Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on Gov. Mills' plan for federal ARP funds

AUGUSTA, MAINE — MECEP executive director Garrett Martin released the following statement regarding Gov. Janet Mills’ plan for spending more than $1 billion in federal COVID relief […]

Posted May 4, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Federal

MECEP statement on Biden's American Families Plan

AUGUSTA, MAINE — James Myall, economic policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement regarding the American Families Plan, a new legislative […]

Posted April 28, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal

Maine’s Economy

Transformative “American Rescue Plan” will deliver $6 billion to Maine’s economy

The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act recently approved by Congress will deliver roughly $6 billion to Maine’s economy, according to recent MECEP analysis. The top initiatives that will support Maine’s economic […]

James Myall

Posted April 2, 2021

Tags Children, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Education, EITC, Federal, Housing, Infrastructure, K-12 Education, SNAP, Taxes, Unemployment

Education

One easy way for Maine to increase grants for college students with low incomes this year

Thanks to federal forbearance on student loan payments during the pandemic, Maine has an opportunity to make college more affordable this year for students with low incomes by […]

Jody Harris

Posted March 17, 2021

Tags Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

Maine’s Economy

MECEP applauds passage of American Rescue Plan to provide much-needed relief to Mainers

AUGUSTA, MAINE — The Maine Center for Economic Policy applauds the passage today of the American Rescue Plan. This legislation is the kind of action the country […]

Posted March 10, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Why is Maine’s revenue picture better than expected?

Past recessions wreaked havoc on Maine’s state budget and the COVID recession was expected to do the same. While Maine’s current revenue forecast, finalized in early December […]

Sarah Austin

Posted March 5, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Recession, Revenue, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Collins pushes for federal minimum wage even lower than Maine’s rate

Analysts have pointed out that, factoring in inflation, Collins’ new proposal provides even less for low-wage workers than what she supported previously. In 2014, Collins voted against a $10.10 […]

Beacon

Posted February 26, 2021

Tags Federal, Incomes, Minimum Wage

Maine’s Economy

With pandemic hardship as high as ever, Congress must move quickly on COVID relief

The COVID-19 public health and economic crisis is bigger than any seen in our lifetimes, leaving tens of thousands of Mainers struggling to work, feed their families, and keep a roof over their […]

James Myall

Posted February 17, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Food Insecurity, Housing, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Groups Press Sen. Collins: Mainers Need COVID Relief

Mario Moretto, communications director for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said people still are experiencing really elevated levels of hardship. “What Mainers need now more than […]

Public News Service

Posted February 4, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal

Taxes and Budget

RELEASE: No double-dip tax breaks for businesses that received PPP grants

AUGUSTA, Maine — Powerful business special interests are pushing the state to enact a double-dip tax break scheme that would take $100 million away from Maine’s COVID […]

Posted January 27, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Tax Breaks, Taxes

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MECEP statement on Gov. Mills' plan for federal ARP funds

MECEP statement on Biden's American Families Plan

Transformative “American Rescue Plan” will deliver $6 billion to Maine’s economy

One easy way for Maine to increase grants for college students with low incomes this year

MECEP applauds passage of American Rescue Plan to provide much-needed relief to Mainers

Why is Maine’s revenue picture better than expected?

Collins pushes for federal minimum wage even lower than Maine’s rate

With pandemic hardship as high as ever, Congress must move quickly on COVID relief

Groups Press Sen. Collins: Mainers Need COVID Relief

RELEASE: No double-dip tax breaks for businesses that received PPP grants