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
Taxes and Budget What the Inflation Reduction Act means for Maine Stateside advocates like King, the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy and Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, say the bill will reduce costs for Mainers on utilities and health care, […] Bangor Daily News Posted August 8, 2022 Tags ARPA, Federal, Health Care, Inflation, Taxes
Maine’s Economy Podcast: The corporate profiteering behind inflation and what we can do about it Jin Woo Chung, senior economist for the Groundwork Collaborative and James Myall, policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy join host Cate Blackford to discuss rising prices, […] Beacon Posted July 29, 2022 Tags Inflation
Taxes and Budget Maine residents can get up to $850 in direct relief checks — more than any other state “As housing, food, and energy costs have increased, the stimulus checks will be a big help for low-income households struggling to cover higher costs,” Sarah Austin, director […] Business Insider India Posted July 26, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Inflation
Taxes and Budget Paul LePage’s new plan for his old tax cut ideas His last budget proposal in 2017 was criticized by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, which said it would raise taxes on 80 percent of Mainers when […] Bangor Daily News Posted July 6, 2022 Tags Budget, Income Tax, Taxes
Maine’s Economy More than 1,000 march in Portland to protest abortion ruling The Maine Center for Economic Policy said the opinion will damage “the autonomy, health and economic stability of working people” and called on the state’s congressional delegation […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 24, 2022 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy See how prominent Mainers are reacting to the end of Roe v. Wade “The US Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade strikes a calamitous blow against decades of legal precedent, dangerously impacting health, privacy, and self-determination for millions of […] Bangor Daily News Posted June 24, 2022 Tags Economy