Taxes and Budget

Data Show Administration’s Proposed Health Care Budget Cuts Would Cost More than 4,400 Jobs Statewide

If adopted, these cuts would “further worsen Maine’s employment picture and the prospects for future growth” Augusta, Maine (Friday, December 9, 2011)- The Maine Center for […]

Posted December 9, 2011

Tags Budget, Health Care, Jobs

Maine’s Economy

Only One in Ten Eligible Maine Children Benefit from Federal Summer Hunger Program

Maine Hunger Initiative working to “provide deserving Maine children nutritious meals during the summer to keep them healthy and ready to learn” Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, November 22, […]

Posted November 22, 2011

Tags Children, Federal, Food Insecurity

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Statement Regarding Pending House Vote on a Balanced Budget Amendment

Augusta, Maine (Thursday, November 17, 2011) Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) Executive Director Garrett Martin today issued the following statement regarding the pending vote in the […]

Posted November 17, 2011

Tags Budget

Maine’s Economy

Choices: Child Hunger Doesn't End with the School Year

MECEP examines Maine’s effectiveness in feeding hungry children utilizing funds from the federal Summer Food Service Program and finds that only one in ten eligible children participate in […]

Jody Harris

Posted November 11, 2011

Tags Children, Food Insecurity

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Urges Taxation Committee to Target Tax Reductions "to Those Who Pay the Greatest Share of Household Income in Taxes"

Calls for reforms that “are balanced, minimize the damage for Maine people, and leave us better positioned to achieve future prosperity” Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, November 9, […]

Posted November 9, 2011

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care

Legislative Council Rejects Health Insurance Rate Hike Fix

Augusta, Maine (Monday, October 31, 2011)- This afternoon the Maine Legislative Council, made up of House and Senate leadership of both political parties, voted down two bills […]

Posted October 31, 2011

Tags Health Care

Taxes and Budget

The Case for Bonds is Clear

New Fact Sheet urges legislators to send a “robust” state bond package to Maine voters in 2012 Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, September 28, 2011)– In a new […]

Posted September 28, 2011

Tags Bonds

Maine’s Economy

Newly Released American Community Service Poverty Data a “Wake Up Call to Policy Makers in Washington and Augusta”

Representatives from MECEP, MCA, MEJP and MCAA react to disappointing findings about poverty in Maine and America Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 22, 2011)- Data released today […]

Posted September 22, 2011

Tags Economic Security, Poverty

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Media Briefing: Reactions to disappointing findings about poverty in Maine and America

Representatives from the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), Maine Children’s Alliance (MCA), Maine Equal Justice Partners (MEJP) and Maine Community Action Association (MCAA) discussed the findings […]

Posted September 22, 2011

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Poverty

Maine’s Economy

Census: In 2010, 161,000 (12.5%) of Mainers Live in Poverty

U.S. poverty rate reaches 17-year high; median income in Maine increases slightly Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, September 13, 2011)- New figures released today from the U.S. Census […]

Posted September 13, 2011

Tags Economic Security, Poverty

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Data Show Administration’s Proposed Health Care Budget Cuts Would Cost More than 4,400 Jobs Statewide

Only One in Ten Eligible Maine Children Benefit from Federal Summer Hunger Program

MECEP Statement Regarding Pending House Vote on a Balanced Budget Amendment

Choices: Child Hunger Doesn't End with the School Year

MECEP Urges Taxation Committee to Target Tax Reductions "to Those Who Pay the Greatest Share of Household Income in Taxes"

Legislative Council Rejects Health Insurance Rate Hike Fix

The Case for Bonds is Clear

Newly Released American Community Service Poverty Data a “Wake Up Call to Policy Makers in Washington and Augusta”

MECEP Media Briefing: Reactions to disappointing findings about poverty in Maine and America

Census: In 2010, 161,000 (12.5%) of Mainers Live in Poverty