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 Everyday increases cost Maine households $4,300 since Trump returned to office Maine Center for Economic Policy released a summary of cost increases last week, relying on analysis from Democrats on the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee and other […] Maine Morning Star Posted September 16, 2026 Tags Economic Security, Economy
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 Limits of ‘affordability checks’ surface as payments begin to arrive in mailboxes There are […] many low income people who don’t apply for assistance programs even though they are eligible, said James Myall, policy analyst for the progressive Maine […] Maine Morning Star Posted August 31, 2026 Tags Economic Security
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
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Strimling: ICE raids equal job losses and economic pain for all of us Additionally, an earlier study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy showed that Maine lost an estimated $3.4 million in retail sales due to the absence of […] Beacon Posted August 6, 2026 Tags Economy, Federal, Immigration, Jobs
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
Jobs and Income How Maine's new pay transparency law could impact the local economy “I think it will help everyone, but it will be particularly helpful for those vulnerable groups, because folks like women, people of color are more likely to […] WMTW Posted July 30, 2026 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
Jobs and Income Study Shows How Trump’s ICE Raids Cost Americans Jobs James Myall, senior economic policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, said in a statement Tuesday that the research “just proves how self-defeating the Trump administration’s […] Common Dreams Posted July 29, 2026 Tags Federal, Immigration, Jobs
