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Amy Fried: Everyone benefits from Medicaid expansion

In most of our counties, hospitals are the biggest employers. However, as noted in an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, hospitals have been hurt by not expanding Medicaid, called MaineCare. In recent years, Maine hospitals have been admitting fewer people with Medicaid and the number without any insurance has increased.

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 19, 2017

Tags Health Care, Medicaid

Education

MECEP Op-Ed: in the BDN: Without a fair funding source, many Maine kids won’t get a quality education

When contrasted with the tax breaks the top 2 percent of Mainers will enjoy over the next two years, the increased school funding looks like less of […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 5, 2017

Tags Children, Education, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

It’s not surprising LePage is upset about a welfare bill that actually helps poor people

Data from the U.S. Census’ American Community Survey, compiled by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, show that the proportion of Maine children growing up in extreme […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted May 13, 2017

Tags Economic Security, Poverty

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

There’s no doubt Maine has unspent federal cash. The fight is over how to use it.

Gideon claims the number of Maine children in extreme poverty — families living at 50 percent of the federal poverty level of $10,000 per year for a […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted May 10, 2017

Tags Economy, Federal

Maine’s Economy

LePage proves why relying on tips isn’t sound economic policy

In Maine, eight of 10 workers who are paid the subminimum wage are women, according to the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy. Tipped workers are twice […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted April 8, 2017

Tags Incomes, Wages

Taxes and Budget

LePage’s responsibility is first to Maine people, not to shrinking the federal deficit

The Maine Center for Economic Policy last week released a compendium of federal funding opportunities Maine has missed out on over the past six years. The organization […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted March 31, 2017

Tags Budget, Federal

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Amy Fried: Everyone benefits from Medicaid expansion

MECEP Op-Ed: in the BDN: Without a fair funding source, many Maine kids won’t get a quality education

It’s not surprising LePage is upset about a welfare bill that actually helps poor people

There’s no doubt Maine has unspent federal cash. The fight is over how to use it.

LePage proves why relying on tips isn’t sound economic policy

LePage’s responsibility is first to Maine people, not to shrinking the federal deficit