Jobs and Income

August Employment Report Provides “Further Evidence that Job Growth in Maine is Non-existent”

Augusta, Maine (Friday, September 21, 2012) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement concerning the August employment report […]

Posted September 21, 2012

Tags Employment, Jobs

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Immigrants: Fueling Maine's Economy

The nonpartisan, New-York-based Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) reports that rather than being a drag on our economy, immigrants actually help grow it and by remarkably large amounts. […]

Jody Harris

Posted July 11, 2012

Tags Economy, Immigration, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Governor Defies Maine Voters

Governor LePage announced on Tuesday night that he would not borrow funds for bonds Maine voters approved in 2009 for important state economic investments. We’ve seen politicians […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 15, 2012

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Jobs and Income

Faulty Jobs Numbers Fuel Governor LePage's Premature Victory Lap

Today Governor LePage’s office released a report called Making Maine Prosperous, subtitled “The First 500 Days of Governor Paul LePage”. In that report, the unidentified authors from […]

Joel Johnson

Posted May 18, 2012

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Taxes and Budget

Bonds: A Prudent Investment with a Big Payoff

If your roof were leaking, would you delay repairs while the problem worsens? With Maine’s roads and bridges crumbling, doesn’t it also make sense to invest in […]

Jody Harris

Posted April 24, 2012

Tags Bonds, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

A More Constructive Way to End the Legislative Session

Recent unemployment figures remind us that Maine’s jobs problem continue. In their rush to pass more budget-crippling tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy before the session […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 10, 2012

Tags Bonds, Budget, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

“Bait and switch” legislation is bad for Maine now and in the future

A troubling tactic to push bills through the Legislature with minimum public scrutiny has begun to result in the passage of ill-conceived, irresponsible legislation under the radar […]

Garrett Martin

Posted March 19, 2012

Tags Budget, Jobs, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Fact Sheet: Jobs in Focus. Maine Lawmakers Must Take Action to Overcome a Year of Job Losses and Put Mainers Back to Work

An analysis of federal Bureau of Labor Statistics data reveals that in the year beginning January 1, 2011, Maine lost 1,300 jobs. Fact Sheet: Jobs in […]

MECEP

Posted March 13, 2012

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Jobs and Income

Revised BLS Data Confirms that Maine Ranks Near the Bottom among the States in Job Creation

Statistics show Maine lost 1,300 jobs in 2011 and ranked 45th in per capita job growth Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, March 13, 2012) Revised data from the […]

Posted March 13, 2012

Tags Employment, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Jobs in Focus

MECEP recently published a jobs report that raises questions about Maine’s economic performance since January 2011 and suggests that the LePage Administration could do more to address […]

Garrett Martin

Posted February 22, 2012

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August Employment Report Provides “Further Evidence that Job Growth in Maine is Non-existent”

Immigrants: Fueling Maine's Economy

Governor Defies Maine Voters

Faulty Jobs Numbers Fuel Governor LePage's Premature Victory Lap

Bonds: A Prudent Investment with a Big Payoff

A More Constructive Way to End the Legislative Session

“Bait and switch” legislation is bad for Maine now and in the future

Fact Sheet: Jobs in Focus. Maine Lawmakers Must Take Action to Overcome a Year of Job Losses and Put Mainers Back to Work

Revised BLS Data Confirms that Maine Ranks Near the Bottom among the States in Job Creation

Jobs in Focus