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Maine’s Economy

Economic Data Tell Consistent Story that Maine’s Recovery is Far From Complete

Despite the recent fanfare about Maine’s low headline employment rate, the state’s economy has still not fully recovered from the effects of the Great Recession, some eight […]

James Myall
Posted April 1, 2016
Tags Economy, Incomes, Poverty, Unemployment
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

State Unemployment Rates by Race & Ethnicity

New data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal that racial disparities regarding employment persist across the country, including in Maine.  This is a topic which […]

James Myall
Posted March 11, 2016
Tags Economy, Inequality, Racial Equity, Unemployment
Maine’s Economy

Distressed Community Index Highlights Administration’s Failure to Provide for Rural Mainers

A recent study by the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) reveals that 52,000 Mainers live in distressed communities and demonstrates the extent of the LePage administration’s failed economic […]

James Myall
Posted March 8, 2016
Tags Economic Security, Economy, Poverty, Recession
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

MECEP Matters, March 2016

In this Issue – Click here for a PDF Version How Mainers’ Personal Income Taxes Work State Surplus Funds Better Invested to Grow the Economy Estate Tax […]

Posted March 7, 2016
Tags Economy
Jobs and Income

Trade agreement threatens Maine jobs and wages

As early as this month, Congress will vote up or down whether or not to enter into the Transatlantic Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, a treaty that […]

Jody Harris
Posted February 9, 2016
Tags Economy, Jobs, Wages
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

MHPC “Piglet Book” ignores administration mismanagement and misses the real scandal: millions of lost and rejected federal funds

“Weeding out authentic waste, fraud, and abuse is a laudable goal, but to overlook hundreds of millions of dollars in lost federal funds, as the MHPC report […]

James Myall
Posted February 8, 2016
Tags Budget, Economy, Taxes
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Employment trends threaten the economic security of working families

As if employment opportunities for low-income workers weren’t bleak enough―low-wages, no retirement savings, no health insurance―now these workers face a complete breakdown of the traditional employer-employee relationship […]

Jody Harris
Posted December 30, 2015
Tags Economic Security, Economy, Job Quality, Jobs
Maine’s Economy

Governor LePage ignores the value of land conservation to Maine’s economy

Gov. LePage recently announced that he will belatedly sign off on multiple voter approved bond issues for the Land for Maine’s Future (LMF) program, but he remains […]

James Myall
Posted December 21, 2015
Tags Bonds, Economy
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Maine’s Lower Unemployment Rate Not Necessarily Good News

State Commissioner of Labor Jeanne Paquette today released the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) statewide workforce estimates for November. The headline touts a drop in unemployment […]

James Myall
Posted December 18, 2015
Tags Economy, Jobs, Unemployment
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Transportation bonds: A public safety must, an economic development essential

Question 3 on the November 3rd Maine ballot asks the following: “Do you favor an $85,000,000 bond issue for construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of highways and bridges […]

Mark Sullivan
Posted November 2, 2015
Tags Bonds, Economy, Infrastructure
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