Maine’s Economy

STATEMENT: GOP's COVID-19 relief package falls short of meeting Mainers' needs

Sens. Collins and King should reject the McConnell-Trump plan and fight for real relief for Mainers AUGUSTA, Maine — The Republican COVID-19 relief plan unveiled yesterday fails to meet […]

Posted July 28, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Susan Collins

Jobs and Income

As safety net disappears, out-of-work Mainers plead for more help

Some workers collecting jobless benefits are genuinely waiting to be recalled to their old jobs, Myall said. Others may have a hard time finding adequate childcare or […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted July 27, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

What’s at stake for Maine as $600 unemployment bonus winds down

If that federal money were stopped, it would mean less money spent in grocery stores or getting takeout or more people not being able to afford rent. […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted July 22, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

MECEP calls on Sen. Collins to Fund Maine's Recovery

As Senate negotiations on the next COVID-19 relief package come to a head, Mainers need Congress to deliver for families, communities and our economy AUGUSTA, Maine — As the COVID-19 […]

Posted July 17, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Susan Collins

Maine’s Economy

86,000 Mainers face steep income losses if Congress doesn’t extend pandemic unemployment benefits

The economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic is unprecedented in our lifetimes. The urgent public health requirement that Mainers stay home as much as possible has […]

James Myall

Posted July 16, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Incomes, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Maine workers, labor groups warn of widespread suffering unless federal jobless aid is extended

Cutting aid while the country is still in a crisis could have devastating effects on the local economy, too. Maine’s unemployment rate was 9 percent in May, […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted July 10, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Tracking the economic impact of COVID-19 in Maine

MECEP is monitoring several short-term indicators to track the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Maine’s economy. Sources for each indicator can be seen in the descriptions below. Indicator 1: COVID-19 cases in Maine […]

James Myall

Posted July 9, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Housing, Medicaid, Unemployment

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Maine lawmakers urge colleagues to prioritize bills aimed at ending systemic racism

In mid-June about 28 percent of the Maine’s positive COVID-19 cases were among Black residents – who make up just 1.4 percent of the state’s total population. […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted July 2, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity

Maine’s Economy

Policy Memo: Distribution of Coronavirus Relief Funds in Maine

The following is a reproduction of a memo produced by MECEP policy analysts Sarah Austin and James Myall for the Governor’s Economic Recovery Committee. To see the […]

Sarah Austin

Posted July 1, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Recession

Health Care

Black Mainers are 8 times more likely than white Mainers to be hospitalized for COVID-19

New data from the Maine Center for Disease Control shows that Black Mainers are more than eight times as likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 as white […]

James Myall

Posted June 30, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Racial Equity

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STATEMENT: GOP's COVID-19 relief package falls short of meeting Mainers' needs

As safety net disappears, out-of-work Mainers plead for more help

What’s at stake for Maine as $600 unemployment bonus winds down

MECEP calls on Sen. Collins to Fund Maine's Recovery

86,000 Mainers face steep income losses if Congress doesn’t extend pandemic unemployment benefits

Maine workers, labor groups warn of widespread suffering unless federal jobless aid is extended

Tracking the economic impact of COVID-19 in Maine

Maine lawmakers urge colleagues to prioritize bills aimed at ending systemic racism

Policy Memo: Distribution of Coronavirus Relief Funds in Maine

Black Mainers are 8 times more likely than white Mainers to be hospitalized for COVID-19