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REPORT: State of Working Maine 2021

The experiences of frontline workers during the pandemic offer lessons beyond the immediate public health threat. In this new report, MECEP economic policy analyst James Myall examines the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on working Mainers and examines the effectiveness of policymakers’ responses.

Tax and Budget

Improved Child Tax Credit Benefits All Mainers

The Biden Administration’s expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) provides guaranteed income to 90 percent of Maine families and will cut child poverty nearly in half.

Maine's Economy

MECEP Map: Economic Insights for Maine’s Legislative Districts 2021

Dive into the data to discover the economic trends in Maine’s legislative districts, and how they compare with other regions in Maine.

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REPORT: State of Working Maine 2021

Improved Child Tax Credit Benefits All Mainers

MECEP Map: Economic Insights for Maine’s Legislative Districts 2021

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.

Rising inflation is likely temporary — and the Build Back Better bill will help curb it

Amending Build Back Better to lift SALT cap would undermine tax fairness

New research finds Biden agenda would strengthen long-term economic growth, ease inflation

REPORT: State of Working Maine 2021

Amending Build Back Better to lift SALT cap would undermine tax fairness

New research finds Biden agenda would strengthen long-term economic growth, ease inflation

American Rescue Plan Act funding creates opportunity for Maine counties

Guidance for county spending of American Rescue Plan Act funds

Rising inflation is likely temporary — and the Build Back Better bill will help curb it

New research finds Biden agenda would strengthen long-term economic growth, ease inflation

REPORT: State of Working Maine 2021

Jobs report highlights continued barriers to Mainers returning to work

Maine lawmakers must fix the ACA for 34,000 Mainers in the family glitch

Dental care is health care. MaineCare should cover it.

Maine has a chance to correct injustice by expanding health care to New Mainers with low incomes

Maine lawmakers consider several bills to tackle rising health care costs

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

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

COVID compounds Maine’s education debt crisis. The time to act is now.

One easy way for Maine to increase grants for college students with low incomes this year

Rising inflation is likely temporary — and the Build Back Better bill will help curb it

Amending Build Back Better to lift SALT cap would undermine tax fairness

New research finds Biden agenda would strengthen long-term economic growth, ease inflation

REPORT: State of Working Maine 2021

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Our View: Getting Maine back to work

After pandemic exposed Maine’s frayed safety net, report details best policy solutions

Economic burden of the COVID-19 pandemic falls hardest on Mainers of color

Report: Mainers who work in-person 50 percent more likely to contract coronavirus

Maine Center for Economic Policy releases ‘State of Working Maine’ report