Jobs and Income MECEP Statement in Support of Question 4 “The most accurate and up to date economic research available shows that gradual minimum wage increases have little to no effect on jobs, according to Maine Center […] Posted September 28, 2016 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Education, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget New MECEP report: Question 2 will raise more than $150 million annually to invest in student learning On November 8, Maine voters will consider Question 2, a ballot initiative that would roll back recent tax breaks for the wealthy and dedicate this revenue to […] Mark Sullivan Posted September 20, 2016 Tags Education, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income Maine August Job Numbers Suggest “a Correction from Recent Artificially Low Unemployment Rates” “Eight and a half years after the Great Recession began, there are still fewer Mainers with jobs than in 2007.” Maine still lacks a clear and coherent strategy […] Posted September 20, 2016 Tags Jobs, Unemployment
Education, Taxes and Budget MECEP Report: Proposed Funding Initiative Will Rollback Recent Income Tax Cuts for Wealthy Mainers to Provide More than $150 Million Annually for Student Learning The Maine Center for Economic Policy finds that a three percent tax on income above $200,000 dedicated to K-12 education will increase state funding for schools, promote tax […] Posted September 19, 2016 Tags Budget, Education
Education, Taxes and Budget Moving Maine Students to the Head of the Class Shoring up state funding for schools by cleaning up Maine’s tax code will promote opportunity for all Maine children MECEP finds that a three percent tax on income […] Mark Sullivan Posted September 19, 2016 Tags Education, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Education, Taxes and Budget Moving Maine Students to the Head of the Class (Executive Summary) Shoring up state funding for schools by cleaning up Maine’s tax code will promote opportunity for all Maine children. This November, Maine voters will consider a ballot initiative […] Mark Sullivan Posted September 19, 2016 Tags Education, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Education, Taxes and Budget Millions of Dollars in Lost Tax Revenue Will Fund Tax Breaks that Disproportionately Benefit Maine's Wealthiest Families (bar graph)Education, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes Mark Sullivan Posted September 19, 2016 Tags Education, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Education, Taxes and Budget Percent of Low-income Students on the Rise in Maine (line graph) Mark Sullivan Posted September 19, 2016 Tags Education, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Education, Taxes and Budget Improved Tax Fairness for Maine Families (bar chart) Mark Sullivan Posted September 19, 2016 Tags Education, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Education, Taxes and Budget Wealthy Mainers Will Receive Largest Tax Breaks in 2017 (bar chart) Mark Sullivan Posted September 19, 2016 Tags Education, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
