Health Care, Jobs and Income Decline in health tied to decline in workforce People of prime working age have dropped out of the workforce at levels not previously seen by labor economists, especially outside greater Portland. According to a forthcoming study by […] Sun Journal Posted September 4, 2017 Tags Health Care, Jobs
Maine’s Economy Maine Governor Attacks Effort to Help Families in Poverty Fewer and fewer Maine families are aided by TANF, a federal block grant program intended to help vulnerable people get on their feet, even as the state […] Rewire Posted May 15, 2017 Tags Economy, Poverty
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
Education Workforce bill takes aim at skills gap in Maine The bill also received the support of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, State Director of the Maine Community College System Jim McGowan, Gilda Nardone of New […] MaineBiz Posted May 6, 2017 Tags Education
Education, Taxes and Budget Change the narrative on local budgets This is not the time to pit older people against families with children when deciding whether the mil rate is more important than well-staffed quality schools. The […] Central Maine Newspapers Posted May 2, 2017 Tags Budget, Local
Taxes and Budget Income Tax Cuts for the Wealthy or Property Tax Cuts for Everyone: A tale of two budgets According to the online calculator put out by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a Rockland family with two children earning $56,000 a year and owning a […] The Free Press Posted April 27, 2017 Tags Budget, Income Tax, Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Property tax cut keeps money in the right place According to an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, LePage’s approach would people who report more than $384,000 of taxable income a tax break of […] Portland Press Herald Posted April 24, 2017 Tags Property Tax, Tax Breaks, Taxes
Health Care Committee endorses bill to create universal sick leave in Maine The Maine Women’s Lobby, Maine Center for Economic Policy, Maine AFL-CIO, Maine Education Association, Maine People’s Alliance, the Maine chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness […] MaineBiz Posted April 19, 2017 Tags Health Care, Job Quality, Paid Sick Days
Health Care Republicans base their new Obamacare repeal on a Maine program they call a success. Don't believe them. “People who were young and healthy certainly benefited,” says Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “But small businesses that had older employees […] Chicago Tribune Posted April 19, 2017 Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care