Jobs and Income

Bad News: Poverty Up, Income Down

The latest data from the Census Bureau show no improvement in two key indicators of economic well-being for Mainers. The poverty rate continues to rise and is […]

Joel Johnson

Posted September 20, 2013

Tags Incomes, Poverty

American Community Survey Findings Show Poverty Today Is Even Higher than during the Depths of the Great Recession

“Maine’s leaders and policy makers must address the disturbing rise in child poverty” Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 19, 2013) The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) […]

Posted September 19, 2013

Tags Poverty, Recession

Maine’s Economy

More Mainers are Hungry

More Mainers are going hungry today than 10 years ago. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), from 2011 to 2012, 15% of Mainers struggled to […]

Jody Harris

Posted September 5, 2013

Tags Children, Poverty

Maine’s Economy

Keeping Mainers out of Poverty: Let Me Count the Ways

Too many Maine families struggle to put food on their tables and keep a roof over their heads. That our neighbors suffer in this tough economy is […]

Jody Harris

Posted September 25, 2012

Tags Incomes, Poverty, Tax Fairness

Maine’s Economy

New Census Data Provides a Bleak Portrait of Poverty in Maine: Nearly 1 in 4 Maine kids under age 5 live in poverty

Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 20, 2012) Nearly 1 in 4 Maine children under age 5 (24.3%) lives in poverty according to new data from the U.S. Census […]

Posted September 20, 2012

Tags Children, Poverty

Maine’s Economy

Maine Has Too Many Children in Poverty and it Would Be Worse Without Government Intervention

It’s an exciting time of year when the US Census Bureau releases lots of great new demographic and economic data about Americans. Last week, we learned from […]

Joel Johnson

Posted September 19, 2012

Tags Children, Poverty

Jobs and Income

New Census Data Indicate Maine Income Growth Stagnant: Maine tied for last among the New England states in income growth and poverty

Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, September 12, 2012) New figures released today from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey reinforce concerns that Maine’s economy is stalled and hardship […]

Posted September 12, 2012

Tags Incomes, Poverty

Maine’s Economy

Why Do We Fight for Social Justice? From Maine Street to Wall Street

On October 11 a standing room only crowd filled the Shepard Lee Lecture Hall at the University of Southern Maine for the latest in MECEP’s Shepard Lee […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted October 14, 2011

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Poverty, Tax Fairness

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Media Briefing: Reactions to disappointing findings about poverty in Maine and America

Representatives from the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), Maine Children’s Alliance (MCA), Maine Equal Justice Partners (MEJP) and Maine Community Action Association (MCAA) discussed the findings […]

Posted September 22, 2011

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Poverty

Maine’s Economy

Newly Released American Community Service Poverty Data a “Wake Up Call to Policy Makers in Washington and Augusta”

Representatives from MECEP, MCA, MEJP and MCAA react to disappointing findings about poverty in Maine and America Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 22, 2011)- Data released today […]

Posted September 22, 2011

Tags Economic Security, Poverty

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Bad News: Poverty Up, Income Down

American Community Survey Findings Show Poverty Today Is Even Higher than during the Depths of the Great Recession

More Mainers are Hungry

Keeping Mainers out of Poverty: Let Me Count the Ways

New Census Data Provides a Bleak Portrait of Poverty in Maine: Nearly 1 in 4 Maine kids under age 5 live in poverty

Maine Has Too Many Children in Poverty and it Would Be Worse Without Government Intervention

New Census Data Indicate Maine Income Growth Stagnant: Maine tied for last among the New England states in income growth and poverty

Why Do We Fight for Social Justice? From Maine Street to Wall Street

MECEP Media Briefing: Reactions to disappointing findings about poverty in Maine and America

Newly Released American Community Service Poverty Data a “Wake Up Call to Policy Makers in Washington and Augusta”