Education Wednesday Sit-Down: Higher education in Maine In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss higher education in Maine. Click […] WGME Posted September 4, 2024 Tags Education, Higher Education, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Unfunded bills are unfinished work The legislature has passed a supplemental budget, but its work for this year remains far from done. Both legislative chambers have approved dozens of bills and they […] James Myall Posted April 24, 2024 Tags Child Care, Direct Care Work, Education, Health Care, Higher Education, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Racial Equity, Wages
Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy In the words of workers: Erin Erin shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Erin is a nurse with 22 […] MECEP Posted December 11, 2023 Tags Health Care, Higher Education, Job Quality, Jobs, Stories, Wages
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy In the words of workers: Grace Grace shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Grace is an Ed Tech 3 […] MECEP Posted December 11, 2023 Tags Children, Education, Higher Education, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Stories, Wages
Taxes and Budget Gov. Mills' proposed budget protects wellbeing. Lawmakers should choose to do more. Governor Mills’ proposed budget for the coming biennium makes important investments in the health, education, and financial security of Maine people. In the coming months, lawmakers should […] Josie Phillips Posted January 24, 2023 Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Education, Higher Education, Housing
Taxes and Budget New year, new budgets, new ways to put working families first In passing the 2023 budget plan, our representatives in Congress took an important step in providing the kinds of tools Maine working families said they need, including […] MECEP Posted January 5, 2023 Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Children, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Housing, Medicaid, Wages
Education Maine’s blue collar workers have college debt too — and welcome the relief MECEP policy analyst James Myall broke down different categories of workers by analyzing the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances and found they all to varying degrees […] Beacon Posted September 2, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education Maine lawmakers reckon with Augusta’s role in driving up college costs The long-term financial trends in Maine are stark. Two-thirds of the University of Maine System’s budget was paid for by state funding in 1989, according to a 2021 […] Bangor Daily News Posted August 29, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education Maine lawmakers divided over college debt forgiveness Biden’s plan would benefit about 177,000 student loan borrowers in Maine, or about 95% of those who have outstanding federal loans, according to Maine Center for Economic […] The Center Square Posted August 26, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education Could student loan forgiveness factor into Maine's races? The left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates that about 177,000 of federal borrowers in Maine will qualify for forgiveness based on the income caps of $125,000 […] Maine Public Posted August 26, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt