Property taxes will increase for 200,000 families in every part of the state under governor's budget (map)

Map from February 6, 2017 MECEP issue brief, “Governor LePage’s Proposed Cuts to Homestead Exemption Would Raise Property Taxes for Maine Homeowners.” Click on the map for […]

Governor's budget would increase property taxes on over 200,000 Maine households (interactive map)

Interactive map from February 5, 2017 blog post, “To pay for tax cuts for the rich, LePage budget shifts tens of millions of dollars onto the backs […]

Oppose the Repeal of Homestead Exemption for Non-elderly Families

Governor LePage’s FY18/19 budget proposal would eliminate the Homestead Exemption property tax relief program for resident homeowners under 65 years of age. This is a bad idea. […]

Oppose the Governor’s Efforts to Repeal Voter Approved Funding for Education and to Give Tax Breaks to the Rich Paid for by Mainers with Income below $92,000

Here are three reasons why Maine lawmakers should reject Governor LePage’s FY18/19 budget proposal: 1. Ignoring the Will of Maine Voters The governor’s proposed state budget completely […]

Setting the record straight on the impacts of Governor LePage’s tax plan

The Maine Sunday Telegram’s (MST) recently published, above the fold, front page story on the impacts of Governor LePage’s tax plan comes up short in its analysis of the […]

Maine Sunday Telegram overstates the impact of Governor LePage's proposed income tax changes (chart 1)

Maine Sunday Telegram overstates the impact of Governor LePage’s proposed income tax changes (chart 2)

Upside-down tax plan, missed opportunity, and unnecessary and harmful cuts in the governor’s budget proposal

At a time when Maine families are falling out of the middle-class, when experienced workers need new skills to secure good paying jobs in a modern economy, […]

Governor LePage's proposed tax plan increases taxes for lower 80 percent of families

Graphic from Sarah Austin’s January 13, 2017 blog post, “Upside-down tax plan, missed opportunity, and unnecessary and harmful cuts in the governor’s budget proposal.”

Mainers vote for MECEP-backed initiatives to raise the minimum wage, rollback tax breaks for the wealthy to fund education

On November 8th, Maine voters approved two referendum questions the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) strongly supported and for which we provided critical research and analytical […]