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Maine’s Economy

MECEP context and quotes on inflation and surplus

AUGUSTA, Maine — Ahead of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday release of the November Consumer Price Index data on Friday, December 10, the Maine Center for Economic […]

Posted December 9, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Federal, Wages
Jobs and Income

Editorial: Removing workforce barriers

Last week, the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a liberal-leaning think tank, released a report titled “State of Working Maine” and in it detailed the impact of the pandemic on […]

Mount Desert Islander
Posted December 2, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Racial Equity, Unemployment, Wages
Taxes and Budget

Build Back Better Act is the transformative plan Maine needs

Rep. Jared Golden opposed the bill in part because he disagreed with a provision lifting the cap on state and local tax deductions. The Maine Center for Economic Policy wrote […]

Bangor Daily News
Posted December 1, 2021
Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Golden votes no as House passes landmark social spending bill

After months of debate, the U.S. House early Friday passed President Joe Biden’s landmark social spending bill, which will invest $1.85 trillion in child care, health care, […]

Beacon
Posted November 19, 2021
Tags Budget, Children, Coronavirus, Federal, Health Care
Jobs and Income

Maine records slight job gains in October as labor crunch continues

Gov. Janet Mills’ announcement this week that all Maine adults are eligible for a vaccine booster shot could help improve the state’s job recovery, said Arthur Phillips, […]

Portland Press Herald
Posted November 19, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Jobs
Taxes and Budget

Letter: Golden right to be concerned about SALT increase

As the Maine Center for Economic Policy pointed out in a recent blog post, much of the benefit from the SALT tax would go to the top 1 […]

Bangor Daily News
Posted November 18, 2021
Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy

Opinion: Rising prices is exactly why we must pass Build Back Better

While the rising cost of living may appear worrying at first, it is important to keep the wider economic context for families in mind. Existing federal relief […]

Beacon
Posted November 17, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Federal
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Rising inflation is likely temporary — and the Build Back Better bill will help curb it

Over the past several months, inflation has risen relatively quickly, particularly in contrast to the past decade of exceptionally small price increases. This has led to misplaced […]

James Myall
Posted November 16, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Unions, Wages
Jobs and Income

Our View: Getting Maine back to work

According to MECEP, 25,000 people were out of work because of a lack of child care, keeping one out of eight mothers out of the workforce. There […]

Portland Press Herald
Posted November 14, 2021
Tags Children, Coronavirus, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income

After pandemic exposed Maine’s frayed safety net, report details best policy solutions

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that policymakers must take steps to improve working conditions and ensure greater racial and economic equity, according to a new report […]

Beacon
Posted November 9, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment
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