Taxes and Budget

New analysis: House tax legislation increases benefits for Maine's richest 1 percent over time

“If this were a genuine effort to boost the middle class, Congress would be proposing a $1.5 trillion package to take on student debt, create good jobs […]

MECEP Press Release

Posted November 6, 2017

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

House GOP’s tax priorities remain unchanged: Tax giveaways to the wealthy, fewer opportunities for working Maine families and seniors

AUGUSTA, MAINE (November 2, 2017) – U.S. House Republican leaders released tax legislation today that would give large tax cuts to the wealthiest individuals and corporations and threaten […]

Posted November 2, 2017

Tags Seniors, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Breaking: Maine’s Congressional Delegation Should Support New CFPB Payday Lending Rule Aimed Toward Curbing Abuses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2017 CONTACT Marpheen Chann mchann@mecep.org (207) 620-1128 Maine’s Congressional Delegation Should Support New CFPB Payday Lending Rule Aimed Toward Curbing Abuses AUGUSTA, […]

Posted October 6, 2017

Tags Consumer Protection, Federal

Taxes and Budget

Breaking: New Analysis Confirms Trump Tax Plan a Windfall for Wealthy, One in Seven Mainers Will Pay More

“This tax plan is bad for Maine,” said Sarah Austin, a policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “If enacted, these lopsided cuts will only serve to worsen the growing gap between the richest households and everyone else and will trigger deep cuts in this and future budgets to everything from medical research, to job training, to infrastructure and other investments that grow our economy.”

Posted October 4, 2017

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

Maine’s Economy

Senators Collins and King make Maine proud

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 29, 2017 CONTACT: Marpheen Chann mchann@mecep.org (207) 620-1128 Senators Collins and King make Maine proud AUGUSTA, MAINE (September 29, 2017) – The Maine Center for […]

Posted September 29, 2017

Tags Federal, Susan Collins

Health Care

Statement: LePage claim that Graham-Cassidy bill would mean more federal funding for Maine is misleading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2017 CONTACT: Marpheen Chann mchann@mecep.org (207)620-1128 LePage claim that Graham-Cassidy bill would mean more federal funding for Maine is misleading AUGUSTA, MAINE (September […]

Posted September 22, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Report: State lawmakers must chart a different course to overcome Maine's "elusive" economic recovery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 19, 2017 CONTACT: Marpheen Chann mchann@mecep.org (207) 620-1128 MECEP Report: State lawmakers must chart a different course to overcome Maine’s “elusive” economic recovery […]

Posted September 19, 2017

Tags Economy

Health Care

BREAKING: New Effort to Repeal ACA, Same Results; Millions Would Lose Health Care Coverage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2017 CONTACT: Ann Woloson (207) 458-0416 awoloson@mejp.org James Myall (207) 620-1103 jmyall@mecep.org New Effort to Repeal ACA, Same Results; Millions […]

Posted August 24, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Taxes and Budget

BREAKING: Maine millionaires primary recipients of proposed Trump tax breaks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 17, 2017 CONTACT: Sarah Austin saustin@mecep.org (207) 620-1104 Maine millionaires primary recipients of proposed Trump tax breaks Proposed tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires threaten basic education and health services […]

Posted August 17, 2017

Tags Federal, Tax Fairness, Taxes, TCJA

Jobs and Income

Press Release: Mainers Should be Protected From Payday Lenders Seeking to Enforce Shady Provisions in Shadows of Forced Arbitration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2017 CONTACT: Jody Harris Jharris@mecep.org (207) 620-1105 Mainers Should be Protected From Payday Lenders Seeking to Enforce Shady Provisions in Shadow of […]

Posted August 7, 2017

Tags Consumer Protection

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New analysis: House tax legislation increases benefits for Maine's richest 1 percent over time

House GOP’s tax priorities remain unchanged: Tax giveaways to the wealthy, fewer opportunities for working Maine families and seniors

Breaking: Maine’s Congressional Delegation Should Support New CFPB Payday Lending Rule Aimed Toward Curbing Abuses

Breaking: New Analysis Confirms Trump Tax Plan a Windfall for Wealthy, One in Seven Mainers Will Pay More

Senators Collins and King make Maine proud

Statement: LePage claim that Graham-Cassidy bill would mean more federal funding for Maine is misleading

MECEP Report: State lawmakers must chart a different course to overcome Maine's "elusive" economic recovery

BREAKING: New Effort to Repeal ACA, Same Results; Millions Would Lose Health Care Coverage

BREAKING: Maine millionaires primary recipients of proposed Trump tax breaks

Press Release: Mainers Should be Protected From Payday Lenders Seeking to Enforce Shady Provisions in Shadows of Forced Arbitration