Taxes and Budget What the Inflation Reduction Act means for Maine Stateside advocates like King, the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy and Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, say the bill will reduce costs for Mainers on utilities and health care, […] Bangor Daily News Posted August 8, 2022 Tags ARPA, Federal, Health Care, Inflation, Taxes
Maine’s Economy Podcast: The corporate profiteering behind inflation and what we can do about it Jin Woo Chung, senior economist for the Groundwork Collaborative and James Myall, policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy join host Cate Blackford to discuss rising prices, […] Beacon Posted July 29, 2022 Tags Inflation
Taxes and Budget Maine residents can get up to $850 in direct relief checks — more than any other state “As housing, food, and energy costs have increased, the stimulus checks will be a big help for low-income households struggling to cover higher costs,” Sarah Austin, director […] Business Insider India Posted July 26, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Inflation
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
Jobs and Income Portland voters may be asked to again consider increasing the minimum wage Councilors also heard Wednesday from an analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy and the director of advocacy at the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce about […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 21, 2022 Tags Local, Minimum Wage, Wages
Health Care Before his death at a local jail, Billy Tucker had big dreams In March, the Maine Center for Economic Policy and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine published a report that made the case for decriminalizing the use and […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 19, 2022 Tags Health Care, Inequality
Health Care LePage wrongly blames Medicaid expansion for Maine’s worker shortage After Medicaid expansion won at the ballot box in 2017, LePage still refused to file for expansion with the federal government, prompting a lawsuit led by the […] Beacon Posted June 16, 2022 Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Medicaid
Taxes and Budget Maine Lawmakers Are Putting $$$ In Workers' Pockets There’s no way around it – expenses are rising faster than wages. That’s why Maine lawmakers expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit this session, which means money […] Mainers for Working Families Posted June 9, 2022 Tags Economic Security, EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Health Care Opinion: Expanded Good Samaritan law is simple and will save lives A recent report by the ACLU of Maine finds that out of the 38,893 arrests in 2019, 3,614—or roughly one out of 11— were for drug-related offenses and almost […] Beacon Posted June 7, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Health Care, Inequality
Taxes and Budget Congress should focus on addressing the many rising costs that are hurting Mainers Election seasons can heighten tensions while reducing legislative activity, but right now, before ads and mail pieces clutter our mailboxes and debates heat up, there’s a window […] Bangor Daily News Posted June 1, 2022 Tags Children, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Health Care