Jobs and Income Does federal data show Maine teachers spend $500 a year out of pocket on student supplies? | Fact brief A 2019 Maine Center for Economic Policy analysis, citing an Economic Policy Institute report based on NCES survey data, estimated Maine public school teachers spent an average […] Portland Press Herald Posted July 8, 2026 Tags Education, Incomes, Job Quality, K-12 Education
Taxes and Budget How to navigate tax breaks and subsidies as a Maine parent Garrett Martin, the executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said tying benefits to the tax code can be a slippery slope. While families are […] Portland Press Herald Posted July 7, 2026 Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine can’t afford Susan Collins’ earmarks | Opinion The Maine Center for Economic Policy reports that the total tariffs collected by Trump in the first year equal about $1,100 per household. In Maine, that translates […] Portland Press Herald Posted July 6, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Health Care, Jobs and Income How can Maine stem its healthcare gaps? An estimated 30,000 hours of home care go undelivered each week in Maine, according to an analysis of MaineCare data by Maurer and the Maine Center for […] Central Maine Newspapers Posted July 4, 2026 Tags Direct Care Work, Health Care, Incomes, Job Quality
Taxes and Budget How taxing the rich helps everyone, and how we can do it more This week on the podcast, Nora sits down with Maine Center for Economic Policy President and CEO Garrett Martin to talk about why tax fairness has become […] Beacon Posted July 3, 2026 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine could face higher costs to keep SNAP program running Now, the future of Maine’s SNAP program is in question unless millions of dollars are paid to the federal government. “It essentially opens up a new kind […] WGME Posted June 30, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Revenue, SNAP, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy Immigration Crackdowns Causing Economic Pain in Mass.: Report “I think a lot of folks share this concern in the longer term,” said James Myall, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, who […] Sampan Posted June 24, 2026 Tags Economy, Federal, Immigration
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: World's first trillionaire In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss Elon Musk. Click here to watch […] WGME Posted June 17, 2026 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Inequality, Wednesday Sit Down
Health Care, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Medicare changes hitting rural Maine In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss changes to Medicare. Click here to […] WGME Posted June 10, 2026 Tags Budget, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: SNAP impacts in Maine 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 SNAP impacts in […] WGME Posted June 4, 2026 Tags Federal, SNAP, Wednesday Sit Down
