Augusta’s adherence to austerity holds Maine back

Conservative fiscal policies at the state and national level have been a key cause of the lackluster economic recovery following the Great Recession, according to a new […]

James Myall

Posted August 15, 2016

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

Taxes and Budget

Real Per-capita State Spending Continues to Fall, Even as the Economy Sputters (line graph)

Mark Sullivan

Posted August 15, 2016

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Failure to invest in Maine’s future is the real fiscal negligence

We all want a financially sound state government, but Governor LePage seems bent on undermining our public services in the name of fiscal integrity. His most recent […]

Jody Harris

Posted August 8, 2016

Tags Budget, Economy, Taxes

Education, Maine’s Economy

Immigrants, including refugees, are good for Maine

In a visit to Maine on Thursday, Donald Trump suggested that the presence of Somali refugees in the state was a security risk and an economic drag. However, […]

James Myall

Posted August 5, 2016

Tags Economy, Education, Immigration

Jobs and Income

Mainers’ personal income growth third slowest in the nation; are big businesses to blame?

Since the Great Recession, Mainers’ personal incomes have grown at a slower rate than residents of nearly every other state, according to a new Pew Research Center […]

James Myall

Posted August 3, 2016

Tags Economy, Incomes, Jobs, Wages

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters, July 2016

For a PDF version of the July 2016 edition of MECEP Matters, click here. To sign up to subscribe to receive future editions of MECEP Matters automatically […]

Posted July 28, 2016

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Closing the door on ineffective tax loopholes in Maine: Important challenges lay ahead

Maine offers 192 different tax loopholes for individuals and corporations. These tax breaks are a form of backdoor spending that cost the state almost $2.2 billion in […]

Marpheen Chann-Berry

Posted July 7, 2016

Tags Economy, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

BDN reports dire consequences for Maine children from LePage assault on TANF

In a painstakingly detailed investigation, the Bangor Daily News (BDN) has pulled back the curtain, exposing the LePage administration’s maneuvering to undermine the federally funded Temporary Assistance to […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted June 23, 2016

Tags Economy, TANF

Maine’s Economy

Report on “America’s Shrinking Middle Class” offers some bright spots for Maine, Lewiston-Auburn

The Pew Research Center recently released a report, America’s Shrinking Middle Class, examining the relative proportion of lower-, middle-, and upper-income populations in 229 of the nation’s […]

James Myall

Posted May 27, 2016

Tags Economic Security, Economy

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters, May 2016

To view a PDF version of the May 2016 edition of our e-newsletter, click here. In This Issue Facts & Figures New MECEP Policy Basic Explains Unemployment […]

Posted May 19, 2016

Tags Economy

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Augusta’s adherence to austerity holds Maine back

Real Per-capita State Spending Continues to Fall, Even as the Economy Sputters (line graph)

Failure to invest in Maine’s future is the real fiscal negligence

Immigrants, including refugees, are good for Maine

Mainers’ personal income growth third slowest in the nation; are big businesses to blame?

MECEP Matters, July 2016

Closing the door on ineffective tax loopholes in Maine: Important challenges lay ahead

BDN reports dire consequences for Maine children from LePage assault on TANF

Report on “America’s Shrinking Middle Class” offers some bright spots for Maine, Lewiston-Auburn

MECEP Matters, May 2016