Jobs and Income More parents opting to leave workforce completely due to childcare costs The Maine Center for Economic Policy reports that from last year to February of this year 24,000 Mainers cited lack of available childcare as the primary reason […] NewsCenter Maine Posted September 28, 2023 Tags Child Care, Employment, Unemployment
Jobs and Income Maine lawmakers pledge to help fund child care during State House event A recent report by the Legal Services Corporation shows 92% of low-income Americans can’t afford an attorney and usually have inadequate or no representation in their legal […] NewsCenter Maine Posted April 9, 2023 Tags Immigration, Inclusive Economy, Incomes, Inequality
Taxes and Budget Advocates call for permanent expansion of child tax credit in Maine In addition to advocates like Shire and Carter, Monday’s event also featured leaders with the Maine People’s Alliance and the Maine Center for Economic Policy in support […] NewsCenter Maine Posted December 5, 2022 Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal
Maine’s Economy Downtown Bangor's 'Plaid Friday' encourages shopping local “We really try to create a shopping experience where you come in, you’re listening to good music, we’ll smile and greet you at the door,” Dodd said. […] NewsCenter Maine Posted November 25, 2022 Tags Economy
Education Students, parents, and educators react to loan forgiveness plan According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, Biden’s plan will help roughly 177,000 loan borrowers in the state. The debt forgiveness will also help one in three […] NewsCenter Maine Posted August 25, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt
Maine’s Economy Local abortion-rights supporters express outrage at Supreme Court ruling Karin Leuthy of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a nonpartisan policy research organization, says this will not only affect women’s health rights but the economic security of […] NewsCenter Maine Posted June 24, 2022 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy What a day in the life of record high inflation looks like “I think we saw at the beginning of the pandemic, there was a lot of stimulus out in the economy. People were saving a lot more,” Sarah […] NewsCenter Maine Posted May 12, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Economy
Taxes and Budget Maine ACLU, Maine Center for Economic Policy release report calling for drug decriminalization On Monday, the Maine ACLU and Maine Center for Economic Policy held a press conference, discussing a new report that recommends decriminalizing drug use and possession in the state. […] NewsCenter Maine Posted March 21, 2022 Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Should Maine give extra tax revenue back? Sarah Austin of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a liberal advocacy group, told the committee Maine still has too many unmet needs to give checks or […] NewsCenter Maine Posted January 12, 2022 Tags Caregiving, Children, Economic Security, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income 'Rethink our lives' | Some Mainers change jobs, careers as a result of COVID-19 pandemic James Myall, policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, agrees. “Because so many people either temporarily were put on furloughs, or ended up being let […] NewsCenter Maine Posted September 28, 2021 Tags Employment, Jobs