Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on Gov. Janet Mills' biennial budget proposal

CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director of Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), released the following statement in reaction to […]

Posted February 8, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Mills’ budget proposal prioritizes health, education while leaving LePage’s tax cuts for the wealthy

Some policy analysts who believe the proposal is moderate in scope hope lawmakers will press the new governor to take a bolder stance as the budget debate […]

Beacon

Posted February 8, 2019

Tags Budget, Education, Health Care, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Mills avoids tax hikes, boosts school aid in $8 billion spending plan hit from left and right

The half-measures in the budget will frustrate progressives. The Maine Center for Economic Policy advocated a budget outline that would use surpluses and a $518 million income […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 8, 2019

Tags Budget, Education, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Guest Blog: Who pays and why it matters

Aidan Davis, senior policy analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, delivered the following keynote address at MECEP’s 2019 Policy Insights Conference. We’re grateful to […]

MECEP

Posted January 22, 2019

Tags Income Tax, Property Tax, Sales Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine ‘prosperity budget’ proposal shows progressive change is feasible

Analysts with the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) have drafted an aspirational budget intended to demonstrate to the new Democratic-controlled state legislature and Governor Janet Mills […]

Beacon

Posted January 17, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Policy organization releases 'Prosperity Budget'

Governor Janet Mills and her office continue to work on the state budget ahead of its due date. On Tuesday, the Maine Center for Economic Policy released […]

Fox Bangor

Posted January 17, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Mills’ vow not to raise taxes puts her at odds with some Maine Democrats and their allies

The budget conversation will begin in earnest when Mills files her two-year spending plan, though the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy issued its framework on Tuesday. Mills […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 16, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

The LePage Legacy: Triumph and tumult

Of course, LePage’s many critics opposed a number of his financial or tax policies and suggest they had long-standing, negative impacts on the state. “We certainly feel […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted December 30, 2018

Tags Budget, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Republicans want to pay for their huge tax cuts with cuts to Social Security and health care

When Congress was on the cusp of passing the Republican tax plan last year, experts lined up to warn about the effect the plan would have on the federal […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 6, 2018

Tags Health Care, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

New poll shows that a majority of Mainers support a progressive tax code

A poll released Tuesday by the Maine Center for Economic Policy found that 63 percent of Mainers believe the wealthy and large corporations pay less than their fair share […]

Beacon

Posted November 4, 2018

Tags Polling, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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MECEP statement on Gov. Janet Mills' biennial budget proposal

Mills’ budget proposal prioritizes health, education while leaving LePage’s tax cuts for the wealthy

Mills avoids tax hikes, boosts school aid in $8 billion spending plan hit from left and right

Guest Blog: Who pays and why it matters

Maine ‘prosperity budget’ proposal shows progressive change is feasible

Policy organization releases 'Prosperity Budget'

Mills’ vow not to raise taxes puts her at odds with some Maine Democrats and their allies

The LePage Legacy: Triumph and tumult

Republicans want to pay for their huge tax cuts with cuts to Social Security and health care

New poll shows that a majority of Mainers support a progressive tax code