Taxes and Budget

Tax conformity decisions will shape Maine’s future (Part 3: The QSBS tax break is BS)

Many of Maine’s tax rules are tied to federal law, so when federal tax laws change, the state must decide whether to follow or set its own […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted March 4, 2026

Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Progressive groups in Maine call for tax increases on the wealthy

Mainers for Tax Fairness includes the Maine Center for Economic Policy, Maine People’s Alliance, Maine Service Employees Association SEIU Local 1989 and more than 20 other groups. […]

Spectrum News

Posted February 23, 2026

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

‘Moment for courage’: Mainers push for taxes on ultra wealthy to fund critical care

Ryan Tipping, director of campaigns and strategy at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, explained how Maine must strengthen its own revenue system in response to recent […]

Beacon

Posted February 20, 2026

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine group urges lawmakers to prioritize affordability over tax cuts for the wealthy

Ryan Tipping, campaigns and strategy director for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the state needs long-term solutions. “We need more than just one type of […]

Fox Bangor

Posted February 19, 2026

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

‘Mainers for Tax Fairness’ speak on changes they say will help solve state issues

“Tens of thousands of Mainers stand to lose help buying groceries, seeing a doctor or keeping a roof over their heads. This is unconscionable and Maine should […]

WABI

Posted February 19, 2026

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Advocates urge lawmakers to pass a state budget that rejects wasteful tax giveaways, raises progressive revenue, and invests in lasting solutions

Advocates and Mainers with lived experience gathered at the State House today to urge lawmakers to reject tax giveaways for wealthy households and large corporations and instead […]

Posted February 19, 2026

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Fund care, not cuts: Mainers call for progressive tax changes in State Budget

In a blog post this week, analyst James Myall of the Maine Center for Economic Policy pointed out that Gov. Janet Mills’ proposed budget does not fully […]

Beacon

Posted February 13, 2026

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

What’s in Governor Mills’ supplemental budget proposal

At a glance: The governor’s supplemental budget proposal uses surplus and Budget Stabilization Fund dollars to maintain current services, meet new federal requirements, fund one-time initiatives, and […]

James Myall

Posted February 10, 2026

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

The affordability ‘crisis’ is about inequality and insecurity

People are struggling to get by. Their ability to afford groceries, rent, and heating oil feels tenuous. Short-term economic data tells a confusing story. For many, wages have […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 30, 2026

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Tax Fairness, Wages

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Maine weighs plan to expand film tax credits

“Time and again evaluations of state programs with much larger film incentives than Maine’s have conclusively shown they are a bad investment that siphon millions of dollars […]

The Center Square

Posted January 12, 2026

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Tax conformity decisions will shape Maine’s future (Part 3: The QSBS tax break is BS)

Progressive groups in Maine call for tax increases on the wealthy

‘Moment for courage’: Mainers push for taxes on ultra wealthy to fund critical care

Maine group urges lawmakers to prioritize affordability over tax cuts for the wealthy

‘Mainers for Tax Fairness’ speak on changes they say will help solve state issues

Advocates urge lawmakers to pass a state budget that rejects wasteful tax giveaways, raises progressive revenue, and invests in lasting solutions

Fund care, not cuts: Mainers call for progressive tax changes in State Budget

What’s in Governor Mills’ supplemental budget proposal

The affordability ‘crisis’ is about inequality and insecurity

Maine weighs plan to expand film tax credits