Jobs and Income Feasibility and Impact of Guaranteed Income in Maine Download the PDF: FULL REPORT Executive Summary A great need exists in Maine for the kind of financial support guaranteed income could provide: reliable and periodic payments […] MECEP Posted January 24, 2024 Tags Economic Security, Food Insecurity, Guaranteed Income, Incomes, Inequality, Wages
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy State of Working Maine 2023: Boosting Maine's Workforce Download the PDF: Full Report Summary The major challenge facing Maine’s economy is the state’s plateauing workforce. In 2003, approximately 3 percent of jobs in Maine were […] James Myall Posted November 20, 2023 Tags Affordable Care Act, Budget, Caregiving, Child Care, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Education, Housing, Immigration, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Wages
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Brief: Providing workers the support they need to enter and stay in the labor force At a glance Maine has more jobs now than before the pandemic Labor force participation has mostly rebounded to pre-pandemic levels but is not adequate to keep […] MECEP Posted May 26, 2023 Tags Child Care, Child Tax Credit, Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Economy, Employment, Family and Medical Leave, Inclusive Economy, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Sick Days
Taxes and Budget Policy Brief: Are Tax Giveaways Worth the Money? Download the PDF version FULL REPORT SUMMARY Maine forgoes billions of dollars in revenue each year by giving out tax breaks. These tax giveaways are costly and […] Maura Pillsbury Posted May 1, 2023 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget The High Cost of Undervaluing Direct Care Work Download the PDF version full report Summary Maine’s direct care workforce is in a fragile state. Low reimbursement rates for direct care work result in low pay, […] MECEP Posted April 26, 2023
Jobs and Income State of Working Maine 2022 Download the PDF: Full Report Summary In 2020, for the second time in a little more than a decade, the United States suffered one of the biggest […] James Myall Posted October 11, 2022 Tags Children, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment, Unions, Wages
Maine’s Economy GRAPHIC SERIES: Prices are rising and Mainers are feeling the pinch Prices are rising and Mainers are feeling the pinch. At the same time, some of the world’s largest corporations are reporting record profits. This mismatch is the result […] MECEP Posted July 5, 2022 Tags Corporate Power, Economy, Graphic Series, Inflation
Maine’s Economy Feeling the Pinch: Inflation and corporate consolidation Prices are rising and Mainers are feeling the pinch. At the same time, some of the world’s largest corporations are reporting record profits. The mismatch between Mainers […] James Myall Posted June 20, 2022 Tags Children, Consumer Protection, Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Inflation, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Health Care GRAPHIC SERIES: Health insurance costs will soar for 66,000 Mainers if Congress doesn’t act Among the provisions included in the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress in 2021 was a program to increase the affordability of health insurance purchased through the […] MECEP Posted May 18, 2022 Tags ARPA, Economic Security, Federal, Health Care
Taxes and Budget REPORT: How the Child Tax Credit was spent in Maine The improved and expanded monthly Child Tax Credit (CTC) has been one of the most successful and popular American Rescue Plan Act programs, providing flexibility to parents […] MECEP Posted May 13, 2022 Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Poverty, Taxes