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
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget The Child Tax Credit — An Explainer Updated February 1, 2024 The House recently passed a bipartisan tax package that would expand the federal Child Tax Credit. The legislation will next be considered by […] MECEP Posted January 24, 2024 Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Explainer, Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget People with low- and middle-income fare better under Maine’s tax system The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) released its updated Who Pays? report today, highlighting how state tax systems across the country, including Maine’s, impact income […] Maura Pillsbury Posted January 9, 2024
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy In the words of workers: Silvio Silvio shared his story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Note: We are using a pseudonym […] MECEP Posted December 11, 2023 Tags Housing, Immigration, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Stories
Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy In the words of workers: Erin Erin shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Erin is a nurse with 22 […] MECEP Posted December 11, 2023 Tags Health Care, Higher Education, Job Quality, Jobs, Stories, Wages
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy In the words of workers: Jenn Jenn shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Jenn has 28 years of teaching […] MECEP Posted December 11, 2023 Tags Children, Education, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Stories, Wages
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy In the words of workers: Grace Grace shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Grace is an Ed Tech 3 […] MECEP Posted December 11, 2023 Tags Children, Education, Higher Education, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Stories, Wages
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy In the words of workers: Tasha Tasha shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Tasha is a single mom living […] MECEP Posted December 7, 2023 Tags Children, Economic Security, Economy, Housing, Job Quality, Jobs, Stories, TANF
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy In the words of workers: Kim Kim shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Kim is an Ed Tech 3 […] MECEP Posted December 7, 2023 Tags Children, Economic Security, Education, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Stories
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy In the words of workers: Kennedy Kennedy shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Kennedy is a 4th grade teacher […] MECEP Posted December 7, 2023 Tags Children, Economic Security, Education, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Stories