Maine’s Economy

Maine Governor Attacks Effort to Help Families in Poverty

Fewer and fewer Maine families are aided by TANF, a federal block grant program intended to help vulnerable people get on their feet, even as the state […]

Rewire

Posted May 15, 2017

Tags Economy, Poverty

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

There’s no doubt Maine has unspent federal cash. The fight is over how to use it.

Gideon claims the number of Maine children in extreme poverty — families living at 50 percent of the federal poverty level of $10,000 per year for a […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted May 10, 2017

Tags Economy, Federal

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters, April 2017

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Posted May 2, 2017

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters, March 2017

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Posted March 31, 2017

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Trump budget would drain millions out of Maine’s economy; from agriculture to workforce development

President Trump’s budget proposal, unveiled on Thursday, would have dramatic and detrimental effects on Mainers across the state, as it eliminates or reduces federal spending on a […]

James Myall

Posted March 16, 2017

Tags Budget, Economy, Federal

Education, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

The LePage administration’s Q2 analysis gets it wrong

Economic impact analysis is not an exact science. It is rife with assumptions. Bad assumptions result in bad analysis. And bad analysis yields bad public policy. Look […]

Garrett Martin

Posted March 10, 2017

Tags Economy, Education, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

To pay for tax cuts for the rich, LePage budget shifts tens of millions of dollars onto the backs of homeowners

Governor LePage’s budget proposal offers tax breaks worth $23,000 annually to Maine’s 1%, while asking homeowners to pay an average of $300 more in already historically-high property […]

James Myall

Posted February 6, 2017

Tags Budget, Economy, Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters, January 2017

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Posted January 31, 2017

Tags Economy

Education, Health Care, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Mainers vote for MECEP-backed initiatives to raise the minimum wage, rollback tax breaks for the wealthy to fund education

On November 8th, Maine voters approved two referendum questions the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) strongly supported and for which we provided critical research and analytical […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted November 15, 2016

Tags Economy, Education, Health Care, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters, September 2016

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Posted September 30, 2016

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Maine Governor Attacks Effort to Help Families in Poverty

There’s no doubt Maine has unspent federal cash. The fight is over how to use it.

MECEP Matters, April 2017

MECEP Matters, March 2017

Trump budget would drain millions out of Maine’s economy; from agriculture to workforce development

The LePage administration’s Q2 analysis gets it wrong

To pay for tax cuts for the rich, LePage budget shifts tens of millions of dollars onto the backs of homeowners

MECEP Matters, January 2017

Mainers vote for MECEP-backed initiatives to raise the minimum wage, rollback tax breaks for the wealthy to fund education

MECEP Matters, September 2016