Tariffs — An Explainer

Updated April 18, 2025 What are tariffs? Tariffs are taxes on imported goods. When targeted and strategically planned, they can counter unfair trade practices, serve as negotiation […]

Karin Leuthy

Posted April 18, 2025

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Jobs, 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 — […]

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

Lawmakers push to increase state child income tax credit to support Maine families

According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, 12.6 percent of children in Maine live in poverty. Click here to watch the full video, first posted April […]

NewsCenter Maine

Posted April 8, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Children, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Bipartisan lawmakers, educators, parents push to expand Maine’s child tax credit

Garrett Martin, president and CEO of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, called the child tax credit expansion a smart economic move for Maine, citing research that […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted April 8, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Children, Taxes

Taxes

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Tariffs — An Explainer

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

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

Mainers rally for tax fairness in Augusta

Rally held in Augusta to protest tax cuts for wealthy

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

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

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

Lawmakers push to increase state child income tax credit to support Maine families

Bipartisan lawmakers, educators, parents push to expand Maine’s child tax credit