Jobs and Income

Personal income grew in Maine — thanks to the minimum wage

Income for the poorest Mainers rose much faster for these workers than for any other group. Compared with 2016, household incomes for the bottom quarter of Maine […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 24, 2018

Tags Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages

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

Maine’s Economy

Waldo County Senate candidates weigh in on the issues

“A recent report by the Maine Center for Economic Policy found that tax cuts passed by the Maine Legislature and Gov. Paul LePage over the past eight […]

The Free Press

Posted October 24, 2018

Tags Economy

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

With Brunswick shelter forced to turn people away, local, state officials discus state of homelessness in area

In many respects, Maine has not fully recovered from the 2008 recession, according to James Myall, a policy analyst for the Maine Center of Economic Policy and […]

The Times Record

Posted October 19, 2018

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Housing

Maine’s Economy

Editorial: Fewer Maine children are living in poverty. Thank the minimum wage increase.

The Bangor Daily News editorial board published an editorial citing MECEP’s research linking the 2017 minimum wage increase to a dramatic reduction in child poverty: Income for […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted October 3, 2018

Tags Children, Minimum Wage, Poverty

Jobs and Income

Brunswick library series to examine housing affordability

[Library manager Sarah] Brown said she was inspired to hold the series after reading a blog post from James Myall, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic […]

The Forecaster

Posted October 3, 2018

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Housing

Taxes and Budget

Think tank releases blueprint to fully fund education, Medicaid & lower property taxes

“To provide the necessary $320 million to fully fund public schools, $110.5 million for the state’s share of Medicaid expansion and $213 million to lower property taxes […]

The Free Press

Posted September 21, 2018

Tags Budget, Education, Medicaid, Property Tax

Jobs and Income

Seniors’ quality of life on a shaky foundation

“The LePage administration appears to be trying to solve the federal deficit at the state level,” said MECEP Associate Director Jody Harris. “(It) doesn’t agree with applying […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted September 9, 2018

Tags Economic Security, Seniors

Taxes and Budget

Legislature Passes Bill to Conform with Federal Tax Cuts

The liberal-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy said the bill is imperfect, but the final compromise legislation got rid of some of the “worst policies” proposed in […]

The Free Press

Posted September 6, 2018

Tags Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

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Personal income grew in Maine — thanks to the minimum wage

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

Waldo County Senate candidates weigh in on the issues

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

With Brunswick shelter forced to turn people away, local, state officials discus state of homelessness in area

Editorial: Fewer Maine children are living in poverty. Thank the minimum wage increase.

Brunswick library series to examine housing affordability

Think tank releases blueprint to fully fund education, Medicaid & lower property taxes

Seniors’ quality of life on a shaky foundation

Legislature Passes Bill to Conform with Federal Tax Cuts