Taxes and Budget

Maine must act now to prepare for emerging fiscal risks

At a glance: Research shows climate change, technological advancements, and demographic shifts will strain state budgets Maine policymakers have created commissions and reports to study all three […]

Lauren Stark

Posted August 5, 2026

Tags Budget, Economic Security

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

New analysis shows even a small-scale ICE raid could cost Maine hundreds of jobs, most of them held by US-born workers

AUGUSTA, Maine — A new economic analysis finds even a limited immigration enforcement surge would set off a cascade of job losses across Maine’s economy, with the […]

Posted July 28, 2026

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Immigration, Inclusive Economy, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Troy Jackson predicted Donald Trump’s trade appeal. Now he’s fighting tariffs.

“The economic policies of this administration, either bolstered or left unchecked by Congress, are hurting the bottom line for Maine households and families,” Garrett Martin, CEO of […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted July 24, 2026

Tags Economic Security, Federal

Taxes and Budget

How Graham Platner’s Potential Replacements Compare on Policy

“Mainers are looking for someone who understands what families are going through and will focus relentlessly on lowering costs and expanding opportunity,” said Garrett Martin, president and […]

Newsweek

Posted July 14, 2026

Tags Economic Security, Federal, Inequality

Health Care, Maine’s Economy

Four years later, Americans are paying the cost of the Dobbs decision

Access to abortion is critical to economic security. When Americans have freedom to exercise their reproductive rights, they are more likely to find work or go to […]

James Myall

Posted June 24, 2026

Tags Economic Security, Federal, Health Care, Inequality

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: World's first trillionaire

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss Elon Musk. Click here to watch […]

WGME

Posted June 17, 2026

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Inequality, Wednesday Sit Down

Maine’s Economy

Report finds nearly half of Mainers cannot afford basic needs

Garrett Martin from the Maine Center For Economic Policy says it didn’t show them anything they didn’t already know. “An astonishingly high amount of households in Maine […]

WGME

Posted June 2, 2026

Tags Economic Security, Economy

Maine’s Economy

We followed the five Democrats running for governor on the campaign trail. Here’s what we learned.

James Myall, senior economic policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said issues of affordability can be “a hard thing to campaign on, because there […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted June 2, 2026

Tags Economic Security, Economy

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Federal bailout package for rural hospitals fails to deliver

HR 1, the harmful Republican megabill that delivered trillions in tax cuts for wealthy households and large corporations, also cut $911 billion from Medicaid, $134 billion of […]

Mark Shaffer

Posted May 28, 2026

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Health Care

Maine’s Economy

The Economy is Gerrymandered, Too

For many Maine families, the economy no longer feels like something you can get ahead in. It feels like something you’re constantly trying to survive. Ask people […]

Midcoast Villager

Posted May 22, 2026

Tags Economic Security, Economy

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Maine must act now to prepare for emerging fiscal risks

New analysis shows even a small-scale ICE raid could cost Maine hundreds of jobs, most of them held by US-born workers

Troy Jackson predicted Donald Trump’s trade appeal. Now he’s fighting tariffs.

How Graham Platner’s Potential Replacements Compare on Policy

Four years later, Americans are paying the cost of the Dobbs decision

Wednesday Sit-Down: World's first trillionaire

Report finds nearly half of Mainers cannot afford basic needs

We followed the five Democrats running for governor on the campaign trail. Here’s what we learned.

Federal bailout package for rural hospitals fails to deliver

The Economy is Gerrymandered, Too