Jobs and Income

The State of Working Maine in 2013: An Ever Deepening Income Divide (Part 2)

In my last post, I discussed how MECEP’s recently released report, The State of Working Maine in 2013, delves beyond the official monthly employment reports for more […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 13, 2013

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Jobs, Poverty

Jobs and Income

The State of Working Maine in 2013: Beyond the Official Unemployment Report (Part 1)

On the first Friday of each month (unless there’s a government shutdown), the Department of Labor releases the official national unemployment report. The results often lead the […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 11, 2013

Tags Employment, Incomes

Education

State of Working Maine in 2013: Maine Workers "Remain in Crisis"

“Employment opportunities for Maine workers are still scarce more than four years since the end of recession” Augusta, Maine (Monday, November 25, 2013) More than four years […]

Posted November 25, 2013

Tags Employment, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Education, Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

When small is mighty BIG!

Robert Reich is short, four feet, eleven inches to be precise. I mention his height because the former labor secretary and current professor at the University of […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted October 18, 2013

Tags Budget, Children, Education, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Congressional Fiscal Shenanigans: O. Henry or Stanley Kubrick?

After weeks of gamesmanship, a minority in Congress succeeded in shutting down the federal government at midnight. The full impact here in Maine is still uncertain. We […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted October 1, 2013

Tags Budget, Federal, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Sequestration: A Disaster for Maine Working Families

Close to 7,000 Maine jobs are at risk if federal budget cuts slated to take effect on March 1 occur. That conclusion is based on a report authored […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 21, 2013

Tags Budget, Federal, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Maine Families Living on the Edge

“Nearly half of Maine residents are living on the edge of financial disaster with almost no savings to fall back on in the event of a job […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 30, 2013

Tags Economic Security

Taxes and Budget

The Case for Another Bond Package as Soon as Possible

On November 6, Maine voters handily approved three bond issues to fund transportation projects, clean water infrastructure and land conservation. MECEP supported these bonds in the legislature and […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted November 8, 2012

Tags Bonds, Higher Education, Infrastructure

Taxes and Budget

Legislature Rejects Fiscally Irresponsible, Poorly Targeted Pension Tax Cut

Despite evidence that Maine’s employment picture remains bleak, state policymakers continue to pay little attention to steps that would boost the economy and create jobs. After rushing […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 11, 2012

Tags Appropriations Committee, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

A More Constructive Way to End the Legislative Session

Recent unemployment figures remind us that Maine’s jobs problem continue. In their rush to pass more budget-crippling tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy before the session […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 10, 2012

Tags Bonds, Budget, Jobs

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The State of Working Maine in 2013: An Ever Deepening Income Divide (Part 2)

The State of Working Maine in 2013: Beyond the Official Unemployment Report (Part 1)

State of Working Maine in 2013: Maine Workers "Remain in Crisis"

When small is mighty BIG!

Congressional Fiscal Shenanigans: O. Henry or Stanley Kubrick?

Sequestration: A Disaster for Maine Working Families

Maine Families Living on the Edge

The Case for Another Bond Package as Soon as Possible

Legislature Rejects Fiscally Irresponsible, Poorly Targeted Pension Tax Cut

A More Constructive Way to End the Legislative Session