Maine’s Economy

Antiracist Public Policy in Maine: Reflecting on a Troubling Past for a Better Future

The episode of Maine Policy Matter covers an article by James Myall, a policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy. The article, “Race and Public […]

Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center

Posted March 1, 2023

Tags Racial Equity

Will legislators undo LePage’s rollback and restore health coverage to low-income immigrants?

“New Mainers are particularly likely to work in grocery stores and care homes, restaurant kitchens and hotels — many of the industries which are currently struggling to […]

Beacon

Posted February 27, 2023

Tags Health Care, Racial Equity

Editorial: It’s past time to stop editing MLK’s words and ideas

The Bangor Daily News was the source of a national uproar on Monday when it reprinted a deeply-edited, heavily-sanitized version of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” […]

Beacon

Posted January 17, 2023

Tags Inequality, Racial Equity

Education

Federal student debt cancellation helps 177,000 Mainers who need help the most

Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) celebrates President Biden’s plan to forgive federal student loans — up to $20,000 for people who went to college on Pell […]

Posted August 24, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Education, Federal, Incomes, Jobs, Racial Equity, Student Debt

Overturning Roe undermines Americans’ economic security

The US Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade strikes a calamitous blow against decades of legal precedent, dangerously impacting health, privacy, and self-determination for millions of […]

Posted June 24, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Health Care, Inequality, Racial Equity

Education, Jobs and Income

Student debt cancellation would help working families, improve equity, and expand access to higher education

Last week, President Biden stated he is considering cancelling some amount of student debt and expects to make a decision on the issue in the coming weeks.1 […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted May 10, 2022

Tags Education, Employment, Housing, Incomes, Inequality, Jobs, Racial Equity, Seniors, Student Debt

Taxes and Budget

How to create more bang for Maine’s budget bucks

This year’s historic budget surplus offers a rare opportunity to invest in Mainers in ways that will have a lasting and tangible impact. While many of the […]

MECEP

Posted March 23, 2022

Tags Budget, Children, Economy, Education, Health Care, Higher Education, Immigration, Inequality, Racial Equity

Maine’s Economy

Bill to make demographic data more consistent, available making its way through Maine Legislature

“Having wider access to the data, I think, is just a good thing in general,” said James Myall, a policy analyst for Maine Center for Economic Policy, in […]

The Maine Monitor

Posted March 13, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Racial Equity

Maine’s Economy

Equal footing for Maine tribes

At its core, tribal sovereignty is about fairness. LD 1626, “An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement […]

James Myall

Posted February 25, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Inequality, Racial Equity, Tax Fairness

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Lawmakers should use surplus revenue to help Mainers who need it most

“Policies that get cash in the hands of the households that need it most have been central to reducing economic harm and fueling a faster recovery. Maine lawmakers, following the […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 21, 2021

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Inequality, Racial Equity, Revenue, Seniors, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Antiracist Public Policy in Maine: Reflecting on a Troubling Past for a Better Future

Will legislators undo LePage’s rollback and restore health coverage to low-income immigrants?

Editorial: It’s past time to stop editing MLK’s words and ideas

Federal student debt cancellation helps 177,000 Mainers who need help the most

Overturning Roe undermines Americans’ economic security

Student debt cancellation would help working families, improve equity, and expand access to higher education

How to create more bang for Maine’s budget bucks

Bill to make demographic data more consistent, available making its way through Maine Legislature

Equal footing for Maine tribes

Lawmakers should use surplus revenue to help Mainers who need it most