Tag: Ann Matlack

Rep. Ann Matlack speaks at Thursday's press conference organized by Mainers for Tax Fairness. Photo courtesy of Maine Center for Economic Policy.

‘Our economy shouldn’t be balanced on the back of the working class’: Legislators push for taxes on millionaires, rich corporations

Channa Steinmetz

With Gov. Janet Mills’ proposed biennial budget cutting critical services like child care and food assistance programs, lawmakers are pushing to fund programs that allow ordinary people to thrive by ensuring that the wealthiest individuals and rich corporations pay their fair share in taxes. “Our economy shouldn’t be balanced on the back of the working…