Taxes and Budget BDN Editorial: LePage policies, not land trusts, have driven up property taxes According to an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, payments to municipalities have been reduced by $602 million between 2011 and 2019 because of these […] Bangor Daily News Posted February 20, 2018 Tags Property Tax, Taxes
Jobs and Income PPH Editorial: One year in, no reason to change minimum wage law “A year after the first wage increase went into effect, it appears that is exactly what is happening. Meanwhile, there is little evidence that the dire predictions […] Portland Press Herald Posted January 29, 2018 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Health Care Rewire: ‘It’s Definitely Going to Happen’: Maine’s GOP Governor Can’t Stop Medicaid Expansion A Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) analysis indicates that health-care expansion has many benefits. It would create jobs, help residents avoid medical expenses related to preventable health conditions, […] Rewire Posted January 17, 2018 Tags Health Care, Medicaid
Health Care Maine Compass: Narcan not a cure, but it saves lives Every day someone in Maine dies from a drug-related overdose. More disturbing, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, accidental deaths from drug overdoses rose by 577 […] Central Maine Newspapers Posted January 16, 2018 Tags Health Care
Jobs and Income BDN Editorial: A higher minimum wage is helping Maine. There’s no reason to roll it back. Employment increased in nearly every industry, including low-wage industries, such as retail, restaurants and accommodations, according to an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy. Read more at […] Bangor Daily News Posted January 10, 2018 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income Camden Herald: New Year's Day brought minimum wage hike The Maine Center for Economic Policy stated in a Dec. 29 news release that about 59,000 Mainers will benefit from the increase. The organization said in the […] VillageSoup Posted January 2, 2018 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income MaineBiz: 59,000 Mainers get raises with New Year's hike in minimum wage MECEP reported that Maine’s minimum wage increase’s benefits aren’t limited to those who earn the minimum wage. “Other low-income Mainers will see their salaries increase as a […] MaineBiz Posted January 2, 2018 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income Press Herald: GOP lawmakers trying to slow minimum-wage hikes In a news release last week, the liberal-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy said the minimum wage increase would affect about 59,000 Mainers, about one out of […] Portland Press Herald Posted December 30, 2017 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income WABI Channel 5: Maine's Minimum Wage to Increase in 2018 for Second Year in a Row The Maine Center for Economic Policy says the economic benefits of the wage hike aren’t just limited to those earning minimum wage. Read more at WABI Channel 5. […] WABI Posted December 29, 2017 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income BDN Blogs: No savings, no retirement, no relief: The plight of so many low-wage workers According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy close to one in three of Maine’s working families live below, or near, the poverty line. If they are not getting […] Bangor Daily News Posted December 20, 2017 Tags Wages