Maine’s Economy

Federal grants now available for local food initiatives

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced the availability of new grants to support local agriculture under legislation she sponsored, the Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act, enacted as […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 17, 2015

Tags Economy, Federal, Local

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Cutting Taxes on Pensions Won’t Keep Retirees from Moving to Other States

The argument that people move between states because of taxes is wildly overblown in contemporary state policy debates. Research on this issue is fairly clear: tax flight just doesn’t […]

Marpheen Chann-Berry

Posted March 4, 2015

Tags Economy, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Education, Maine’s Economy

Maine’s community colleges blaze the trail to prosperity for aspiring Maine workers

Today, the presidents of Maine’s three public higher education systems reported to the Legislature on the state of their campuses, enrollments, and finances. The Maine Community College […]

Christy Daggett

Posted March 3, 2015

Tags Economy, Education, Higher Education

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters (January 2015 edition)

Posted January 30, 2015

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Maine Capital Investment Credit: A Bogus "Bonus" Maine Can't Afford

Imagine getting an unexpected bonus at the end of the year. It’s a nice windfall that we’d all appreciate. Would you feel differently if that bonus came […]

Garrett Martin

Posted January 29, 2015

Tags Economy, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Economist predicts slow and uneven economic growth in 2015

MECEP economist Joel Johnson recently spoke with MaineBiz about his predictions for the New Year. Joel forecast slow, unbalanced economic growth in 2015. Households will get a […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 23, 2015

Tags Economy, Inequality, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address

The Maine Center for Economic Policy issued the following statement from executive director Garrett Martin in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address this evening: […]

Posted January 20, 2015

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy

Maine Jobs Recovery Continues to Trail the Nation and New England

Beyond the good news, bad news stories of businesses expanding or shuttering are broader trends that affirm a critical challenge that too many Maine families are facing: […]

Garrett Martin

Posted December 19, 2014

Tags Economy, Jobs, Unemployment

Health Care

Maine Work-related Injuries

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 15, 2014

Tags Economy, Health Care, Job Quality

Jobs and Income

Mainers on Disability

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 15, 2014

Tags Economy, Health Care, Job Quality

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Federal grants now available for local food initiatives

Cutting Taxes on Pensions Won’t Keep Retirees from Moving to Other States

Maine’s community colleges blaze the trail to prosperity for aspiring Maine workers

MECEP Matters (January 2015 edition)

Maine Capital Investment Credit: A Bogus "Bonus" Maine Can't Afford

Economist predicts slow and uneven economic growth in 2015

MECEP Statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address

Maine Jobs Recovery Continues to Trail the Nation and New England

Maine Work-related Injuries

Mainers on Disability