Cohen Sells Mets Minor League Affiliates

However, critics suggest that private equity firms are also gaming the system. A report by the Maine Center for Economic Policy earlier this year assessed that Diamond Baseball Holdings […]

WGME
Posted December 11, 2024
Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on revised revenue forecast

Maine’s Revenue Forecasting Committee met today to discuss preliminary numbers for their December 1 revenue forecast, which helps policymakers determine the anticipated resources available for Maine’s biennial […]

Posted November 25, 2024
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Gov. Mills vows lean budget in light of projected revenue shortfall

The progressive research organization Maine Center for Economic Policy would like to see reforms to Maine’s tax code to close the gap, while maintaining funding levels for education, […]

Maine Morning Star
Posted November 25, 2024
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
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