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Taxes and Budget

Get the Facts on How Revenue Sharing Cuts Are Affecting Your Town

Earlier this week, I wrote a letter to the editor of my local newspaper (included below). In doing research for the letter, I came across a spreadsheet produced by […]

Garrett Martin
Posted October 25, 2012
Tags Budget, Local, Municipal Revenue Sharing
Maine’s Economy

Earth Day Reflection and Maine's Farming Future

Sunday is Earth Day. We’ve come a long way since the first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970. Forty-two years ago, Maine’s rivers foamed with chemicals and […]

Jody Harris
Posted April 22, 2012
Tags Economy, Local
Maine’s Economy

Buy Local and Grow Maine’s Economy

A new MECEP study (see full report) confirms that, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the local economic impact of consumer spending at locally owned businesses in Portland is […]

Mark Sullivan
Posted December 7, 2011
Tags Economy, Jobs, Local
Maine’s Economy

Statement on Impact of Buying Locally in Cumberland County

For more than 17 years, MECEP has worked to advance public policies that help Maine people prosper in a strong, fair and sustainable economy.  This includes providing […]

MECEP
Posted December 6, 2011
Tags Economy, Local
Maine’s Economy

Going Local: Quantifying the Economic Impacts of Buying from Locally Owned Businesses in Portland, Maine

MECEP research and analysis finds that when consumers buy from locally owned businesses they have a much greater positive impact on Maine’s economy than when they spend […]

Garrett Martin
Posted December 5, 2011
Tags Economy, Local
Maine’s Economy

Fact Sheet: Buying Locally Pays Big Dividends for Maine's Economy

A summary of the findings of a recent MECEP study that found when consumers buy from locally owned businesses Maine’s economy benefits much more than when they […]

MECEP
Posted December 5, 2011
Tags Economy, Local
Maine’s Economy

Statement on the Summer Food Service Program at Maine Council of Churches Press Conference

I’m Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy.  I appreciate the opportunity to join the Maine Council of Churches and our other partner […]

MECEP
Posted November 17, 2011
Tags Economy, Food Insecurity, Local
Maine’s Economy

Amenity Investments and Tourist Destination Development: Policy Insights from Three Rural Maine Regions

Realizing rural Maine’s tourism’s sustainable growth potential demands bold, creative and tenacious state, regional and local leadership. Bowdoin College Professor of Economics David Vail recommends cost-effective policies […]

Jody Harris
Posted August 12, 2010
Tags Economy, Local
Maine’s Economy

Choices: Economic Development Investments to Realize Rural Maine's Tourism Potential

Since 1998, MECEP has been a leader in research on the impacts and potential of tourism in Maine.  In this latest edition, Professor Vail proposes a bold […]

Jody Harris
Posted July 21, 2010
Tags Economy, Local
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