Jobs and Income

When Hard Work Isn't Enough - Fostering Opportunity for Maine's Working Families

In 2008, nearly ten thousand working families in Maine lived under the federal poverty line, and nearly 38,000 working families struggled under the “low-income” threshold or the 200% […]

Jody Harris

Posted December 13, 2010

Tags Economy, Incomes, Jobs, Poverty

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Getting the Facts Straight

Rigorous and credible research and analysis should be the foundation for evaluating public policies. Unfortunately during this election season, it is increasingly difficult to discern fact from […]

Garrett Martin

Posted September 15, 2010

Tags Medicaid, TANF

Jobs and Income

Statement Urging Senate Passage of Legislation to Extend Unemployment and TANF Benefits and Enhanced Federal Medicaid Funding

MECEP strongly urges Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins to demand that before it adjourns for the July 4th break, the Senate pass comprehensive legislation to extend […]

MECEP

Posted June 30, 2010

Tags Employment, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, TANF

Jobs and Income

Minimum Logic

Read about the latest proposals to change the minimum wage in Maine.

Garrett Martin

Posted February 23, 2010

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

MECEP Analysis - Minimum Wage History in Maine versus Indexing

View a chart depicting the history of the minimum wage in Maine and what would have happened historically if the state’s minimum wage had been indexed to […]

MECEP

Posted February 23, 2010

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Testimony on LD 192 - An Act to Index the State Minimum Wage to Inflation

This bill will put more money in the pockets of working Mainers and, by doing so, ultimately supports greater economic activity and prosperity for all. Maine workers […]

MECEP

Posted February 18, 2010

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!

As the 2010 election cycle shifts into high gear, one issue is front and center: the need to get Maine and America’s unemployed back to work. MECEP […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 16, 2010

Tags Employment, Jobs

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When Hard Work Isn't Enough - Fostering Opportunity for Maine's Working Families

Getting the Facts Straight

Statement Urging Senate Passage of Legislation to Extend Unemployment and TANF Benefits and Enhanced Federal Medicaid Funding

Minimum Logic

MECEP Analysis - Minimum Wage History in Maine versus Indexing

Testimony on LD 192 - An Act to Index the State Minimum Wage to Inflation

Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!