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Maine’s Economy

2011 Summary of Legislative Actions

The attached document is a summary of actions taken during the First Session of the 125th Maine Legislature. by Dan Coyne, Legislative Director Legislative Summary

Jody Harris
Posted July 29, 2011
Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy

Opinion Round-up for Friday, May 20, 2011

These are editorials and op ed columns from Maine newspapers on subjects of interest to those who follow MECEP’s blog.  Links to these and other news and […]

Mark Sullivan
Posted May 20, 2011
Tags Children, Health Care
Maine’s Economy

Asians in the Maine Economy: Opportunities for Growth

Asians in the Maine Economy: Opportunities for Growth is the second in a series of reports by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) on immigration and its importance to our state’s […]

Jody Harris
Posted April 20, 2011
Tags Economy, Immigration
Maine’s Economy

Testimony in Support of L.D. 553, An Act to Reduce Maine's Dependence on Oil

MECEP supports LD 553 because it is in Maine’s best economic and environmental interests to reduce its dependency on oil. Maine energy costs are higher than the […]

MECEP
Posted April 4, 2011
Tags Economy, Jobs
Maine’s Economy

Debunking the "Welfare Queen" Stereotype

In a recent article entitled “Big Changes Aimed at Welfare” in the (Augusta) Kennebec Journal, Sabattus Representative Stephen J. Wood relayed negative inferences he drew from observing a […]

Mark Sullivan
Posted January 27, 2011
Tags Food Insecurity, Poverty, TANF
Maine’s Economy

Governor LePage Gets an Ear Full

Yesterday afternoon I joined more than 500 Maine people at an environmental “roundtable” with Governor Paul LePage at the Augusta Civic Center.  MECEP cosponsored the event, organized by […]

Mark Sullivan
Posted January 21, 2011
Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy

In the Maine Media

 Here are three items that appeared recently in the Maine media that Line Items readers may find to be of interest. In his Saturday (November 20th) column […]

Mark Sullivan
Posted November 22, 2010
Tags Employment, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness
Maine’s Economy

Short Term Challenge, Long Term Optimisim

In his State Fiscal Policy Conference presentation (“Struggling to Hit Escape Velocity”) in D.C. yesterday, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics Mark Zandi stressed that the nation’s economic […]

Mark Sullivan
Posted November 10, 2010
Tags Economy, Federal
Maine’s Economy

LIVE BLOG: CBPP's 18th Annual State Fiscal Policy Conference

Kit St. John, Garrett Martin, Dan Coyne and I are all in D.C. to attend the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) 18th annual State Fiscal […]

Mark Sullivan
Posted November 9, 2010
Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy

Choices: Housing Choice Vouchers: Stabilizing Lives and Strengthening Maine's Economy

The Voucher Program is a proven success. It assists low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled in securing safe housing in the private market. These families experience increased economic security while small businesses benefit as well. This issue […]

Jody Harris
Posted October 25, 2010
Tags Economic Security, Economy
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