Jobs and Income Our View: Getting Maine back to work According to MECEP, 25,000 people were out of work because of a lack of child care, keeping one out of eight mothers out of the workforce. There […] Portland Press Herald Posted November 14, 2021 Tags Children, Coronavirus, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income Maine’s job recovery stalled in September as COVID-19 surged “I think we can finally put that theory to bed,” said Arthur Phillips, a policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, about the idea that […] Portland Press Herald Posted October 22, 2021 Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Unemployment
Jobs and Income Midcoast municipalities grapple with staffing amid nationwide labor shortage According to Maine Center for Economic Policy Policy Analyst James Myall, there are several issues, some of which are ongoing and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, that […] Portland Press Herald Posted August 10, 2021 Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs
Taxes and Budget Maine Voices: Federal relief funds should target Mainers hit hardest by the pandemic Beyond channeling resources into Maine communities and households, these federal recovery dollars have the potential to address inequality and spur a recovery that fixes the cracks in […] Portland Press Herald Posted July 14, 2021 Tags Budget, Economic Security, Federal, Inequality
Taxes and Budget New child tax credits offer lifeline for some Maine families “This year’s expansion of the Child Tax Credit will help many Mainers make ends meet, but without action from Congress, the rug will be pulled out from […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 27, 2021 Tags Children, Economic Security, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Health Care Maine Voices: Legislators must take action to keep prescription drug prices in line Countless Mainers suffer this economic burden stoically, but others are speaking out. At a recent hearing, some told heart-wrenching stories of struggling to pay for the basic […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 10, 2021 Tags Economic Security, Health Care
Maine’s Economy Committee endorses bill to require racial impact statements in all state legislation The legislation makes sense, said James Myall, policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “The bill is based on a simple premise: Racial disparities in […] Portland Press Herald Posted February 17, 2021 Tags Racial Equity
Taxes and Budget Gov. Mills offers compromise to give tax break to 99% of business loan recipients Garret Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the governor’s proposal creates a tax loophole and costs state revenue that could be better […] Portland Press Herald Posted February 9, 2021 Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Mills says she’ll seek ways to avoid state tax on businesses’ relief loans But the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy said the state should reject a “double-dip tax break scheme” for businesses. The organization said making the loans tax-free […] Portland Press Herald Posted January 27, 2021 Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Mills’ budget proposal would tax Paycheck Protection Program funds as income Sarah Austin with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning organization that advocates for economic policies that help low-income Mainers, said many of the federal tax […] Portland Press Herald Posted January 25, 2021 Tags Budget