Legislative Rundown: First regular session of the 132nd

Co-authored by James Myall, Arthur Phillips & Maura Pillsbury In the first half of 2025, MECEP presented 110 pieces of testimony before the Maine Legislature that affect […]

MECEP

Posted July 30, 2025

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

The Child Tax Credit — An Explainer

Updated July 30, 2025 What is the Child Tax Credit? The Child Tax Credit (CTC) is one of the most effective tools to help families manage the […]

Karin Leuthy

Posted July 30, 2025

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Explainer, Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Susan Collins Is Not Concerned

The Maine Center for Economic Policy finds that as a result of that mega-bill, up to 31,000 people in the state could lose SNAP benefits, another 170,000 will […]

The American Prospect

Posted July 24, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Tariffs and inflation

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about tariffs and inflation. Click here […]

WGME

Posted July 16, 2025

Tags Federal, Inflation, Tariffs, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down

Taxes and Budget

Podcast: The real cost of Trump’s federal budget bill

This week on the podcast, Cate chats with Garrett Martin of the Maine Center for Economic Policy. They do some unpacking on what the new federal tax […]

Beacon

Posted July 11, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, Medicaid, Revenue, SNAP, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

How Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” further enriches the rich and immiserates the poor

On July 4, President Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) after passage in the Senate and the US House of Representatives. It […]

James Myall

Posted July 8, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Health Care, Immigration, Inequality, Jobs, Medicaid, Racial Equity, SNAP, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Health Care, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on passage of senate budget reconciliation bill

July 1, 2025 Make no mistake: the reconciliation bill that squeaked through the Senate today is a five-alarm fire for Maine’s working families. We’re staring at the […]

Posted July 1, 2025

Tags Affordable Care Act, Angus King, Budget, Debt Ceiling, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, SNAP, Susan Collins, Tax Breaks, Taxes, TCJA, Trump Tax Cuts

Taxes and Budget

Mainers deserve better: Corporate tax breaks win while care workers, students, reproductive health services, and families at risk of eviction get left behind

In the final hours of the legislative session, lawmakers are poised to choose corporations over care workers, tax breaks over tenant protections, and profits over people. While […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted June 25, 2025

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Federal Budget Recap: House trades food security and health care for billionaire tax cuts in one big, ugly bill

By Megan Michaud and James Myall Updated June 25, 2025 In May, House Republicans passed legislation pairing spending cuts on food security, health, and other important programs […]

James Myall

Posted June 25, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Medicaid, SNAP, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on supplemental budget signed into law

The Maine Legislature made some good budget moves — funding child care, school meals, boosting the child tax credit for young kids, and supporting affordable housing through […]

Posted June 23, 2025

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Havens, Taxes

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Legislative Rundown: First regular session of the 132nd

The Child Tax Credit — An Explainer

Susan Collins Is Not Concerned

Wednesday Sit-Down: Tariffs and inflation

Podcast: The real cost of Trump’s federal budget bill

How Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” further enriches the rich and immiserates the poor

MECEP statement on passage of senate budget reconciliation bill

Mainers deserve better: Corporate tax breaks win while care workers, students, reproductive health services, and families at risk of eviction get left behind

Federal Budget Recap: House trades food security and health care for billionaire tax cuts in one big, ugly bill

MECEP statement on supplemental budget signed into law