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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
Jobs and Income

In the words of workers: Jess

Jess shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Jess is a special education professional […]

MECEP
Posted December 1, 2023
Tags Children, Education, Incomes, Job Quality, Stories
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

State of Working Maine 2023: Boosting Maine's Workforce

Download the PDF: Full Report Summary Stories The major challenge facing Maine’s economy is the state’s plateauing workforce. In 2003, approximately 3 percent of jobs in Maine […]

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
Taxes and Budget

Rollout of pandemic food benefit cards to schoolchildren confuses many Mainers

But James Myall, a policy analyst for the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, said while it’s true that in some cases people are getting the money […]

Portland Press Herald
Posted October 4, 2023
Tags Budget, Children
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Rising poverty proves policies like improved child tax credit matter

Earlier this month, the U.S. census released data on poverty in 2022, and despite a growing economy, a great many families have been left behind. Nationally, one […]

Bangor Daily News
Posted September 26, 2023
Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Poverty, Taxes
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

It should be easy for Congress to prioritize the well-being of children and families

In Maine, about four out of five kids live in households benefiting from the expanded credit, according to the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy. The vast majority of […]

Bangor Daily News
Posted September 22, 2023
Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security
Taxes and Budget

Amid rise in child poverty rates, Maine child tax credit expected to buoy 3,500 youth

Those percentages come from what’s called a “supplemental poverty measure,” which accounts for government benefits, post-tax income and costs of running a family such as commuting, child […]

Maine Morning Star
Posted September 19, 2023
Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Poverty, Taxes
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