Taxes and Budget

MECEP applauds the enactment of the “Inflation Reduction Act”

“The Inflation Reduction Act will ensure wealthy corporations making record profits pay their fair share. It will bring down the cost of prescription drugs for older Mainers […]

Posted August 16, 2022

Tags Economy, Federal, Inequality, Inflation, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on federal “Inflation Reduction Act”

Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) applauds the proposed “Inflation Reduction Act” recently announced by US Senators Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin and urges Maine’s Congressional delegation […]

Posted August 1, 2022

Tags Corporate Power, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Health Care, Income Tax, Inflation, Medicare, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Context on inflation and corporate profits ahead of Consumer Price Index release

AUGUSTA, Maine (July 12, 2022) — Ahead of Wednesday’s release of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics June 2022 Consumer Price Index data, inflation is expected to remain […]

Posted July 12, 2022

Tags Corporate Power, Economy, Inflation

Taxes and Budget

Lack of corporate tax transparency hurts Maine

When corporations receive lucrative tax incentives and fail to pay their fair share in taxes, they profit from the hard work of Mainers and exploit the resources […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted July 5, 2022

Tags Economy, Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

GRAPHIC SERIES: Prices are rising and Mainers are feeling the pinch

Prices are rising and Mainers are feeling the pinch. At the same time, some of the world’s largest corporations are reporting record profits. This mismatch is the result […]

MECEP

Posted July 5, 2022

Tags Corporate Power, Economy, Explainer, Inflation

Maine’s Economy

More than 1,000 march in Portland to protest abortion ruling

The Maine Center for Economic Policy said the opinion will damage “the autonomy, health and economic stability of working people” and called on the state’s congressional delegation […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 24, 2022

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy

See how prominent Mainers are reacting to the end of Roe v. Wade

“The US Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade strikes a calamitous blow against decades of legal precedent, dangerously impacting health, privacy, and self-determination for millions of […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted June 24, 2022

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy

Local abortion-rights supporters express outrage at Supreme Court ruling

Karin Leuthy of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a nonpartisan policy research organization, says this will not only affect women’s health rights but the economic security of […]

NewsCenter Maine

Posted June 24, 2022

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy

Everything You Need To Know About Maine Stimulus Checks

In an attempt to help residents deal with high inflation costs, Maine has begun issuing $850 stimulus payments to qualified taxpayers. As of June 24, stimulus checks […]

Forbes

Posted June 24, 2022

Tags Budget, Economy

Maine’s Economy

Report: Corporate Consolidation Seen as Major Driver of Inflation

Seven in 10 Americans view inflation as the most pressing issue facing the nation right now, and in Maine, a new report seeks to explore the causes, […]

Public News Service

Posted June 24, 2022

Tags Corporate Power, Economy, Inflation

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MECEP applauds the enactment of the “Inflation Reduction Act”

MECEP statement on federal “Inflation Reduction Act”

Context on inflation and corporate profits ahead of Consumer Price Index release

Lack of corporate tax transparency hurts Maine

GRAPHIC SERIES: Prices are rising and Mainers are feeling the pinch

More than 1,000 march in Portland to protest abortion ruling

See how prominent Mainers are reacting to the end of Roe v. Wade

Local abortion-rights supporters express outrage at Supreme Court ruling

Everything You Need To Know About Maine Stimulus Checks

Report: Corporate Consolidation Seen as Major Driver of Inflation