Latest Census Data: Maine's Economy Remains Stagnant; Children's Health Coverage Continues to Improve

Maine median income and poverty rates statistically show no sign of improvement; number of children without health care down 31% since 2000 Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, September […]

Posted September 17, 2013

Tags Economy, Health Care

Education

CBPP Report: Maine School Funding Much Lower than before the Great Recession

7.3% cut hurts students and is bad for state’s economy Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 12, 2013). A new report from the nonpartisan Center on Budget and […]

Posted September 13, 2013

Tags Budget, Education

Maine’s Economy

More Mainers are Hungry

More Mainers are going hungry today than 10 years ago. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), from 2011 to 2012, 15% of Mainers struggled to […]

Jody Harris

Posted September 5, 2013

Tags Children, Poverty

Jobs and Income

Too Little, Too Late

MECEP supports the $149.5 million bond package that the Legislature will take up on Thursday. It includes funding for road and rail upgrades and expanded classrooms at […]

Jody Harris

Posted August 27, 2013

Tags Employment, Jobs

Jobs and Income

No Improvements in Jobs or Unemployment over the Past Year

Augusta, Maine (Monday, August 19, 2013) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement concerning the July employment report […]

Posted August 19, 2013

Tags Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Latest Jobs Report: No Cause for Celebration or Political Grandstanding

Augusta, Maine (Friday, July 19, 2013) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement concerning the June employment report […]

Posted July 19, 2013

Tags Jobs, Unemployment

Health Care

Failure to Override Health Care Funding Veto "Economic Folly and Human Tragedy"

Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, June 19, 2013) Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement today on the initial vote […]

Posted June 19, 2013

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Education, Jobs and Income

Low-Income Mainers Left Behind in GED Privatization

Mainers without a high school diploma do not fare well in the economy. They are stuck in low-paying jobs with little opportunity for advancement. For many working […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 17, 2013

Tags Education, Employment, Incomes, Jobs

Health Care

MECEP Analysis Shows Significant Impact of Accepting Federal Health Funds, County level analysis projects increase in jobs, economic activity, and health coverage

Augusta, Maine (Thursday, June 12, 2013) Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) released new analysis depicting the impact by county of […]

Posted June 12, 2013

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Taxes and Budget

Republican Proposal to Restore $368 Million to the State’s Budget “a Step in the Right Direction”

Augusta, Maine (Thursday, June 6, 2013) Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), called yesterday’s proposal from legislative Republicans to restore $368 […]

Posted June 6, 2013

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Latest Census Data: Maine's Economy Remains Stagnant; Children's Health Coverage Continues to Improve

CBPP Report: Maine School Funding Much Lower than before the Great Recession

More Mainers are Hungry

Too Little, Too Late

No Improvements in Jobs or Unemployment over the Past Year

Latest Jobs Report: No Cause for Celebration or Political Grandstanding

Failure to Override Health Care Funding Veto "Economic Folly and Human Tragedy"

Low-Income Mainers Left Behind in GED Privatization

MECEP Analysis Shows Significant Impact of Accepting Federal Health Funds, County level analysis projects increase in jobs, economic activity, and health coverage

Republican Proposal to Restore $368 Million to the State’s Budget “a Step in the Right Direction”