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

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

Taxes and Budget

New revenue forecast gives incoming Mills administration a leg up to meet Maine's needs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 26, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — Revenue to the state’s General Fund will exceed original estimates by […]

Posted November 26, 2018

Tags Budget, Revenue

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Maine should boost working families, build a stronger economy by expanding its Earned Income Tax Credit

New report: State 'millionaires' taxes' can fund key investments without harming state economies

MECEP statement on Gov. Janet Mills' biennial budget proposal

Up to $6,431 available for low-income, working Mainers — but only if they file their taxes

MECEP releases biennial budget blueprint for prosperity, growth and opportunity

Minimum wage increase will boost pay for 143,000 Mainers in 2019

Congress enacts bipartisan agreement to protect and strengthen food assistance

No car, no home, no retirement: How $6 billion of education debt spurs hardship for Mainers, holds back our economy

New poll: Mainers struggle to pay down student debt, say loan servicers are making matters worse

New revenue forecast gives incoming Mills administration a leg up to meet Maine's needs