Jobs and Income

State of Working Maine 2022

While wages and working conditions have improved during the past two years, there’s more work to do. To secure a sustainable recovery, which guarantees a thriving future for all Mainers, policymakers need to address these issues even as the immediate economic threats recede. 

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State of Working Maine 2022
Tax and Budget

Earned Income Tax Credit

Mainers receive income boosting credits that help workers, families, and retirees make ends meet — simply by filing income taxes every year. The Earned Income Tax Credit is one of these supports. Learn more about what it is, why it matters, and how to get it.

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Maine's Economy

Feeling the Pinch: Inflation and corporate consolidation

The mismatch between Mainers feeling the pinch as corporate profits rise is the result of choices made by policymakers over time, particularly at the federal level, that have given corporations greater power over people to set prices and control the flow of goods and services.

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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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GRAPHIC SERIES: Yes, a state budget can change lives

MECEP All

Maine again has a chance to stop corporations from avoiding taxes

Maura Pillsbury All

Gov. Mills' proposed budget protects wellbeing. Lawmakers should choose to do more.

Josie Phillips All

Rising prices ease but more work remains to improve economic security for Mainers

Arthur Phillips
Taxes and Budget

GRAPHIC SERIES: Yes, a state budget can change lives

MECEP Taxes and Budget

Maine again has a chance to stop corporations from avoiding taxes

Maura Pillsbury Taxes and Budget

Gov. Mills' proposed budget protects wellbeing. Lawmakers should choose to do more.

Josie Phillips Taxes and Budget

Yes, a budget can change lives

Josie Phillips
Jobs and Income

In the words of workers: Kate Hunter

MECEP Jobs and Income

In the words of workers: Youth and Family Outreach

MECEP Jobs and Income

In the words of workers: Bouncing Bubbles Child Care

MECEP Jobs and Income

In the words of workers: Creative Play Childcare

MECEP
Health Care

MaineCare Expansion at 4: Greater Care, Healthier Hospitals, Stronger Economy

James Myall Health Care

The Inflation Reduction Act makes our tax code fairer, tackles the climate crisis, and makes health care more affordable for Mainers

James Myall Health Care

130th Legislature makes health care more affordable for Mainers

James Myall Health Care

GRAPHIC SERIES: Health insurance costs will soar for 66,000 Mainers if Congress doesn’t act

MECEP
Education

Student debt cancellation would help working families, improve equity, and expand access to higher education

Arthur Phillips Education

To help students finish their degrees and ease workforce challenges, Maine should reform transcript withholding

Arthur Phillips Education

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program is broken — let’s fix it

MECEP Education

Protections for private student loan borrowers protect seniors and people with disabilities

MECEP
Maine's Economy

Rising prices ease but more work remains to improve economic security for Mainers

Arthur Phillips Maine's Economy

To improve heating and housing relief bill, lawmakers should target relief more closely

James Myall Maine's Economy

U.S. Trans Survey is a vital resource for the transgender community and policymakers

Josie Phillips Maine's Economy

GRAPHIC SERIES: Prices are rising and Mainers are feeling the pinch

MECEP
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