Taxes and Budget The Case for Bonds is Clear New Fact Sheet urges legislators to send a “robust” state bond package to Maine voters in 2012 Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, September 28, 2011)– In a new […] Posted September 28, 2011 Tags Bonds
Jobs and Income Fact Sheet: Getting Maine Back to Work Maine has a jobs deficit. More than 100,000 Mainers are unemployed or underemployed. A responsible bond package can create jobs now and pave the way for future […] MECEP Posted September 27, 2011 Tags Bonds, Employment, Jobs
Taxes and Budget Testimony on LD 1153 “An Act To Regulate the Bonded Indebtedness of the State” MECEP opposes LD 1153 because we believe strongly that it will be bad for the economy of Maine, by increasing costs and delays for prudent borrowing for […] MECEP Posted May 17, 2011 Tags Bonds
Taxes and Budget This Week on MECEP’s State of the State: “June 8th Ballot: Bonds to Fund Infrastructure Critical to Create Jobs and Grow Maine’s Economy” Program airs on Time Warner Cable Channel 9 in Central Maine and Aroostook, Cumberland, Washington and York counties, Channel 12 in Penobscot County Augusta, Maine (Monday, […] Posted May 17, 2010 Tags Bonds, Infrastructure
Taxes and Budget MECEP Praises Bipartisan Agreement on Bonds $57.8 million package represents an important step toward job creation and economic recovery Augusta, Maine (Monday, April 12, 2010)—The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today […] Posted April 12, 2010 Tags Bonds
Taxes and Budget Proposed Bond Package Could Generate More Than 2,400 Jobs MECEP urges passage to provide a “substantial boost” Maine’s economy needs to achieve full recovery Augusta, Maine (Monday, March 29, 2010)—The Maine Center for Economic Policy […] Posted March 29, 2010 Tags Bonds, Jobs
Taxes and Budget Testimony on L.D. 1816, the $99 million bond package pending before the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs In this time of economic uncertainty and difficulty, individuals and families tend to spend less and, if possible, save more. In the aggregate, this withdrawal from the […] MECEP Posted March 29, 2010 Tags Appropriations Committee, Bonds, Budget
