fair taxes

2 min read 2021-12-06 21:27:45

Analysis: 90% of Maine kids to lose monthly tax credit if Build Back Better isn’t passed

Failure to pass pending legislation to extend the expanded Child Tax Credit and rebuild the country’s social safety net would result in 90% of kids

3 min read 2021-12-02 21:58:36

The wealth of the 30 highest income earners in Maine nearly doubled from tax year 2019 to tax year 2020, a recent report from the Maine Revenue

1 min read 2021-11-20 02:06:32

Don’t believe Rep. Jared Golden. His claim that his vote against Build Back Better was a vote against a tax give-away to millionaires is, to be

1 min read 2021-11-19 22:48:56

Laura Olson, Jacob Fischler and Ariana Figueroa contributed reporting to this story. After months of debate, the U.S. House early Friday passed

1 min read 2021-11-18 03:07:59

Last week, I got a call from intrepid Beacon reporter Dan Neumann asking for comment on a piece he was writing about Portland flipping it’s city

1 min read 2021-11-16 21:06:02

Yesterday, President Joe Biden signed the “traditional” infrastructure bill – lots of money for roads, bridges, and—gasp!—something new:

1 min read 2021-11-13 02:39:11

Maine veterans gathered in Lewiston and Bangor on Veterans Day to call on Rep. Jared Golden to get behind President’s Joe Biden’s Build Back

1 min read 2021-11-07 08:20:53

States Newsroom reporter Ariana Figueroa contributed to this report. The U.S. House cleared a $1.2 trillion physical infrastructure bill and took a

1 min read 2021-11-05 19:30:28

A coalition of faith leaders from Maine’s Second District are urging Rep. Jared Golden to work with — not against — Democrats in passing

1 min read 2021-11-01 22:24:37

Do you hear it? The sound of the corporate, monied, elite politicians and businesses sucking the life out of the necessary programs, investments and

1 min read 2021-10-29 19:27:14

States Newsroom senior Washington reporter Laura Olson contributed to this report. President Joe Biden’s sprawling social spending and climate

1 min read 2021-10-29 00:22:38

This week on the Beacon podcast, Cate discusses the first meeting of Maine’s Commission To Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program

3 min read 2021-04-16 06:39:39

An official from the administration of Democratic Gov. Janet Mills joined Maine’s largest business lobby to testified against a proposal that would

1 min read 2021-04-15 18:30:55

On the podcast this week, Esther, Ben and Mike discuss the pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine use and what that could mean for vaccinations in

1 min read 2021-04-08 18:24:24

This week on the Beacon podcast, Esther, Ben and Mike discuss the process of getting vaccinated against COVID-19, now that immunization has been