Jobs and Income In the words of workers: Youth and Family Outreach Michelle and “Lynn” shared their stories as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2022 report. Click here to view the full report, as well as other […] MECEP Posted October 11, 2022 Tags Children, Coronavirus, Education, Immigration, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
Jobs and Income In the words of workers: Bouncing Bubbles Child Care Chrissie shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2022 report. Click here to view the full report, as well as other workers’ stories. Chrissie […] MECEP Posted October 11, 2022 Tags Children, Education, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
Jobs and Income In the words of workers: Creative Play Childcare Terri and Caitlyn shared their stories as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2022 report. Click here to view the full report, as well as other […] MECEP Posted October 11, 2022 Tags Children, Economic Security, Education, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
Jobs and Income In the words of workers: Gervin Kah Gervin shared his story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2022 report. Click here to view the full report, as well as other workers’ stories. […] MECEP Posted October 11, 2022 Tags Immigration, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment
Jobs and Income In the words of workers: Forrest Lorette Forrest shared his story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2022 report. Click here to view the full report, as well as other workers’ stories. […] MECEP Posted October 11, 2022 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Unions, Wages
Jobs and Income In the words of workers: Brandi McNease Brandi shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2022 report. Click here to view the full report, as well as other workers’ stories. […] MECEP Posted October 11, 2022 Tags Children, Education, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
Maine’s Economy How they met economic challenges gives a glimpse into the major candidates for governor The idea was to give more money back to Mainers, but getting rid of the income tax entirely has met resistance from fellow Republicans in the past. And the move […] The Maine Monitor Posted October 9, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine counties are spending COVID relief funds on more police and jails Maura Pillsbury, an analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy specializing in tax expenditures and local issues, has tracked ARPA funds by monitoring budget meetings at […] Beacon Posted October 3, 2022 Tags Coronavirus, Local
Taxes and Budget MDP responds to LePage Florida property tax breaks Maine Democratic Party members are calling Lepage’s alleged actions “hypocritical” due to his reported push to phase out Maine’s income tax, and a previous push to eliminate […] Fox Bangor Posted September 26, 2022 Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget How Paul LePage, Running to Lead Maine, Benefited From Florida Tax Breaks While he was governor, Mr. LePage tried to eliminate Maine’s homestead exemption, a proposal that would have denied an estimated 213,000 Mainers benefits similar to those he […] New York Times Posted September 24, 2022 Tags Budget, Taxes