Jobs and Income NEW REPORT: 182,000 Mainers would be harmed by federal unemployment cuts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUSTA, Maine — Proposed cuts to federal unemployment benefits would affect 182,000 Mainers — including 46,000 children — who are relying on those payments to meet […] Posted July 29, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Unemployment
Maine’s Economy STATEMENT: GOP's COVID-19 relief package falls short of meeting Mainers' needs Sens. Collins and King should reject the McConnell-Trump plan and fight for real relief for Mainers AUGUSTA, Maine — The Republican COVID-19 relief plan unveiled yesterday fails to meet […] Posted July 28, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Susan Collins
Maine’s Economy MECEP calls on Sen. Collins to Fund Maine's Recovery As Senate negotiations on the next COVID-19 relief package come to a head, Mainers need Congress to deliver for families, communities and our economy AUGUSTA, Maine — As the COVID-19 […] Posted July 17, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Susan Collins
Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy MECEP Statement: Black Lives Matter AUGUSTA, Maine — In response to the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and the racist, deadly attack against Ahmaud Arbery, the Maine Center […] Posted June 2, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity
Maine’s Economy NEW REPORT: Maine faces at least $1.2 billion revenue shortfall as coronavirus wreaks havoc on jobs, spending To protect Maine families and communities, Congress must include substantial state fiscal aid in the next pandemic relief package AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine faces an estimated $1.2 billion […] Posted May 5, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Federal
Maine’s Economy REPORT: Maine needs significantly more fiscal support to address severe health and economic harms from COVID-19 States are nearing shortfalls that could be the largest on record — totaling more than $500 billion in just over one fiscal year AUGUSTA, Maine — While federal […] Posted April 14, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Federal
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy STATEMENT: Grim job loss forecast worsens as two-week unemployment claims exceed 2019 total AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine will lose more than 87,000 jobs by the end of June as efforts to contain the coronavirus make normal economic activity all but impossible, according […] Posted April 2, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Jobs, Unemployment
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy NEW REPORT: Downturn from coronavirus poised to dwarf the Great Recession New recession will bring unprecedented job loss and GDP decline as economically disruptive measures remain necessary to save lives AUGUSTA, Maine — The coronavirus pandemic will bring a […] Posted April 1, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Recession, Unemployment
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy New MECEP report outlines policy priorities for federal response to COVID-19's economic fallout Scale and scope of relief from Congress, Trump administration will determine the human toll of the coronavirus-fueled recession AUGUSTA, Maine — As the coronavirus pushes the nation into […] Posted March 26, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Recession, Unemployment
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy MECEP statement on Legislature's coronavirus relief efforts AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director of Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in response to the Legislature’s coronavirus relief efforts on Tuesday: “A […] Posted March 18, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Recession, Unemployment