Reporting Work Requirements: Bad at encouraging work, good at making people sick and hungry

Congress wants to make work reporting requirements in safety net programs harsher and more pervasive to remove supports from tens of thousands of Mainers and use that […]

James Myall

Posted May 22, 2025

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Federal, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, TCJA, Trump Tax Cuts, Unemployment

Taxes and Budget

Maine’s economy could lose more than $400 million in federal funds each year under the House reconciliation bill

A number of changes to safety net programs, particularly Medicaid (MaineCare) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will lead to more than $400 million less in […]

James Myall

Posted May 22, 2025

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid, SNAP, TCJA, Trump Tax Cuts

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

Tens of millions in proposed tax breaks for profitable businesses jeopardize Maine's future

This legislative session, lawmakers face a critical choice for Maine’s future: invest in the things that help our communities thrive and all of us prosper, or hand […]

Mario Moretto

Posted March 1, 2018

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Taxes, TCJA

Taxes and Budget

PRESS RELEASE: LePage Tax Bill siphons revenue from Maine's future to pay for benefits to profitable businesses and wealthy households

AUGUSTA, Maine – Gov. Paul LePage’s administration on Thursday unveiled the governor’s tax conformity bill – an $88.2 million proposal to adopt portions of the Trump Tax Plan […]

Posted March 1, 2018

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

Taxes and Budget

Maine families pay more under final GOP tax bill

House and Senate Republicans expect to vote on their tax bill early this week after an agreement on its provisions was struck Friday. The deal lowers the top individual rate to 37 […]

Sarah Austin

Posted December 19, 2017

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes, TCJA

Taxes and Budget

Senate’s pass-through proposal would cost Maine $57 million a year in state revenue

The Senate tax bill’s proposed 23% pass-through deduction would cost Maine $57 million a year in state revenue. It does so by reducing state income taxes primarily for […]

Sarah Austin

Posted December 1, 2017

Tags Federal, Taxes, TCJA

Taxes and Budget

3 Reasons Why the Trump-Republican Tax Scheme Puts Working Families LAST

Working families across America already know that the tax system is rigged in favor of the wealthy and large corporations. Despite his “America First” campaign rhetoric, President Trump and […]

Sarah Austin

Posted November 20, 2017

Tags Federal, Taxes, TCJA

Taxes and Budget

House Republican Tax Plan Reflects Misplaced Priorities and Missed Opportunities for Maine’s Middle Class and is Based on Failed Economic Ideas

Republican lawmakers in congress are working to fast-track tax legislation for President Trump by the end of 2017. House Republicans are attempting to pass a tax bill before Thanksgiving, with the Senate slated to take action in early December.

Sarah Austin

Posted November 10, 2017

Tags Federal, Taxes, TCJA

Taxes and Budget

Trump-GOP tax framework: A windfall for the wealthy, little left for most Mainers

The U.S. House tomorrow and the Senate in two weeks are expected to vote on their respective budget resolutions that will chart a course to enact President […]

Sarah Austin

Posted October 4, 2017

Tags Federal, Taxes, TCJA

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Reporting Work Requirements: Bad at encouraging work, good at making people sick and hungry

Maine’s economy could lose more than $400 million in federal funds each year under the House reconciliation bill

Proposed Medicaid cuts put Maine families’ incomes at risk

Tens of millions in proposed tax breaks for profitable businesses jeopardize Maine's future

PRESS RELEASE: LePage Tax Bill siphons revenue from Maine's future to pay for benefits to profitable businesses and wealthy households

Maine families pay more under final GOP tax bill

Senate’s pass-through proposal would cost Maine $57 million a year in state revenue

3 Reasons Why the Trump-Republican Tax Scheme Puts Working Families LAST

House Republican Tax Plan Reflects Misplaced Priorities and Missed Opportunities for Maine’s Middle Class and is Based on Failed Economic Ideas

Trump-GOP tax framework: A windfall for the wealthy, little left for most Mainers