Maine’s Economy

State of Working Maine in 2013

Workers in Maine and across the nation remain in crisis. The typical working Mainer has yet to find relief from a long-term economic malaise that began more […]

MECEP

Posted November 25, 2013

Tags Economy, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

An Analysis of Investment in Tourism in Western Maine: 2002-2012

This report documents the investment in tourism assets in Franklin and Oxford counties over the past decade. MECEP analysis indicates that federal, state, and philanthropic funds contribute […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 15, 2013

Tags Economy, Federal, Local, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Beware the Bogus Business Ranking Redux

In December 2011, I wrote the blog post below in response to Forbes magazine’s “Best States for Business” list of that year. Now, for the fourth year […]

Garrett Martin

Posted October 1, 2013

Tags Economy

Health Care, Maine’s Economy

Latest Census Data: Maine's Economy Remains Stagnant; Children's Health Coverage Continues to Improve

Maine median income and poverty rates statistically show no sign of improvement; number of children without health care down 31% since 2000 Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, September […]

Posted September 17, 2013

Tags Economy, Health Care

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Economist Joel Johnson Named to State’s Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission

Augusta, Maine (Thursday, April 4, 2013) Governor Paul LePage has appointed Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) economist Joel Johnson to the state’s Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission […]

Posted April 4, 2013

Tags Economy

Jobs and Income

Raise the Minimum Wage to Reward Work and Boost Maine’s Economy

Today, Maine’s Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research, and Economic Development (LCRED) takes action on LD 611, which would raise Maine’s minimum wage from $7.50 to […]

Joel Johnson

Posted March 22, 2013

Tags Economy, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Taxes and Budget

A Capital Gains Tax Cut Would Worsen Maine’s Budget Gap and Make the Tax System Even More Unfair

Just when you thought that Maine lawmakers might be getting the message that a majority of Mainers want the wealthy to pay their fair share of taxes, […]

Joel Johnson

Posted February 19, 2013

Tags Economy, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Community is important to our economy too

Our political leaders often are singularly focused on business growth as our economic savior. And there is no doubt, businesses are vital as employers, purchasers, and investors. […]

Jody Harris

Posted January 14, 2013

Tags Economy, Employment

Taxes and Budget

Buy Local; Invest in Maine People

“What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?” ―Dr. Suess’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas It’s […]

Jody Harris

Posted December 8, 2012

Tags Economy, Jobs

Maine’s Economy

Gap between Maine’s Wealthiest and Poorest Families Grows

Augusta, Maine — Income gaps widened in Maine and across the nation between the late 1990s and the mid-2000s, but Maine’s inequality problem is milder than in […]

Posted November 15, 2012

Tags Economy, Inequality

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State of Working Maine in 2013

An Analysis of Investment in Tourism in Western Maine: 2002-2012

Beware the Bogus Business Ranking Redux

Latest Census Data: Maine's Economy Remains Stagnant; Children's Health Coverage Continues to Improve

MECEP Economist Joel Johnson Named to State’s Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission

Raise the Minimum Wage to Reward Work and Boost Maine’s Economy

A Capital Gains Tax Cut Would Worsen Maine’s Budget Gap and Make the Tax System Even More Unfair

Community is important to our economy too

Buy Local; Invest in Maine People

Gap between Maine’s Wealthiest and Poorest Families Grows