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

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Our View: Getting Maine back to work

Maine’s job recovery stalled in September as COVID-19 surged

Midcoast municipalities grapple with staffing amid nationwide labor shortage

Maine Voices: Federal relief funds should target Mainers hit hardest by the pandemic

New child tax credits offer lifeline for some Maine families

Maine Voices: Legislators must take action to keep prescription drug prices in line

Committee endorses bill to require racial impact statements in all state legislation

Gov. Mills offers compromise to give tax break to 99% of business loan recipients

Mills says she’ll seek ways to avoid state tax on businesses’ relief loans

Mills’ budget proposal would tax Paycheck Protection Program funds as income