Taxes and Budget Legislators, advocates, experts urge Augusta to tax the wealthiest Mainers to fund vital programs – not make cuts Maura Pillsbury, a state and local tax policy analyst with Maine Center for Economic Policy, speaks at Thursday’s Mainers For Tax Fairness press conference in Augusta. Click […] Beacon Posted June 6, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Rally held in Maine to protect pay raises for direct care workers “MECEP estimates that Maine currently needs over 2,300 more full-time direct care professionals to meet growing demand. Keeping wages and benefits flat will only exacerbate the shortage, […] WGME Posted June 6, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Opinion: COLA for retirees got cut, millionaires got breaks — let’s change that The gap you see in the chart is due to pandemic-era collection issues for the census, but the trend is clear. Over the past decade, the top […] Beacon Posted June 5, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Proposal for fair taxes: Maine's middle class vs. millionaires Tax public policy analyst Maura Pillsbury said Mainers can avoid those cuts. She explained that currently, hardworking middle-class Mainers bear the state’s funding needs with high taxes. […] NewsCenter Maine Posted June 5, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Advocates gather in favor of taxing the wealthy in Maine to support struggling programs “To protect the programs we all rely on and invest in Maine’s future, we need the wealthiest Mainers and most profitable corporations to pay their fair share. […] WABI Posted June 5, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Proposed tax increases spark clash in Maine Legislature Maura Pillsbury, tax policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, urged lawmakers to pass LD 1089, which would increase taxes on incomes over $1 million to […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 5, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Proposed ‘millionaire’s tax’ headed to Maine House and Senate Groups supporting Golek’s bill include the Maine People’s Alliance, the Maine Center for Economic Policy and Maine Equal Justice. In addition to the “millionaire’s tax” they are […] Spectrum News Posted June 5, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine ‘millionaire’s tax’ bill draws inspiration from fellow blue states Maura Pillsbury, tax policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said a similar tax in Massachusetts has added billions to its state coffers. “There are a lot […] Beacon Posted June 2, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Tax Committee passes progressive revenue bills to raise millions for important priorities The Maine Legislature’s Taxation Committee passed two progressive revenue bills last week that would raise millions of dollars to help fund important priorities in the next biennium. […] Maura Pillsbury Posted May 28, 2025 Tags Budget, Education, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Statement in response to committee passage of LD 1879: An Act to Support Maine's Agricultural Economy by Increasing Revenue from the Corporate Income Tax and Providing Property Tax Exemptions “This is an important step towards a win for Maine’s farmers and food producers. By adding a modest 1.07% tax on corporate income over $3.5 million, this […] Posted May 23, 2025 Tags Budget, Corporate Power, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
