STATEMENT: New Census Bureau data shows Americans keeping afloat in 2025 — with new headwinds due in 2027

On Tuesday, the Census Bureau released new data on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage nationwide, which showed some signs of improvement but also widening inequality. The […]

Posted September 17, 2026

Tags Health Care, Incomes, Poverty

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Strimling: ICE raids equal job losses and economic pain for all of us

Additionally, an earlier study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy showed that Maine lost an estimated $3.4 million in retail sales due to the absence of […]

Beacon

Posted August 6, 2026

Tags Economy, Federal, Immigration, Jobs

Maine’s Economy

Wednesday Sit-Down: ICE and the Economy

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, James Myall, policy analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about ICE and the […]

WGME

Posted August 5, 2026

Tags Economy, Federal, Immigration, Wednesday Sit Down

Taxes and Budget

Millionaire tax is good for Maine businesses, good for Maine | Opinion

For small businesses, this is not an abstract debate about taxes. It is about whether employees can afford to build stable lives in Maine — and whether […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 4, 2026

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

How Maine's new pay transparency law could impact the local economy

“I think it will help everyone, but it will be particularly helpful for those vulnerable groups, because folks like women, people of color are more likely to […]

WMTW

Posted July 30, 2026

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income

Study Shows How Trump’s ICE Raids Cost Americans Jobs

James Myall, senior economic policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, said in a statement Tuesday that the research “just proves how self-defeating the Trump administration’s […]

Common Dreams

Posted July 29, 2026

Tags Federal, Immigration, Jobs

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Maternity units closing in Maine

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss maternity units closing in Maine. Click […]

WGME

Posted July 29, 2026

Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, Wednesday Sit Down

Taxes and Budget

Troy Jackson predicted Donald Trump’s trade appeal. Now he’s fighting tariffs.

“The economic policies of this administration, either bolstered or left unchecked by Congress, are hurting the bottom line for Maine households and families,” Garrett Martin, CEO of […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted July 24, 2026

Tags Economic Security, Federal

Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: More Trump tariffs on Canada

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss more tariffs on Canada. Click here […]

WGME

Posted July 22, 2026

Tags Federal, Wednesday Sit Down

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Hundreds of immigrants in Maine could lose Medicaid coverage

James Myall, senior economic policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank, said when people delay care, it costs the health system […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted July 21, 2026

Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Immigration

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STATEMENT: New Census Bureau data shows Americans keeping afloat in 2025 — with new headwinds due in 2027

Strimling: ICE raids equal job losses and economic pain for all of us

Wednesday Sit-Down: ICE and the Economy

Millionaire tax is good for Maine businesses, good for Maine | Opinion

How Maine's new pay transparency law could impact the local economy

Study Shows How Trump’s ICE Raids Cost Americans Jobs

Wednesday Sit-Down: Maternity units closing in Maine

Troy Jackson predicted Donald Trump’s trade appeal. Now he’s fighting tariffs.

Wednesday Sit-Down: More Trump tariffs on Canada

Hundreds of immigrants in Maine could lose Medicaid coverage