Maine’s Economy Tribal Sovereignty — An Explainer Download the PDF version Explainer Timeline What is tribal sovereignty? There are three types of sovereign governments in the United States: the federal government, state governments, and […] MECEP Posted November 8, 2023 Tags Explainer, Inequality, Racial Equity, Tribal Sovereignty
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: Breaking down Question 6 Rep. Aaron Dana of the Passamaquoddy Nation sat down with CBS13 to break down Question 6. Click here to watch the full video, first posted November 2, […] WGME Posted November 2, 2023 Tags Racial Equity, Tribal Sovereignty, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's Housing Crisis In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Josie Phillips, a MECEP housing expert, sat down with CBS13 to discuss Maine’s housing crisis. Click here to watch the full video, […] WGME Posted October 19, 2023 Tags Housing, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income Wednesday Sit-Down: Older Mainers and Maine's workforce Jess Maurer from the Maine Council on Aging sat down with CBS13 to discuss what older Mainers could contribute to the state’s workforce. Click here to watch […] WGME Posted October 11, 2023 Tags Jobs, Seniors, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Rollout of pandemic food benefit cards to schoolchildren confuses many Mainers But James Myall, a policy analyst for the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, said while it’s true that in some cases people are getting the money […] Portland Press Herald Posted October 4, 2023 Tags Budget, Children
Jobs and Income Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's minimum wage Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss Maine’s minimum wage. Click here to watch the full video, first posted […] WGME Posted October 4, 2023 Tags Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income Analysis: 127,000 Maine workers will get a raise when minimum wage increases in 2024 A significant number of Mainers will see their pay rise when the state’s minimum wage increases to $14.15 an hour on Jan. 1, according to a recent analysis by […] Maine Morning Star Posted October 2, 2023 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income More parents opting to leave workforce completely due to childcare costs The Maine Center for Economic Policy reports that from last year to February of this year 24,000 Mainers cited lack of available childcare as the primary reason […] NewsCenter Maine Posted September 28, 2023 Tags Child Care, Employment, Unemployment
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: A potential government shutdown Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss a potential government shutdown. Click here to watch the full video, first […] Fox 23 Posted September 27, 2023 Tags Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Rising poverty proves policies like improved child tax credit matter Earlier this month, the U.S. census released data on poverty in 2022, and despite a growing economy, a great many families have been left behind. Nationally, one […] Bangor Daily News Posted September 26, 2023 Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Poverty, Taxes