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Dan D'Ippolito

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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

Jobs and Income

Legislators sustain Mills’ vetoes of progressive labor and criminal justice reform bills

“Frankly, it’s an indefensible decision,” James Myall of the Maine Center for Economic Policy wrote on Twitter. “Fear of retaliation by employers is real, and by blocking this effort […]

Beacon

Posted May 9, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Taxes and Budget

Maine Took on Big Box Stores, and Won

“This is a matter of fairness,” said Sarah Austin, director of policy and research at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, in a statement. “This new law […]

Public Seminar

Posted May 9, 2022

Tags Dark Stores, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care

Letter: US has work to do to improve health care

The writers use the scare word “taxes.” Yes taxes may very well be raised. However, a study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy found an overall savings for […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted April 27, 2022

Tags Health Care

Taxes and Budget

‘Unconscionable’: Lawmakers criticize budget plan to send checks to higher-income Mainers

Some advocates also praised the budget plan. In an email, Maine Center for Economic Policy president Garrett Martin lauded the expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit and […]

Beacon

Posted April 15, 2022

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Podcast: Better targeting Maine’s one-time checks could fund health care and housing

James Myall of the Maine Center for Economic Policy joins the podcast to discuss the current debate in the State House over how much should be sent […]

Beacon

Posted April 7, 2022

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Editorial: Crime and treatment

The ACLU and Maine Center for Economic Policy make the case for decriminalizing the use and possession of drugs and investing instead in things like treatment, recovery […]

Mount Desert Islander

Posted April 7, 2022

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Inequality

Education

Students, advocates applaud new law that bans withholding transcripts over debt

The Maine Center for Economic Policy, which advocated for the law, said that nearly 10,000 students in the University of Maine system and attending Maine’s community colleges […]

Beacon

Posted April 5, 2022

Tags Education, Higher Education

Taxes and Budget

Despite spending more than $100 million a year, Maine’s drug crisis is getting worse

According to the report by MECEP and the ACLU of Maine, state and local governments spend $111 million a year – more than $8,000, on average, per drug arrest […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted April 4, 2022

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Inequality

Health Care

Lawmakers vote to give more Maine children access to affordable healthcare

At the hearing, groups like the American Academy of Pediatrics, Maine Children’s Alliance, United Way of Greater Portland and the Maine Center for Economic Policy came out […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted March 31, 2022

Tags Budget, Children, Health Care

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What a day in the life of record high inflation looks like

Legislators sustain Mills’ vetoes of progressive labor and criminal justice reform bills

Maine Took on Big Box Stores, and Won

Letter: US has work to do to improve health care

‘Unconscionable’: Lawmakers criticize budget plan to send checks to higher-income Mainers

Podcast: Better targeting Maine’s one-time checks could fund health care and housing

Editorial: Crime and treatment

Students, advocates applaud new law that bans withholding transcripts over debt

Despite spending more than $100 million a year, Maine’s drug crisis is getting worse

Lawmakers vote to give more Maine children access to affordable healthcare