Health Care

Mills set to reject LePage’s last-minute attempt to cut Medicaid

In the wake of her formal inauguration, during which Governor Janet Mills said she will implement voter-approved Medicaid expansion, advocacy groups are hopeful that Maine’s newly elected […]

Beacon

Posted January 3, 2019

Tags Medicaid

With minimum-wage increase, Maine families can expect another financial boost in new year

A September 2018 report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) showed the number of Mainers under 18 living in poverty has declined significantly, going from roughly 43,000 children […]

Beacon

Posted December 31, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Quarter of Maine workers lack paid sick days risking worker and public health, report warns

A report published last month by the Maine Center for Economic Policy says that at least 22 percent of private sector workers in Maine do not have paid sick […]

Beacon

Posted December 27, 2018

Tags Paid Sick Days

Education

Skipping gifts, some Maine families choose to pay down student debt

For Anne Bouchard, a nurse and Topsham resident, this holiday season will play out like others before it: instead of gifts, she gives her four children some […]

Beacon

Posted December 20, 2018

Tags Student Debt

Education, Jobs and Income

Maine women have higher student debt burden

A new poll released this week by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) finds Maine women — who in Maine represent the majority of adults with student debt […]

Beacon

Posted December 5, 2018

Tags Inequality, Polling, Student Debt

Taxes and Budget

Economist says surplus gives Mills ‘leg up’ after years of inadequate funding under LePage

According to the preliminary forecast announced by the state Revenue Forecasting Committee on Monday, Maine’s General Fund will exceed original estimates by about $99 million through the […]

Beacon

Posted November 28, 2018

Tags Budget, Revenue

Taxes and Budget

New poll shows that a majority of Mainers support a progressive tax code

A poll released Tuesday by the Maine Center for Economic Policy found that 63 percent of Mainers believe the wealthy and large corporations pay less than their fair share […]

Beacon

Posted November 4, 2018

Tags Polling, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care

Maine advocates sound alarm after Trump appoints Mary Mayhew to run Medicaid

“‘[The Trump administration] seems to choose people who have a philosophy that is completely opposed to the agency that they are supposed to be leading,’ said James […]

Beacon

Posted October 24, 2018

Tags Health Care, Medicaid

Jobs and Income

Maine groups urge Poliquin to defy campaign donors, reject payday rule challenge

From the article: “The Consumer Bureau’s payday rule is necessary to help ensure that lenders cannot trap borrowers, who are typically already financially distressed, in a debt […]

Beacon

Posted April 17, 2018

Tags Consumer Protection, Incomes

Taxes and Budget

Gov. LePage’s cruel budget is dead on arrival, now the real conversation begins

Maine People’s Alliance, Beacon podcast, April 14, 2017 This week on the Beacon Podcast, Garrett Martin of the Maine Center for Economic Policy joins Taryn, Ben and […]

Beacon

Posted April 14, 2017

Tags Budget

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Mills set to reject LePage’s last-minute attempt to cut Medicaid

With minimum-wage increase, Maine families can expect another financial boost in new year

Quarter of Maine workers lack paid sick days risking worker and public health, report warns

Skipping gifts, some Maine families choose to pay down student debt

Maine women have higher student debt burden

Economist says surplus gives Mills ‘leg up’ after years of inadequate funding under LePage

New poll shows that a majority of Mainers support a progressive tax code

Maine advocates sound alarm after Trump appoints Mary Mayhew to run Medicaid

Maine groups urge Poliquin to defy campaign donors, reject payday rule challenge

Gov. LePage’s cruel budget is dead on arrival, now the real conversation begins