Health Care Wednesday Sit-Down: MaineCare fraud allegations In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Lauren Stark, analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about MaineCare fraud allegations. Click […] WGME Posted August 12, 2026 Tags Medicaid, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy New analysis shows even a small-scale ICE raid could cost Maine hundreds of jobs, most of them held by US-born workers AUGUSTA, Maine — A new economic analysis finds even a limited immigration enforcement surge would set off a cascade of job losses across Maine’s economy, with the […] Posted July 28, 2026 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Immigration, Inclusive Economy, Jobs
Health Care Wednesday Sit-Down: Future of ACA subsidies In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss the future of ACA subsidies. Click […] WGME Posted December 10, 2025 Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Medicaid, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: Impact of shopping local In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss the impacts of shopping local. Click […] WGME Posted December 3, 2025 Tags Economy, Local, Wednesday Sit Down
Health Care Congress must deliver on Affordable Care Act subsidies The enhanced premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act have made our coverage possible. But with Congress letting those subsidies expire, we — along with tens […] Portland Press Herald Posted November 28, 2025 Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care, Medicare
Maine’s Economy It’s getting harder to live in rural Maine “The fact that the economy is kind of weaker there means there are fewer job opportunities for folks, and so they’re leaving to go elsewhere, whether that […] The Maine Monitor Posted November 28, 2025 Tags Economic Security, Economy
Maine’s Economy UMaine Bureau of Labor Education hosts ongoing Labor Spotlight Series, tariffs impact on workers explained MECEP policy analyst James Myall presented at a UMaine event to educate attendees about tariffs and the economy in lieu of President Donald Trump’s tariff platform. “[Punitive tariffs […] The Maine Campus Posted November 24, 2025 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Tariffs
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: Funding for homelessness In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss the federal government slashing funding for […] Fox 23 Posted November 20, 2025 Tags Economic Security, Federal, Housing, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy Maine restaurant owners blame staffing woes on housing shortage “Housing was one of the items where even if the average cost of living was being covered by wages, housing wasn’t,” said James Myall, an economic policy […] The Maine Monitor Posted November 16, 2025 Tags Housing, Inflation, Wages
Health Care Wednesday Sit-Down: The future of the ACA In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss the future of the Affordable Care […] WGME Posted November 12, 2025 Tags Economic Security, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, Wednesday Sit Down
