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

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Maine experts say feds ‘hiding the evidence’ by eliminating key food security survey

The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) has used the USDA survey data in several ways as an overall indicator of economic hardship, according to Economic Policy […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted October 24, 2025

Tags Federal, SNAP

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Maine food security advocates call on Collins to release contingency funds for SNAP benefits

A new coalition of food security advocates and organizations sent a letter to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins Wednesday evening asking her to fully fund the nation’s largest […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted October 23, 2025

Tags Federal, SNAP

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Tracking shutdown impacts

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, James Myall, policy analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about government shutdown impacts. […]

Posted October 22, 2025

Tags Federal, SNAP, Wednesday Sit Down

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

170,000 Mainers won’t get November SNAP benefits. Blame the shutdown.

James Myall, a policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank, said eliminating the November benefits will harm the economy, as research […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted October 21, 2025

Tags Federal, SNAP

Taxes and Budget

Missed opportunities to advance tax fairness and create a better state

The State doesn’t have adequate funding for health care, housing, and many other pressing needs. The fairest way to fix this is by asking the wealthiest people […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted October 16, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Care, Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Housing, Medicaid, SNAP, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

U.S. Census data show tens of thousands of Mainers benefit from government assistance programs

James Myall of the Maine Center for Economic Policy said more than 93,000 Mainers are enrolled in government assistance programs and more detail is needed on how […]

Maine Public

Posted September 9, 2025

Tags Budget, Poverty, SNAP

Taxes and Budget

Podcast: The real cost of Trump’s federal budget bill

This week on the podcast, Cate chats with Garrett Martin of the Maine Center for Economic Policy. They do some unpacking on what the new federal tax […]

Beacon

Posted July 11, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, Medicaid, Revenue, SNAP, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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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

Maine experts say feds ‘hiding the evidence’ by eliminating key food security survey

Maine food security advocates call on Collins to release contingency funds for SNAP benefits

Wednesday Sit-Down: Tracking shutdown impacts

170,000 Mainers won’t get November SNAP benefits. Blame the shutdown.

Missed opportunities to advance tax fairness and create a better state

U.S. Census data show tens of thousands of Mainers benefit from government assistance programs

Podcast: The real cost of Trump’s federal budget bill