Jobs and Income Broken Bootstraps We all know the saying, “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps”. It means that you improve your situation by your own efforts. It is lauded; if you […] Jody Harris Posted February 28, 2013 Tags Economic Security
Taxes and Budget Sequestration: A Disaster for Maine Working Families Close to 7,000 Maine jobs are at risk if federal budget cuts slated to take effect on March 1 occur. That conclusion is based on a report authored […] Mark Sullivan Posted February 21, 2013 Tags Budget, Federal, Taxes
Taxes and Budget A Capital Gains Tax Cut Would Worsen Maine’s Budget Gap and Make the Tax System Even More Unfair Just when you thought that Maine lawmakers might be getting the message that a majority of Mainers want the wealthy to pay their fair share of taxes, […] Joel Johnson Posted February 19, 2013 Tags Economy, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Education Maine Spends the Lowest Amount per Student in New England Chart based on Census Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data Maine Spends the Lowest Amount per Student in New England (chart) See also: Education Funding Falters (fact sheet) MECEP Posted February 15, 2013 Tags Education, K-12 Education
Taxes and Budget How the Fiscal Cliff Deal Could Make Maine’s Budget Gap Even Bigger than We Thought We already know that Maine faces an $881 million shortfall over the two-year period beginning July 1st. State lawmakers are also working to close a $153 million […] Joel Johnson Posted February 14, 2013 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget Beware of legislative tax cuts that promise heaven and earth You may never have heard of ALEC–the American Legislative Exchange Council–but you have experienced its long reach as out-of-state corporate giants manipulate state tax policies right here […] Jody Harris Posted February 13, 2013 Tags Tax Breaks, Taxes
Education Don't blame the schools Every time the governor talks about them, he says our public schools are failing. He bases this on test scores and student performance. He cites Maine students’ […] Jody Harris Posted February 11, 2013 Tags Education
Education Fact Sheet: Education Funding Falters in Maine Severe Education Funding Cuts Threaten Maine’s Economic Future While other New England states have managed to maintain and even increase their support for K-12 education since the […] MECEP Posted February 6, 2013 Tags Education, K-12 Education
Taxes and Budget Testimony at Hearing on LD 55: An Act to Promote Filmmaking in the State LD 55 is a tax break for media production companies. It is well-intended legislation, but it is more likely to be a loss for Maine taxpayers than […] MECEP Posted February 4, 2013 Tags Tax Breaks, Taxes