Taxes and Budget Testimony in Support of LD 501: An Act to Amend the Estate Tax Laws “The estate tax is one of the best tools for ensuring that all Maine children, regardless of how wealthy their parents or grandparents were, have the opportunity […] MECEP Posted March 30, 2015 Tags Estate Tax
Taxes and Budget Testimony in Support of LD 575: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine’s Working Families “By expanding the sales tax to recreation and amusement services and using the revenue to double the homestead exemption, this bill would provide millions of dollars in […] MECEP Posted March 30, 2015 Tags Property Tax, Taxes
Jobs and Income Testimony in Support of LD 843, An Act to Raise the Minimum Wage and Index It to the National Average Wage “An increase in Maine’s minimum wage is long overdue. Adjusted for inflation, the minimum wage in Maine is lower than it was forty years ago. Wages for […] MECEP Posted March 23, 2015 Tags Incomes, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income Labor Force Participation Falling (graph) Mark Sullivan Posted March 20, 2015 Tags Employment, Jobs
Maine’s Economy Testimony in Support of LD 380, Resolve, To Establish a Working Group to Aid with the End of Student Hunger “School is hard enough without having to suffer the maladies that hunger causes. The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 […] Mark Sullivan Posted March 19, 2015 Tags Children, Food Insecurity
Taxes and Budget Many non-resident estates would benefit from Governor LePage's proposed estate tax repeal As I explained previously, Gov. LePage’s proposal to eliminate Maine’s estate tax would exclusively benefit the wealthy. And now, thanks to information provided to the Taxation Committee […] Joel Johnson Posted March 18, 2015 Tags Estate Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Testimony in Support of LD 341 An Act To Prevent Tax Haven Abuse “The use of offshore tax havens to avoid paying taxes in the US has grown exponentially in the thirty years since the Worldwide Unitary Taxation Working Group […] Mark Sullivan Posted March 9, 2015 Tags Taxes
Maine’s Economy Testimony in Support of LD 455, An Act To Prohibit Deceptive Practices Regarding Unsolicited Loans “MECEP urges you to enact LD 455 to protect Mainers from unscrupulous lenders. Maine has long upheld strong consumer protections. Our state has one of the most […] Mark Sullivan Posted March 9, 2015 Tags Consumer Protection
Education Testimony in Opposition to Proposed Cuts to Early Child Care and Education “Based on research conducted by MECEP last year, we can document the that vital funding for Head Start and child care services not only helps thousands of […] Mark Sullivan Posted March 9, 2015 Tags Children, Education