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
Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget How Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” further enriches the rich and immiserates the poor On July 4, President Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) after passage in the Senate and the US House of Representatives. It […] James Myall Posted July 8, 2025 Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Health Care, Immigration, Inequality, Jobs, Medicaid, Racial Equity, SNAP, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts
Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Statement on final passage of federal budget reconciliation bill July 3, 2025 Congressional Republicans just turned a shell game into federal law — and working-class Americans are the marks. No one should be fooled by what […] Posted July 3, 2025 Tags Affordable Care Act, Budget, Debt Ceiling, Economy, Federal, Medicaid, SNAP, Trump Tax Cuts
Health Care, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget MECEP statement on passage of senate budget reconciliation bill July 1, 2025 Make no mistake: the reconciliation bill that squeaked through the Senate today is a five-alarm fire for Maine’s working families. We’re staring at the […] Posted July 1, 2025 Tags Affordable Care Act, Angus King, Budget, Debt Ceiling, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, SNAP, Susan Collins, Tax Breaks, Taxes, TCJA, Trump Tax Cuts
