Health Care 7 things to know about the political attacks on MaineCare For decades, politicians have used isolated stories about public assistance fraud to divide people and build support for cuts that ultimately hurt working families while benefiting the […] MECEP Posted May 14, 2026 Tags Federal, Health Care, Immigration, Medicaid, Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget 2026 Session Recap: Tax policy By Maura Pillsbury and Mark Shaffer The 2026 legislative session delivered major milestones in tax fairness, including: passage of a millionaire tax signed by the governor into […] Maura Pillsbury Posted April 23, 2026 Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Tax Havens, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts
Maine’s Economy Trump administration threatens food assistance for 170,000 Mainers The Trump Administration is trying to break the stalemate in the ongoing federal shutdown over health care by threatening to cut assistance that helps 40 million Americans […] James Myall Posted October 28, 2025 Tags Federal, Food Insecurity, SNAP, Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget 7 questions legislators need to ask about the impact of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” on the state budget On Friday October 17, the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee will hold joint meetings with the Taxation and Health and Human Services Committees to hear from […] James Myall Posted October 15, 2025 Tags Budget, Trump Tax Cuts
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13/FOX23 to talk about the impacts of the “One […] WGME Posted July 10, 2025 Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Tax Breaks, Trump Tax Cuts, Wednesday Sit Down
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
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Trump's megabill will hurt his base — but he's making the states do the dirty work The Maine Center for Economic Policy warned in April that between the attacks on Medicaid, SNAP and education funding, the GOP’s planned cuts could “blow a $649 million hole […] MSNBC Posted July 8, 2025 Tags Economic Security, Federal, Trump Tax Cuts
Maine’s Economy What Maine could do to mitigate federal funding loss from GOP budget “We are still leaving money on the table that could make a difference in terms of our ability to not only absorb these cuts,” said Garrett Martin, […] Maine Morning Star Posted July 8, 2025 Tags Budget, Economic Security, Federal, Trump Tax Cuts
Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Statement on final passage of federal budget reconciliation bill July 3, 2025 Congressional Republicans just turned a shell game into federal law — and working-class Americans are the marks. No one should be fooled by what […] Posted July 3, 2025 Tags Affordable Care Act, Budget, Debt Ceiling, Economy, Federal, Medicaid, SNAP, Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget Leaders condemn passage of budget bill they say will be ‘devastating’ for Maine The left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy said congressional Republicans passed “a shell game into federal law—and working-class Americans are the marks.” “Any child can tell you […] Maine Morning Star Posted July 3, 2025 Tags Budget, Economic Security, Trump Tax Cuts
