Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: Families stuck in 'affordability crisis' In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss the affordability crisis many families are […] WGME Posted September 16, 2026 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: War with Iran impacts economy In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss the war with Iran. Click here […] WGME Posted September 2, 2026 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: Fallout from the trade war with Canada In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss fallout from the trade war with […] WGME Posted August 26, 2026 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Tariffs, Wednesday Sit Down
Health Care Wednesday Sit-Down: MaineCare fraud allegations In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Lauren Stark, analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about MaineCare fraud allegations. Click […] WGME Posted August 12, 2026 Tags Medicaid, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: ICE and the Economy In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, James Myall, policy analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about ICE and the […] WGME Posted August 5, 2026 Tags Economy, Federal, Immigration, Wednesday Sit Down
Health Care, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Maternity units closing in Maine In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss maternity units closing in Maine. Click […] WGME Posted July 29, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: More Trump tariffs on Canada In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss more tariffs on Canada. Click here […] WGME Posted July 22, 2026 Tags Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: One year of the 'Big, Beautiful Bill' In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss one year of the “Big, Beautiful […] WGME Posted July 8, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Maine could face higher costs to keep SNAP program running Now, the future of Maine’s SNAP program is in question unless millions of dollars are paid to the federal government. “It essentially opens up a new kind […] WGME Posted June 30, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Revenue, SNAP, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: World's first trillionaire In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss Elon Musk. Click here to watch […] WGME Posted June 17, 2026 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Inequality, Wednesday Sit Down
