Taxes and Budget Property tax relief falls short in 2013, major policy changes still needed The amount of property tax relief Maine residents claimed under a new state tax credit will fall $9-12 million short of the $34 million forecast, according to […] Joel Johnson Posted June 27, 2014 Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Health Care, Jobs and Income Percy Spencer’s Candy Bar: Health Care Reform and the Innovation Economy Yesterday, my scientist brother promised my eight-year-old son a new Hot Wheels car if he could research and explain how the microwave cooked his lunch. My son […] Christy Daggett Posted June 24, 2014 Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid
Jobs and Income What to Look for in Friday’s Jobs Report Tomorrow, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its monthly state-by-state jobs and employment report. While the data are subject to revision and should be viewed […] Garrett Martin Posted June 19, 2014 Tags Employment, Incomes, Jobs
Health Care, Taxes and Budget LePage’s Erroneous Bonds Policy Seriously Threatens Maine Hospital Finances Last week, the (Lewiston) Sun Journal reported that the LePage Administration’s anti-bonding policies are forcing MaineGeneral Medical Center to pay $42 million more in interest on loans […] Jody Harris Posted June 18, 2014 Tags Bonds, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid
Taxes and Budget State Income Tax Revenue Falls as Bill for 2011 Income Tax Cuts Comes Due Four years after Maine Revenue Services (MRS) and the Legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal office put a $166 million price tag on Governor LePage’s income tax cut, an enormous […] Joel Johnson Posted June 11, 2014 Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes
Jobs and Income Jobs Recovery Nationally Showing Promise, But Maine Still Lags Far Behind Today’s national jobs report highlights an important milestone. As a nation, we have recovered 101 percent of jobs lost during the recession. Clearly we are headed in […] Garrett Martin Posted June 6, 2014 Tags Economy, Employment, Jobs
Health Care, Taxes and Budget Everything comes with a cost: the perilous (and unnecessary) fate of the Portland Free Clinic Despite the historic opportunity offered by the federal funds available to expand Medicaid to cover Maine’s uninsured, millions of dollars earmarked for our state have been lost […] Christy Daggett Posted June 4, 2014 Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Medicaid