Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy In the words of workers: Tasha Tasha shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Tasha is a single mom living […] MECEP Posted December 7, 2023 Tags Children, Economic Security, Economy, Housing, Job Quality, Jobs, Stories, TANF
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy In the words of workers: Armando Armando shared his story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Armando came to Maine in April […] MECEP Posted December 7, 2023 Tags Economic Security, Employment, Housing, Immigration, Jobs, Stories
Jobs and Income In the words of workers: Marcella Marcella shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Note: “Marcella” is a pseudonym. Marcella […] MECEP Posted December 1, 2023 Tags Housing, Immigration, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Racial Equity, Stories
Taxes and Budget Targeted investments and targeted tax relief should be on table with yet another surplus “The state can use this surplus to remove barriers that currently hold people back from fully participating in and benefiting from our economy,” said Sarah Austin, director […] Bangor Daily News Posted December 1, 2023 Tags Budget, Child Care, Economic Security, Economy, Housing
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Advocates call for Maine’s $139M surplus to be invested in housing, other critical needs Last week, MECEP released its annual “State of Working Maine” report that details how a lack of childcare, healthcare, support for immigrants and decades of under-production of […] Beacon Posted November 29, 2023 Tags Budget, Child Care, Economic Security, Economy, Housing, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Report: Childcare, housing shortages preventing Maine jobs from being filled A new report shows how a lack of childcare, healthcare, affordable housing, and support for immigrants is exacerbating Maine’s labor market crunch. Policymakers have long seen a demographic problem […] Beacon Posted November 29, 2023 Tags Child Care, Economic Security, Economy, Employment, Housing
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Maine projected to have $265M in additional revenue through 2025 The liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy said the Democratic-controlled Legislature should prioritize creating more affordable housing and boosting wages in education, child care and direct care […] Bangor Daily News Posted November 28, 2023 Tags Budget, Child Care, Economic Security, Economy, Housing
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Maine expects $265 million budget surplus over 2 years MECEP Policy Director Sarah Austin called for additional investments in housing and wages for teachers, child care providers and direct care workers. “Maine has the resources to […] Portland Press Herald Posted November 28, 2023 Tags Budget, Child Care, Housing, Revenue
Maine’s Economy Bangor is building less new housing than far smaller Maine towns “In Maine, over the last like 10 years or so, economic growth and the growth in available jobs has been more concentrated in the Greater Portland area, […] Bangor Daily News Posted November 25, 2023 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Housing
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy State of Working Maine 2023: Boosting Maine's Workforce Download the PDF: Full Report Summary The major challenge facing Maine’s economy is the state’s plateauing workforce. In 2003, approximately 3 percent of jobs in Maine were […] James Myall Posted November 20, 2023 Tags Affordable Care Act, Budget, Caregiving, Child Care, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Education, Housing, Immigration, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Wages