Taxes and Budget

Fact Sheet: Where the Money Is (and Isn’t): MHPC Report Raises False Alarms about Maine’s Spending Priorities

The Maine Center for Economic Policy believes that rigorous and credible research and analysis should be at the core of discussions of public policy. The recent Maine […]

Jody Harris

Posted December 14, 2010

Tags Budget

In Today's News

Beginning today, MECEP will occasionally recommend recent items from Maine news sources that our readers may find to be of interest. We welcome your feedback. Here are […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted November 18, 2010

Tags Health Care, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

"Economic Development in Hard Times: How to Spend Less and Get More"

More than 50 people attended MECEP’s Second Shepard Lee Lecture by Good Jobs First Founder and Executive Director Greg LeRoy at USM on Tuesday (11/16) evening. MECEP […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted November 17, 2010

Tags Budget, Economy

Taxes and Budget

Greg LeRoy, Good Jobs First Founder, to Deliver MECEP's 11/16 Shepard Lee Lecture

Tomorrow evening (Tuesday, 11/16), Greg LeRoy, Founder and Executive Director of Good Jobs First, will deliver MECEP’s latest Shepard Lee Lecture. LeRoy’s topic will be “Economic Development […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted November 15, 2010

Tags Budget, Economy

Taxes and Budget

November 12, 2010 Letter Urging Senators Snowe and Collins to Support Tax Cuts for Maine Families, Oppose Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Extend Unemployment Benefits

The Honorable Susan M. Collins United States Senator 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Collins: In less than two months, virtually all of […]

MECEP

Posted November 12, 2010

Tags Employment, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

And now it’s time to govern

Tomorrow, Maine will have a new governor-elect and our 125th Legislature. Among the many challenges they must overcome, the most formidable may well be how to balance […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted November 2, 2010

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Choices: Maine's Balancing Act: Maintaining Services, Investing in the Future

Across the nation, states have seen an unprecedented collapse in revenues as a result of the longest, deepest recession since the Great Depression. This causes a perplexing […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 18, 2010

Tags Budget, Economy

Taxes and Budget

Maine Revenue & Spending Primer 2010

MECEP’s revenue and spending primer shows that a ‘cuts only’ approach to the state’s projected $1.17 billion revenue shortfall, embraced by a number of advocates this election […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 15, 2010

Tags Budget, Revenue

Taxes and Budget

Enough Already!!! Join MECEP in Stamping Out the Distortions About Maine's Safety Net

Enough Already!!! Join MECEP in Stamping Out the Distortions About Maine’s Safety Net At the Maine Center for Economic Policy, we believe that rigorous and credible research […]

MECEP

Posted September 17, 2010

Tags Budget, Food Insecurity, Health Care, TANF

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

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Fact Sheet: Where the Money Is (and Isn’t): MHPC Report Raises False Alarms about Maine’s Spending Priorities

In Today's News

"Economic Development in Hard Times: How to Spend Less and Get More"

Greg LeRoy, Good Jobs First Founder, to Deliver MECEP's 11/16 Shepard Lee Lecture

November 12, 2010 Letter Urging Senators Snowe and Collins to Support Tax Cuts for Maine Families, Oppose Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Extend Unemployment Benefits

And now it’s time to govern

Choices: Maine's Balancing Act: Maintaining Services, Investing in the Future

Maine Revenue & Spending Primer 2010

Enough Already!!! Join MECEP in Stamping Out the Distortions About Maine's Safety Net

Getting the Facts Straight