Taxes and Budget 2026 Session Recap: Tax policy By Maura Pillsbury and Mark Shaffer The 2026 legislative session delivered major milestones in tax fairness, including: passage of a millionaire tax signed by the governor into […] Maura Pillsbury Posted April 23, 2026 Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Tax Havens, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget Here’s how Maine’s new ‘millionaire tax’ will work This was identical to a bill from Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, that was opposed by the Mills administration and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and backed […] Posted April 21, 2026 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Washington Post’s attack on Maine’s millionaire tax ignores the facts Mainers don’t take kindly to outsiders telling us what to do. The Washington Post’s editorial attacking Maine’s new millionaire tax is no exception. Misdirected and devoid of […] Maine Morning Star Posted April 15, 2026 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine’s millionaire’s tax marks shift toward fairness while federal cuts boost billionaires “Mainers want stability, fairness, and a tax code that benefits us, not billionaires,” said Ryan Tipping of the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “By raising taxes on […] Beacon Posted April 15, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: The future of your taxes In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss the future of taxes. Click here […] WGME Posted April 15, 2026 Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Tax Break for Ultra-wealthy Investors Takes a Hit in Maine and Oregon “Maine has too many unmet needs to waste taxpayer dollars on conformity proposals like QSBS,” wrote Maura Pillsbury of the Maine Center for Economic Policy. Click here to read […] ITEP Posted April 15, 2026 Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget STATEMENT: Maine enacts millionaire tax in historic win for working families In a historic move for tax fairness in Maine, Governor Mills signed a millionaire tax into law as part of the state’s supplemental budget. Maine is one […] Posted April 10, 2026 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Popular millionaire’s tax, along with childcare funding and eviction protections, round out state supplemental budget Maura Pillsbury, State and Local Tax Policy Analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, described the inclusion of the millionaire’s tax as the fulfillment of a […] Beacon Posted April 9, 2026 Tags Budget, Child Care, Housing, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine supplemental budget advances with new tax on millionaires The Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates that the surcharge will generate nearly $100 million in state revenue in 2027 and $150 million in the next biennium. […] WMTW Posted April 1, 2026 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine's supplemental budget advances with new tax on millionaires, $300 relief checks The Maine Center for Economic Policy says that’s 0.4% of all Maine’s taxpayers. The tax would generate about $150 million in two years. Click here to read […] WGME Posted April 1, 2026 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
