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Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: 'Millionaires Tax' proposal in Maine

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 a proposed “Millionaires Tax” […]

WGME
Posted March 26, 2025
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Maine must invest in child care, not cut it

At a glance: Proposed budget cuts to child care funding will reduce wages for child care workers, limit child care availability, and weaken Maine’s economy  Child care […]

Arthur Phillips
Posted March 3, 2025
Tags Budget, Caregiving, Child Care, Children, Direct Care Work, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Golden’s Family Income Security Credit: strong fundamentals undermined by some problematic provisions

Congressman Jared Golden has shared a new idea to change the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and make it better for families. The fundamentals of his plan, called […]

James Myall
Posted February 28, 2025
Tags Budget, Child Care, Child Tax Credit, Federal, Incomes, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

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

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

Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's budget battle

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss the budget battle at the […]

WGME
Posted February 12, 2025
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget

Mills criticized over prescription drug taxing plan

“We urge you to support policies that ensure everyone pays their fair share like a millionaire’s tax, higher corporate taxes, and fairer capital gains taxes,” Maura Pillsbury, […]

The Center Square
Posted February 7, 2025
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Advocates call for higher taxes on the rich and corporations to balance Maine’s budget

Maura Pillsbury, state and local tax policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning advocacy group, said Maine is “at a crossroads” and lawmakers […]

Portland Press Herald
Posted February 3, 2025
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Maine Calling: State of the Budget

Governor Mills delivers the biennial State of the Budget address Tuesday evening. We’ll get reaction to what she prioritizes, the fiscal challenges ahead, and how her initiatives […]

Maine Public
Posted January 29, 2025
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Statement in response to Trump administration's freeze to federal grants

“The Trump administration’s outrageous and unconstitutional decision to halt all federal grants and loans will disrupt education, health care and anti-poverty programs, housing assistance, disaster relief and […]

Posted January 28, 2025
Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Fairness, Taxes
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