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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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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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Maine needs progressive revenue solutions to build a stronger, fairer future

Tracking the economic impact of COVID-19 in Maine

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.

Maine’s Worker Shortage Has Deep Roots

Maine Lawmakers Must Fix the ACA for 34,000 Mainers in the Family Glitch

Wealth tax bill addresses defects in our tax code and would increase funding for local services and affordable housing

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

Wealth tax bill addresses defects in our tax code and would increase funding for local services and affordable housing

Repealing tax cuts for the wealthiest estates would reduce inequality, fund investments in communities

Speaker Fecteau’s bill would use 3-cent tax on top 1 percent to fund hazard payments for frontline workers

Bills to raise taxes on high incomes would fund long-term investments in people and communities

Maine’s Worker Shortage Has Deep Roots

Lawmakers must reject plan to give corporations free pass to put workers and customer at risk

Speaker Fecteau’s bill would use 3-cent tax on top 1 percent to fund hazard payments for frontline workers

Bill to update definition of “tipped worker” would prevent low-wage trap for service workers

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

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

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

To advance racial equity, Maine’s Permanent Commission needs permanent resources

Transformative “American Rescue Plan” will deliver $6 billion to Maine’s economy

Maine must continue its clampdown on predatory lenders

Why is Maine’s revenue picture better than expected?

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Dr. Evans introduces legislation to improve health coverage enrollment process

Mills’ budget proposal lauded for prioritizing education, revenue sharing, MaineCare

Committee advances Rep. Cuddy bill to protect service employees from wage theft

‘Our wealthiest residents have never had it so good’: Bills aim to make tax code more fair

Maine lawmakers weigh income tax hikes, despite opposition from Mills