Education ADVISORY: Nation's leading student loan watchdog visits Maine to support Student Loan Bill of Rights Seth Frotman, who led Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s student loan division, available for interviews March 26 AUGUSTA, Maine — Mainers are carrying more than $6 billion in […] Posted March 22, 2019 Tags Higher Education, Student Debt
Taxes and Budget Maine should boost working families, build a stronger economy by expanding its Earned Income Tax Credit CONTACT:Mario Morettomario@mecep.org(207) 620-1101 Augusta, MAINE – This year, policymakers in Augusta can help working families meet their basic needs by expanding Maine’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), […] Posted March 7, 2019 Tags EITC, Taxes
Taxes and Budget New report: State 'millionaires' taxes' can fund key investments without harming state economies CONTACT: Mario Moretto: mario@mecep.org; 207-620-1101; Maine Center for Economic Policy Jacob Kaufman-Waldron: jkaufmanwaldron@cbpp.org; 202-325-8746; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities AUGUSTA, Maine – State income tax increases […] Posted February 8, 2019 Tags Budget, Income Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget MECEP statement on Gov. Janet Mills' biennial budget proposal CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director of Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), released the following statement in reaction to […] Posted February 8, 2019 Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Up to $6,431 available for low-income, working Mainers — but only if they file their taxes Advocates gather at the State House tomorrow for 13th EITC Awareness Day FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Mario Moretto, MECEP (207) 620-1101 Janet Smith, CA$H Maine (207) 778-2757 […] Posted January 24, 2019 Tags EITC
Taxes and Budget MECEP releases biennial budget blueprint for prosperity, growth and opportunity AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today released “The Prosperity Budget,” a biennial state budget blueprint that lays the groundwork for a stronger, more inclusive […] Posted January 15, 2019 Tags Budget, Higher Education, Infrastructure, Job Quality, K-12 Education, Racial Equity
Jobs and Income Minimum wage increase will boost pay for 143,000 Mainers in 2019 CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 Increase to $11 per hour will increase low-wage Mainers’ income by more than $111 million AUGUSTA, Maine — Workers with low wages […] Posted December 31, 2018 Tags Economy, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income Congress enacts bipartisan agreement to protect and strengthen food assistance FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 12, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 Farm Bill compromise protects ability of 180,000 Mainers to put food on the […] Posted December 13, 2018 Tags Federal, SNAP
Education, Maine’s Economy No car, no home, no retirement: How $6 billion of education debt spurs hardship for Mainers, holds back our economy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — College degrees and other post-secondary certificates are an accelerant for individual […] Posted December 10, 2018 Tags Higher Education, Student Debt
Education New poll: Mainers struggle to pay down student debt, say loan servicers are making matters worse FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto (MECEP): mario@mecep.org | (207) 460-4669 Ricardo Quinto (CRL): ricardo.quinto@responsiblelending.org. AUGUSTA, Maine – A new poll released today by the Maine Center […] Posted November 29, 2018 Tags Consumer Protection, Polling, Student Debt