Taxes and Budget

MECEP Urges Appropriators to Consider All Revenue Options to Balance the State’s Budget

“There are better options than shifting costs to property taxpayers” Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, June 5, 2013) Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic […]

Posted June 5, 2013

Tags Budget, Revenue

Education

Workforce bill helps adult learners, but does not go far enough

Nearly one in four Maine adults have started college, but never earned their degree. According to the Working Poor Families Project, Maine has one of the highest […]

Jody Harris

Posted May 23, 2013

Tags Education, Employment

Taxes and Budget

The Governor Misunderstands How Taxes Function

Governor LePage’s assertion that the income tax is a “very regressive tax” is stunningly incorrect. A regressive tax is one that takes more taxes as a percentage […]

Jody Harris

Posted May 14, 2013

Tags Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

New MECEP Report Makes the Case to Improve and Increase Property Tax Relief for Low and Middle Income Mainers

“Give Maine’s Working Families a Break: Fix and Fund the Circuit Breaker” calls for expanded benefits and improvements to the application process Augusta, Maine (Monday, May […]

Posted May 6, 2013

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Supports Bills to Restore Tax Fairness and Raise Revenues to Fund Education and Investment in Maine Communities

Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, April 23, 2013) Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), will present testimony today before the legislature’s Joint Standing […]

Posted April 23, 2013

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Economist Joel Johnson Named to State’s Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission

Augusta, Maine (Thursday, April 4, 2013) Governor Paul LePage has appointed Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) economist Joel Johnson to the state’s Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission […]

Posted April 4, 2013

Tags Economy

Education

Higher Education Equals Better-Paying Jobs

We all know it. The surest path out of poverty is a good job with benefits. But to get one of these good-paying jobs, Mainers need more […]

Jody Harris

Posted March 25, 2013

Tags Budget, Children, Education, Incomes, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Thanks Senator King for Leadership on "Even-handed" Budget Proposal

Augusta, Maine (Monday, March 18, 2013) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, today released the following statement as Maine’s congressional delegation begins […]

Posted March 18, 2013

Tags Budget, Federal

Health Care

Federal Health Care Funding Makes Dollars and Sense for Maine

New report finds that accepting federal funds will create jobs, boost Maine’s economy and provide health coverage to thousands of Maine people Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, March […]

Posted March 12, 2013

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Health Care

Press Conference: Federal Health Care Funding Makes Dollars and Sense for Maine

At a press conference today, representatives from the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), Maine Equal Justice Partners (MEJP), Maine Medical Association (MMA), and Small Business Owner […]

Posted March 12, 2013

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

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MECEP Urges Appropriators to Consider All Revenue Options to Balance the State’s Budget

Workforce bill helps adult learners, but does not go far enough

The Governor Misunderstands How Taxes Function

New MECEP Report Makes the Case to Improve and Increase Property Tax Relief for Low and Middle Income Mainers

MECEP Supports Bills to Restore Tax Fairness and Raise Revenues to Fund Education and Investment in Maine Communities

MECEP Economist Joel Johnson Named to State’s Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission

Higher Education Equals Better-Paying Jobs

MECEP Thanks Senator King for Leadership on "Even-handed" Budget Proposal

Federal Health Care Funding Makes Dollars and Sense for Maine

Press Conference: Federal Health Care Funding Makes Dollars and Sense for Maine