Jobs and Income

Letter to the editor: Maine bill to restrict food stamps both harmful to poor and expensive

“… The proposed bill limits waivers, creates a benefits cliff and applies work requirements to individuals over 50 and parents of school-aged children. These restrictions were modeled on Maine […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted May 15, 2018

Tags Employment, Food Insecurity

Taxes and Budget

Eye on Augusta: Legislature passes extension of business tax breaks

Still, critics have long argued that tax subsidies are a lousy strategy to create jobs and that the money could be better used to address other needs […]

The Free Press

Posted April 26, 2018

Tags Tax Breaks, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Letter to the Editor: A setback for Maine families

Does anyone really think Maine’s food pantries can do it all? Between 2011 and 2015, the number of Maine children living in extreme poverty rose eight times […]

Sun Journal

Posted April 25, 2018

Tags Children, Food Insecurity, Poverty

Jobs and Income

Portland council to weigh law requiring paid sick leave

In February, an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy determined as many as 19,000 people do not have earned paid time, but Hentzel questioned the […]

The Forecaster

Posted April 18, 2018

Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

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

Investors could receive significant tax breaks if city is chosen as Opportunity Zone

From the article “There’s not a lot of evidence to show that companies or individuals invest because of these programs,” [said James Myall, MECEP policy analyst]. Read […]

The Ellsworth American

Posted April 6, 2018

Tags Local, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Op-Ed in the Press Herald: LePage’s tax plan gives huge benefits to a few at expense of the many

We can fully fund our public schools. We can build a robust infrastructure that lays the groundwork for sustained, shared economic prosperity. We can maintain a public […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted March 29, 2018

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Education

MaineBiz: MECEP supports LePage/Grohman student debt relief effort

From the article: James Myall, a policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, described the bill “as a promising initiative to start addressing these economic problems.” […]

MaineBiz

Posted March 19, 2018

Tags Education, Higher Education, Student Debt

Taxes and Budget

PPH Editorial: Our View: Expensive tax overhaul wrong move for Maine

The most expensive part of LePage’s package is a revved-up depreciation schedule for businesses that would cost the state $55 million in the current budget, according to […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted March 15, 2018

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

Taxes and Budget

BDN Editorial: Tax conformity not a top priority for Maine

Given this, there is no reason for Maine to conform with the federal tax changes. In fact, Gov. Paul LePage acknowledges this and has warned Maine legislators […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted March 10, 2018

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

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Letter to the editor: Maine bill to restrict food stamps both harmful to poor and expensive

Eye on Augusta: Legislature passes extension of business tax breaks

Letter to the Editor: A setback for Maine families

Portland council to weigh law requiring paid sick leave

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

Investors could receive significant tax breaks if city is chosen as Opportunity Zone

MECEP Op-Ed in the Press Herald: LePage’s tax plan gives huge benefits to a few at expense of the many

MaineBiz: MECEP supports LePage/Grohman student debt relief effort

PPH Editorial: Our View: Expensive tax overhaul wrong move for Maine

BDN Editorial: Tax conformity not a top priority for Maine