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
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
Health Care, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Medicare changes hitting rural Maine In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss changes to Medicare. Click here to […] WGME Posted June 10, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: SNAP impacts in Maine 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 SNAP impacts in […] WGME Posted June 4, 2026 Tags Federal, SNAP, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy Report finds nearly half of Mainers cannot afford basic needs Garrett Martin from the Maine Center For Economic Policy says it didn’t show them anything they didn’t already know. “An astonishingly high amount of households in Maine […] WGME Posted June 2, 2026 Tags Economic Security, Economy
Health Care, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Healthcare shrinkflation In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss healthcare shrinkflation. Click here watch the […] WGME Posted May 6, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Wednesday Sit Down
