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

Jobs and Income

'State of Working Maine 2018' examines job quality, offers solutions to make good jobs the norm

Too many jobs pay too little, are too unpredictable and don’t support Mainers’ well-being. With smart policy changes, we can turn all jobs into good jobs AUGUSTA, Maine […]

Posted November 15, 2018

Tags Job Quality, Jobs

Maine’s Economy

Lesson of the election: Mainers want a progressive economic agenda

Newly released poll by Lake Research Partners shows Mainers oppose failed trickle-down policies FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 13, 2018 CONTACT:Mario Moretto, Communications Directormario@mecep.org(207) 620-1101 MECEP staff is […]

Posted November 13, 2018

Tags Economy, Polling, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

ADVISORY: Media call WEDNESDAY about next state budget, MECEP's outreach to state-level candidates

Winners of legislative and gubernatorial elections will have a chance to fully fund public schools, health care and local services in the next budget ADVISORY: September 10, […]

Posted September 10, 2018

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Legislature splits the difference in final tax conformity compromise

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 30, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy has released a new […]

Posted August 31, 2018

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

Health Care, Maine’s Economy

REMINDER: Medicaid expansion will boost Mainers' health and Maine's economy

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Legislature on Tuesday took action to support health care by enacting a funding bill to facilitate the smooth implementation of the voter-approved Medicaid […]

Posted June 20, 2018

Tags Health Care, Medicaid

Education

Press Release: Lawmakers should override veto of Student Loan Bill of Rights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 MECEP urges lawmakers to override LePage’s veto of Student Loan Bill of Rights […]

Posted May 1, 2018

Tags Student Debt

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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

'State of Working Maine 2018' examines job quality, offers solutions to make good jobs the norm

Lesson of the election: Mainers want a progressive economic agenda

ADVISORY: Media call WEDNESDAY about next state budget, MECEP's outreach to state-level candidates

Legislature splits the difference in final tax conformity compromise

REMINDER: Medicaid expansion will boost Mainers' health and Maine's economy

Press Release: Lawmakers should override veto of Student Loan Bill of Rights