Health Care Testimony in Support of L.D. 633, An Act To Improve the Health of Maine Citizens and the Economy of Maine by Providing Affordable Market-based Coverage Options to Low-income Uninsured Citizens; L.D. 808, An Act To Decrease Uncompensated Care, Reduce Medical Debt and Improve Health Outcomes; and L.D. 854, An Act To Increase Access to Health Security by Expanding Federally Funded Health Care for Maine People Accepting federal healthcare funds would be good for the thousands of uninsured Mainers who are one accident or illness away from financial catastrophe. It would also support […] Mark Sullivan Posted April 30, 2015 Tags Health Care
Taxes and Budget Testimony in Support of LD 835: An Act to Amend the Individual Income Tax Laws LD 835 would raise more than $55 million per year in revenue for the General Fund and affect only about 2% of Maine’s taxpayers—the very highest-income households— […] Mark Sullivan Posted April 28, 2015 Tags Income Tax
Taxes and Budget Testimony in Support of Legislation to Improve Maine’s Earned Income Tax Credit: LD 96, LD 648, and LD 963 The earned income tax credit (EITC) reduces poverty, promotes work, and, for children in low-income working families, it increases lifetime earnings. Unfortunately, Maine’s version of the credit […] Mark Sullivan Posted April 28, 2015 Tags EITC
Education Testimony Neither For Nor Against LD 1141 An Act To Increase the Affordability of College Tuition and Attract Professionals to Maine Pay it Forward does nothing to address Maine’s college affordability crisis. It does not help Maine students reduce the burden of repaying tuition costs; in fact its […] Mark Sullivan Posted April 27, 2015 Tags Education, Higher Education
Jobs and Income Testimony in Support of LD 1217 An Act to Require at Least 2 Weeks’ Advance Notice of the Work Schedule for Hourly Employees at Certain Businesses LD 1217 promotes fairness for workers and among employers that rely on part-time workers who hold multiple jobs. It also is a foundational piece to building a strong […] Christy Daggett Posted April 27, 2015 Tags Fair Scheduling, Job Quality
Taxes and Budget Fix Maine’s EITC to Reward Work and Reduce Poverty “The earned income tax credit (EITC) reduces poverty, promotes work, and, for children in low-income working families, it increases lifetime earnings. Unfortunately, Maine’s version of the credit […] Mark Sullivan Posted April 27, 2015 Tags EITC
Taxes and Budget More than Half of Governor LePage's $292 Million Tax Cut Would Accrue to Maine Families with Annual Incomes over $137K (chart) Mark Sullivan Posted April 17, 2015 Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Education Testimony in Support of LD 1220, An Act To Increase Funding for the Maine Community College System “Maine’s economy, rocked by the shift from manufacturing to services, has fallen behind the region and the nation. An increasing number of new jobs require post-secondary education […] Mark Sullivan Posted April 16, 2015 Tags Education, Higher Education
Health Care Testimony in Support of LD 813, An Act to Ensure that Hospitals Comply with the Laws Governing Transparency of Medical Billing “LD 813 levels the playing field by giving individual consumers recourse when health care providers fail to comply with existing laws of public disclosure. It is a […] Mark Sullivan Posted April 16, 2015 Tags Health Care
Taxes and Budget Estimated Distributional Impact of Two Maine Tax Reform Proposals (table) Mark Sullivan Posted April 15, 2015 Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes