Maine’s Economy

Two of Maine's Political Think Tanks

Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy and Matthew Gagnon, the CEO of the Maine Heritage Policy Center join former Republican State Senator […]

Maine Public

Posted February 9, 2020

Tags Economy

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Maine Has The Highest Food Insecurity Rate In New England. Here's How 1 Food Bank Is Addressing That

Kristen Miale is the president of the largest hunger-relief organization in Maine, the Good Shepherd Food Bank. Good Shepherd distributes food to all 16 counties in the […]

Maine Public

Posted November 28, 2019

Tags Economic Security, EITC, Food Insecurity, Inequality, Job Quality, Minimum Wage

Taxes and Budget

Maine Lawmakers Grant Some Tax Relief, But Taxpayers May Not See Much Of A Benefit

But Sarah Austin, an analyst with the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy, says local municipal officials are scrambling to find a way to pay for unmet […]

Maine Public

Posted July 10, 2019

Tags Revenue, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Maine Lawmakers Consider Proposals To Head Off Minimum Wage Hikes

But opponents argued that there are no studies to support claims that Maine’s economy has been hurt by the minimum wage increases approved by referendum. “The efforts […]

Maine Public

Posted March 18, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Bill Would Make More Maine Workers Eligible For Overtime Pay

James Myall, an analyst for Maine Center for Economic Policy, a liberal advocacy group, said right now employers can easily classify salaried workers as administrative or professional […]

Maine Public

Posted March 11, 2019

Tags Job Quality, Overtime

Education, Jobs and Income

Survey finds that Mainers are struggling to pay off student loans

Mainers are struggling to pay off their student loans, with their debt impacting everything from car purchases to health care. That’s according to the results of a […]

Maine Public

Posted December 1, 2018

Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt

Taxes and Budget

Experts disagree whether Maine home care referendum will result in ‘marriage penalty’

MECEP’S Executive Director Garrett Martin says [the proposal would not penalize married couples for filing jointly] because the tax on earned income is a payroll tax, deducted […]

Maine Public

Posted August 17, 2018

Tags Caregiving, Economic Security

Taxes and Budget

Advocates Say GOP Plan Would Hike Taxes For More Than Half Of Maine's Elderly

From the story: “I think that’s a fundamental misread of how this bill works,” says Garrett Martin, executive director of the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy, […]

Maine Public

Posted November 28, 2017

Tags Seniors, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Maine Public: Repealing Individual Mandate Would Leave 50,000 More Mainers Uninsured

Both the Maine Center for Economic Policy and the Washington, D.C.-based Center for American Progress crunched the numbers from a Congressional Budget Office analysis to get state-specific […]

Maine Public

Posted November 17, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Health Care

Maine Public: Would Expanding Medicaid Help Or Harm Mainers And The State's Hospitals?

If expansion passes, the federal government will initially cover 94 percent of the cost. That ratchets down to 90 percent by 2020 and stays at that level. The Maine Center for Economic Policy projects that’s an injection of about $500 million from the feds per year. But Littlefield says there’s also a state cost.

Maine Public

Posted October 31, 2017

Tags Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid

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Two of Maine's Political Think Tanks

Maine Has The Highest Food Insecurity Rate In New England. Here's How 1 Food Bank Is Addressing That

Maine Lawmakers Grant Some Tax Relief, But Taxpayers May Not See Much Of A Benefit

Maine Lawmakers Consider Proposals To Head Off Minimum Wage Hikes

Bill Would Make More Maine Workers Eligible For Overtime Pay

Survey finds that Mainers are struggling to pay off student loans

Experts disagree whether Maine home care referendum will result in ‘marriage penalty’

Advocates Say GOP Plan Would Hike Taxes For More Than Half Of Maine's Elderly

Maine Public: Repealing Individual Mandate Would Leave 50,000 More Mainers Uninsured

Maine Public: Would Expanding Medicaid Help Or Harm Mainers And The State's Hospitals?