Jobs and Income

A Not-So-Merry Christmas for more than 3,500 Unemployed Mainers

More than 3,500 unemployed Mainers will lose critical economic support for themselves and their families if Congress allows emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) to expire on December 28th, […]

Joel Johnson

Posted December 12, 2013

Tags Employment, Jobs

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

Education

State of Working Maine in 2013: Maine Workers "Remain in Crisis"

“Employment opportunities for Maine workers are still scarce more than four years since the end of recession” Augusta, Maine (Monday, November 25, 2013) More than four years […]

Posted November 25, 2013

Tags Employment, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Maine’s slow job and employment recovery makes food benefit cuts worse

On November 1, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for a quarter of a million Mainers will decrease by $11 to $36 per month depending on household […]

Jody Harris

Posted November 1, 2013

Tags Employment, Food Insecurity, Jobs

Education, Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Bond Questions 2, 4, and 5: Maine needs to invest in higher education for struggling workers

Thirty-six percent of the building stock at the University of Maine is 50 or more years old. Dwight Eisenhower was president when the state built most of […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 31, 2013

Tags Bonds, Education, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Question 3 – Maine’s aged bridges need repair

You know the old line, “In Maine, driving is better in the winter because the potholes get filled with snow.” Mainers have always grumbled about road conditions. […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 30, 2013

Tags Bonds, Budget, Infrastructure, Jobs

Education, Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

When small is mighty BIG!

Robert Reich is short, four feet, eleven inches to be precise. I mention his height because the former labor secretary and current professor at the University of […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted October 18, 2013

Tags Budget, Children, Education, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Western Maine’s promising tourism economy needs a boost

As the leaf peepers flock to Maine this week, the Western Mountains region, where the forests are ablaze with color, is prime foliage viewing country. These tourists […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 15, 2013

Tags Employment, Jobs

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

No News in Latest Maine Jobs Report

“Maine workers are still mired in the worst economic recovery since the Great Depression” Augusta, Maine (Friday, September 20, 2013) The Maine Center for Economic Policy […]

Posted September 20, 2013

Tags Employment, Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Too Little, Too Late

MECEP supports the $149.5 million bond package that the Legislature will take up on Thursday. It includes funding for road and rail upgrades and expanded classrooms at […]

Jody Harris

Posted August 27, 2013

Tags Employment, Jobs

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A Not-So-Merry Christmas for more than 3,500 Unemployed Mainers

State of Working Maine in 2013

State of Working Maine in 2013: Maine Workers "Remain in Crisis"

Maine’s slow job and employment recovery makes food benefit cuts worse

Bond Questions 2, 4, and 5: Maine needs to invest in higher education for struggling workers

Question 3 – Maine’s aged bridges need repair

When small is mighty BIG!

Western Maine’s promising tourism economy needs a boost

No News in Latest Maine Jobs Report

Too Little, Too Late