Taxes and Budget

Faulty Data and Bad Decisions

On March 7, newspapers statewide reported that “a computer problem that allowed at least 19,000 Mainers who were not eligible for Medicaid to receive benefits has thrown […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 9, 2012

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid

Health Care

LePage Administration Proposal Puts Political Appointee Perks Ahead of Health Care for Maine’s Most Vulnerable

For the last several months, public attention has focused on the LePage Administration’s proposal to eliminate health care benefits for 65,000 Maine children, seniors and disabled individuals. […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 21, 2012

Tags Health Care

Health Care

Responsible Solutions Gaining Traction as Alternative to LePage Administration MaineCare Cuts

Governor LePage continues to mount a campaign of anecdotes, misinformation and intimidation to promote his proposed $221 million in cuts to MaineCare. On 1/25, MECEP and our partners […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 31, 2012

Tags Medicaid, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

Bridging Maine’s Budget Gap: Irresponsible Proposals or Responsible Measures?

The bipartisan legislative backlash against the proposal to cut funding for private non-medical institutions (PNMIs) is just the most recent evidence of the irresponsible way the LePage Administration […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 6, 2012

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

Editorial Round-up: Commentaries Condemn LePage Administration’s Proposed Health Care Budget Cuts

Over the holidays, our newspapers published several columns, many by Maine health care advocates, criticizing the LePage Administration’s proposed $220 million in cuts to the Department of […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 3, 2012

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid

Health Care

Editorial Round Up: Maine Opinion Leaders Weigh in on Proposed Medicaid Cuts

Maine’s newspaper editorial boards continue to criticize the LePage Administration’s proposed cuts to services important to Maine children, seniors, families and individuals with disabilities. The (Biddeford) Journal […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 19, 2011

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

Maine People Speak Out Against Harsh Medicaid Budget Cuts

Hundreds of Mainers from across the state converged on the State House in Augusta yesterday to loudly voice their opposition to the $220 million in cuts the […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 15, 2011

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

LePage Plan to Cut Services Raises a Media Firestorm

Governor Paul LePage ignited a vigorous public debate this week with his proposal to cut about $220 million in state funding for services important to working families, […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 8, 2011

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid, Seniors

Maine’s Economy

Buy Local and Grow Maine’s Economy

A new MECEP study (see full report) confirms that, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the local economic impact of consumer spending at locally owned businesses in Portland is […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 7, 2011

Tags Economy, Jobs, Local

Maine’s Economy

Why Do We Fight for Social Justice? From Maine Street to Wall Street

On October 11 a standing room only crowd filled the Shepard Lee Lecture Hall at the University of Southern Maine for the latest in MECEP’s Shepard Lee […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted October 14, 2011

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Poverty, Tax Fairness

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Faulty Data and Bad Decisions

LePage Administration Proposal Puts Political Appointee Perks Ahead of Health Care for Maine’s Most Vulnerable

Responsible Solutions Gaining Traction as Alternative to LePage Administration MaineCare Cuts

Bridging Maine’s Budget Gap: Irresponsible Proposals or Responsible Measures?

Editorial Round-up: Commentaries Condemn LePage Administration’s Proposed Health Care Budget Cuts

Editorial Round Up: Maine Opinion Leaders Weigh in on Proposed Medicaid Cuts

Maine People Speak Out Against Harsh Medicaid Budget Cuts

LePage Plan to Cut Services Raises a Media Firestorm

Buy Local and Grow Maine’s Economy

Why Do We Fight for Social Justice? From Maine Street to Wall Street