Maine’s Economy

What I am thankful for in politics

I am thankful to the Maine Center for Economic Policy for always showing us how Maine’s economy can work better for everyone. Click here to read the full […]

Beacon

Posted November 26, 2024

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Inequality

Taxes and Budget

As Mills administration plans to ‘get to zero’ on new spending, advocates say a fairer tax code is the way ahead

But that’s the wrong way to look at the situation, says economic analyst James Myall of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), in a recent blog post. […]

Beacon

Posted November 21, 2024

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Podcast: The ongoing abandonment of older Mainers

Arthur Philips of the Maine Center for Economic Policy joins Cate Blackford to discuss the results of their report on Maine’s direct care workforce. It’s not good. Click […]

Beacon

Posted July 6, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Overworked and underpaid: Lack of investment in direct care workers leave Mainers without services

According to a new report released this week by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, Maine needs to hire more than 2,300 full-time care workers to provide adequate services […]

Beacon

Posted June 20, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Advocates dismayed by Gov. Mills’ veto of her own bill to improve farmworker wages

In a statement, the Maine Center for Economic Policy said Mills vetoed the bill “simply because it ensured farmworkers have the same access to the courts that […]

Beacon

Posted April 25, 2024

Tags Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Racial Equity

Taxes and Budget

Opinion: Slugger wants his money

Special thanks to Maura Pillsbury at the Maine Center of Economic Policy for her research, which contributed greatly to this piece. Click here to read the full op-ed, […]

Beacon

Posted March 24, 2024

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Maine lawmakers could still raise the minimum wage to $15

James Myall, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), asked members of the AFA and Labor and Housing committees to think of the […]

Beacon

Posted March 6, 2024

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Unions, economists blast Mills’ call for ‘fiscal restraint’ amid so many unmet needs

“The governor’s new supplemental budget is a good start in bolstering Maine’s economy, but with so many unmet needs and an already full rainy day fund, now […]

Beacon

Posted January 31, 2024

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Report: Maine’s tax system creates more equality than states without an income tax

“Maine’s tax code should help narrow income inequality, not widen it,” Maura Pillsbury, a state and local tax policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, […]

Beacon

Posted January 10, 2024

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Maine businesses back rent relief bill to help them retain workers

The letter highlights gaps in Maine’s housing policies that rent relief could fill with targeted and fast support. “The investments your administration has made to support building […]

Beacon

Posted January 8, 2024

Tags Housing

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What I am thankful for in politics

As Mills administration plans to ‘get to zero’ on new spending, advocates say a fairer tax code is the way ahead

Podcast: The ongoing abandonment of older Mainers

Overworked and underpaid: Lack of investment in direct care workers leave Mainers without services

Advocates dismayed by Gov. Mills’ veto of her own bill to improve farmworker wages

Opinion: Slugger wants his money

Maine lawmakers could still raise the minimum wage to $15

Unions, economists blast Mills’ call for ‘fiscal restraint’ amid so many unmet needs

Report: Maine’s tax system creates more equality than states without an income tax

Maine businesses back rent relief bill to help them retain workers