In the words of workers: Jesse

Jesse shared his story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2025 report. Click here to read the full report. Jesse is a carpenter living in Hope with […]

MECEP

Posted December 17, 2025

Tags Child Care, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Health Care, Job Quality, Jobs, SNAP, Wages

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

State of Working Maine 2025: Strengthening Economic Opportunity in Rural Communities and Beyond

Report PDF Summary PDF View Stories Webinar Economic opportunity in Maine is not an inevitable result of rural geography, but a consequence of state and federal policy […]

James Myall

Posted December 17, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Care, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Education, Federal, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Housing, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Poverty, SNAP, Tariffs, Unemployment, Wages

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

How many SNAP recipients live in each Maine state legislative district

With the federal government only promising to fund half the monthly benefits for 170,000 Mainers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), state lawmakers have an obligation to reconvene […]

James Myall

Posted November 4, 2025

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Federal, Food Insecurity, SNAP

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Maine Calling: Government Shutdown

Community leaders describe how the shutdown is affecting essential services and federal assistance in Maine. Click here to listen to the full radio segment featuring MECEP President […]

Maine Public

Posted November 3, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, Medicaid, SNAP

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

A lot done to ease SNAP fear in Maine. A lot more to do.

The historic cuts to federal SNAP benefits are set to take about $29 million out of Maine’s cash registers each month, according to the Maine Center for […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted October 31, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, SNAP

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Anti-Hunger Advocates to Governor Mills and Legislature: “all-hands-on-deck moment” for state government requires special legislative session to prevent hunger crisis during federal shutdown

AUGUSTA – Maine Equal Justice, Full Plates Full Potential, and the Maine Center for Economic Policy today called on Governor Mills and legislators to convene a special […]

Posted October 30, 2025

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Federal, Food Insecurity, SNAP

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Janet Mills faces calls to convene lawmakers to tackle the shutdown’s fallout

Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, who is running for governor next year, said he would support a special session that makes use of the state’s […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted October 30, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, SNAP

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Maine Constitution requires state to provide SNAP, says Winthrop Democrat

Also Thursday, a group of anti-hunger advocates, including the Maine Center for Economic Policy and Full Plates, Full Potential, called for a special session so lawmakers can […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted October 30, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, SNAP

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Gov. Mills calls on USDA to release food aid, says state can only do so much

“This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for our state government,” said Robyn Merrill, executive director of Maine Equal Justice, which along with Full Plates, Full Potential and the […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted October 30, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, SNAP

Maine’s Economy

Trump administration threatens food assistance for 170,000 Mainers

The Trump Administration is trying to break the stalemate in the ongoing federal shutdown over health care by threatening to cut assistance that helps 40 million Americans […]

James Myall

Posted October 28, 2025

Tags Federal, Food Insecurity, SNAP, Trump Tax Cuts

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In the words of workers: Jesse

State of Working Maine 2025: Strengthening Economic Opportunity in Rural Communities and Beyond

How many SNAP recipients live in each Maine state legislative district

Maine Calling: Government Shutdown

A lot done to ease SNAP fear in Maine. A lot more to do.

Anti-Hunger Advocates to Governor Mills and Legislature: “all-hands-on-deck moment” for state government requires special legislative session to prevent hunger crisis during federal shutdown

Janet Mills faces calls to convene lawmakers to tackle the shutdown’s fallout

Maine Constitution requires state to provide SNAP, says Winthrop Democrat

Gov. Mills calls on USDA to release food aid, says state can only do so much

Trump administration threatens food assistance for 170,000 Mainers