Reporting Work Requirements: Bad at encouraging work, good at making people sick and hungry

Congress wants to make work reporting requirements in safety net programs harsher and more pervasive to remove supports from tens of thousands of Mainers and use that […]

James Myall

Posted May 22, 2025

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Federal, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, TCJA, Trump Tax Cuts, Unemployment

Taxes and Budget

Maine’s economy could lose more than $400 million in federal funds each year under the House reconciliation bill

A number of changes to safety net programs, particularly Medicaid (MaineCare) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will lead to more than $400 million less in […]

James Myall

Posted May 22, 2025

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid, SNAP, TCJA, Trump Tax Cuts

Taxes and Budget

Federal Budget Recap: House trades food security and health care for billionaire tax cuts in one big, ugly bill

By Megan Michaud and James Myall Updated May 22, 2025 House Republicans passed legislation pairing spending cuts on food security, health, and other important programs with enormous […]

James Myall

Posted May 22, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Medicaid, SNAP, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Tariffs — An Explainer

Updated May 15, 2025 What are tariffs? Tariffs are taxes on imported goods. When targeted and strategically planned, they can counter unfair trade practices, serve as negotiation […]

Karin Leuthy

Posted May 15, 2025

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Jobs, Taxes

Health Care, Jobs and Income

Maine’s paid family leave law is under attack — and must be defended

Recently, Maine’s legislative Labor Committee heard testimony on more than a dozen bills on Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program, most of which would […]

James Myall

Posted May 15, 2025

Tags Economic Security, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Family and Medical Leave

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Forget the motherhood medals — Maine parents need real support

If Republicans want more babies, they should stop punishing the parents who already have them. Parents don’t need platitudes. They need paid leave, child care they can […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted May 12, 2025

Tags Caregiving, Child Care, Children, Economic Security, Food Insecurity, Paid Family and Medical Leave

Jobs and Income

As Maine diversifies, so does its health care workforce

Some of the largest gaps are in care for older adults, both in facilities and at home. A 2024 report estimated the state needs an additional 2,300 full-time care […]

The Maine Monitor

Posted May 11, 2025

Tags Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Immigration

Taxes and Budget

Memo: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Maine’s Eviction Prevention Program

To aid the Joint Standing Housing and Economic Development Committee in its deliberations on LD 1522, “An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program,” Maine Center […]

James Myall

Posted May 6, 2025

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Housing

Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Trump pauses tariffs

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about President Trump pausing tariffs. Click […]

WGME

Posted April 9, 2025

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Press conference to urge passage of LD 1294 to expand Maine’s child tax credit

Senate President Daughtry, advocates, and families urge passage of LD 1294 to expand Maine’s child tax credit Pictured left to right: Tabetha Thomas, Jess Charrier, Garrett Martin, […]

Posted April 7, 2025

Tags Child Tax Credit, Economic Security, Economy, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Reporting Work Requirements: Bad at encouraging work, good at making people sick and hungry

Maine’s economy could lose more than $400 million in federal funds each year under the House reconciliation bill

Federal Budget Recap: House trades food security and health care for billionaire tax cuts in one big, ugly bill

Tariffs — An Explainer

Maine’s paid family leave law is under attack — and must be defended

Forget the motherhood medals — Maine parents need real support

As Maine diversifies, so does its health care workforce

Memo: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Maine’s Eviction Prevention Program

Wednesday Sit-Down: Trump pauses tariffs

Press conference to urge passage of LD 1294 to expand Maine’s child tax credit