Education Maine lawmakers reckon with Augusta’s role in driving up college costs The long-term financial trends in Maine are stark. Two-thirds of the University of Maine System’s budget was paid for by state funding in 1989, according to a 2021 […] Bangor Daily News Posted August 29, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education Maine lawmakers divided over college debt forgiveness Biden’s plan would benefit about 177,000 student loan borrowers in Maine, or about 95% of those who have outstanding federal loans, according to Maine Center for Economic […] The Center Square Posted August 26, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education Could student loan forgiveness factor into Maine's races? The left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates that about 177,000 of federal borrowers in Maine will qualify for forgiveness based on the income caps of $125,000 […] Maine Public Posted August 26, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education Why Maine’s congressional delegation all didn’t applaud Joe Biden’s student debt plan Biden’s plan landed differently, although the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy, which supported the action, estimated it would help 177,000 borrowers here while erasing the debt of 30,000 […] Bangor Daily News Posted August 25, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Education, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education Maine programs offer student loan debt relief favoring certain careers The Maine Center For Economic Policy forecast that 95% of the state residents with student loan debt would benefit from the Biden plan, which would increase the amount eligible […] WMTW Posted August 25, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education Students, parents, and educators react to loan forgiveness plan According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, Biden’s plan will help roughly 177,000 loan borrowers in the state. The debt forgiveness will also help one in three […] NewsCenter Maine Posted August 25, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education Thousands of Mainers stand to benefit from student debt relief The Augusta-based Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) said in a release Wednesday that roughly 177,000 Mainers, or about 95 percent of the people in the state […] Portland Press Herald Posted August 24, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan is praised, panned by Maine's federal lawmakers According to an estimate from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank, Biden’s proposal would benefit roughly 177,000 student loan borrowers in Maine, or […] Maine Public Posted August 24, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt
Taxes and Budget Biden signs into law Democrats’ wide-ranging climate change, health care and tax bill The bill, named the Inflation Reduction Act, was hailed by analysts in Maine, who said the tax and health care provisions would help create a more fair […] Beacon Posted August 17, 2022 Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Report: Millionaires didn’t flee when tax rates increased in certain states “When social ties are strong, fiscal and financial incentives have a smaller playing field and less influence on individual behavior,” the authors argue, adding that “embeddedness allows […] Beacon Posted August 12, 2022 Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes