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REPORT: State of Working Maine 2020

Racial inequity is holding Maine back. Policies to reduce disparities in employment and income will help working families, create jobs, and strengthen the state's economy.

Maine's Economy

Tracking the economic impact of COVID-19 in Maine

MECEP is monitoring several short-term indicators to track the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Maine’s economy.

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REPORT: Solving Maine’s Pandemic Revenue Crisis

State spending supports jobs and economic growth in a recession, while cuts take money out of the economy when it’s needed most.

The Maine Center for Economic Policy is a nonpartisan research and policy organization dedicated to improving the economic well-being of low- and moderate-income Mainers.

MECEP provides citizens, policymakers, advocates, and media with credible and rigorous economic analysis that advances economic justice and prosperity for all Maine people.

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Forecasted 3-year, $1.4 billion revenue shortfall reinforces need federal, state action to protect critical jobs and services

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REPORT: State of Working Maine 2020

Tracking the economic impact of COVID-19 in Maine

REPORT: Solving Maine’s Pandemic Revenue Crisis

The Maine Center for Economic Policy is a nonpartisan research and policy organization dedicated to improving the economic well-being of low- and moderate-income Mainers.

Biden’s COVID relief plan is a solid down payment on promise to ‘build back better’

After two years, Medicaid expansion delivers health care to 70,700 Mainers

New year brings minimum wage increase, guaranteed paid time off for Maine workers

Maine sees slowing jobs recovery as families face ongoing pandemic hardship

REPORT: Solving Maine’s Pandemic Revenue Crisis

RESEARCH REVIEW: State tax and budget cuts don’t boost economic activity and can cause harm

Forecasted 3-year, $1.4 billion revenue shortfall reinforces need federal, state action to protect critical jobs and services

Maine can’t afford for Congress to miss the mark on COVID-19 emergency funding

New year brings minimum wage increase, guaranteed paid time off for Maine workers

Maine sees slowing jobs recovery as families face ongoing pandemic hardship

REPORT: State of Working Maine 2020

New federal rules give shady lenders green light to scam Mainers

After two years, Medicaid expansion delivers health care to 70,700 Mainers

What will happen if the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act?

Black Mainers are 8 times more likely than white Mainers to be hospitalized for COVID-19

Black Mainers now 20 times more likely than whites to experience COVID-19 — and the disparity is growing

This year, Maine teachers will spend $5.2 million of their own money on school supplies

Student debt collection reform, for-profit college rules top wins for Maine consumers this year

Student debt relief bond should include targeted aid to Mainers most at risk for default

Debt-free community college would make college more accessible, boost Maine's economy

Biden’s COVID relief plan is a solid down payment on promise to ‘build back better’

Maine sees slowing jobs recovery as families face ongoing pandemic hardship

Bipartisan plan from Collins, King represents a better start for COVID relief than GOP ‘skinny’ bill

REPORT: State of Working Maine 2020

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