Labor Force Participation Falling (graph)

Posted March 20, 2015

Tags Employment, Jobs

Testimony in Support of LD 380, Resolve, To Establish a Working Group to Aid with the End of Student Hunger

“School is hard enough without having to suffer the maladies that hunger causes. The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 19, 2015

Tags Children, Food Insecurity

Maine’s Economy

Federal grants now available for local food initiatives

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced the availability of new grants to support local agriculture under legislation she sponsored, the Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act, enacted as […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 17, 2015

Tags Economy, Federal, Local

Taxes and Budget

Testimony in Support of LD 341 An Act To Prevent Tax Haven Abuse

“The use of offshore tax havens to avoid paying taxes in the US has grown exponentially in the thirty years since the Worldwide Unitary Taxation Working Group […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 9, 2015

Tags Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Bill to Plug Corporate Tax Haven Loopholes Would Recover $5 Million Annually in Lost State Revenues

LD 341 would help stop tax haven abuse and the erosion of Maine’s tax base by multi-national corporations doing business here Augusta, Maine (Monday, March 9, 2015) The […]

Posted March 9, 2015

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Testimony in Support of LD 455, An Act To Prohibit Deceptive Practices Regarding Unsolicited Loans

“MECEP urges you to enact LD 455 to protect Mainers from unscrupulous lenders. Maine has long upheld strong consumer protections. Our state has one of the most […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 9, 2015

Tags Consumer Protection

Education

Testimony in Opposition to Proposed Cuts to Early Child Care and Education

“Based on research conducted by MECEP last year, we can document the that vital funding for Head Start and child care services not only helps thousands of […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 9, 2015

Tags Children, Education

Taxes and Budget

Testimony in Opposition to Income and Estate Tax Cuts in the Governor’s Biennial Budget Proposal

“We urge the legislature to reject the governor’s proposed tax cuts for three basic reasons. First, the proposal does not pay for the cuts. This is fiscally […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 17, 2015

Tags Estate Tax, Income Tax, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Statement on Gov. LePage's Proposal to Cut Income Taxes and Repeal Maine's Estate Tax

Hearing today before the legislature’s Joint Standing Committees on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and Taxation Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, February 17, 2015) The Maine Center for Economic Policy […]

Posted February 17, 2015

Tags Estate Tax, Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

2015 Tax and Budget Conference

Our state budget is a reflection of the choices we make together to strengthen our communities and build a vibrant economy. Join us to discuss the […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 13, 2015

Tags Budget, Taxes

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Labor Force Participation Falling (graph)

Testimony in Support of LD 380, Resolve, To Establish a Working Group to Aid with the End of Student Hunger

Federal grants now available for local food initiatives

Testimony in Support of LD 341 An Act To Prevent Tax Haven Abuse

Bill to Plug Corporate Tax Haven Loopholes Would Recover $5 Million Annually in Lost State Revenues

Testimony in Support of LD 455, An Act To Prohibit Deceptive Practices Regarding Unsolicited Loans

Testimony in Opposition to Proposed Cuts to Early Child Care and Education

Testimony in Opposition to Income and Estate Tax Cuts in the Governor’s Biennial Budget Proposal

MECEP Statement on Gov. LePage's Proposal to Cut Income Taxes and Repeal Maine's Estate Tax

2015 Tax and Budget Conference