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

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

Health Care

PRESS RELEASE: Health care repeal has already been debated and the research is a resounding "NO!"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2017 CONTACT: James Myall Phone: (207) 620-1103 Email: jmyall@mecep.org Health care repeal has already been debated and the research is a […]

Posted July 25, 2017

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Taxes and Budget

PRESS RELEASE: Trump Tax Plan Would Give Richest Maine Taxpayers an Average $53,000 Tax Cut and Trigger Deep Cuts to Federal Dollars for Maine

For Immediate Release: July 20, 2017 Contact: Sarah Austin Phone: (207) 620-1104 Email: saustin@mecep.org Trump Tax Plan Would Give Richest Maine Taxpayers an Average $53,000 Tax Cut and Trigger […]

Posted July 20, 2017

Tags Federal, Tax Fairness, Taxes, TCJA

Health Care

Press Release: U.S. House GOP Aims for Cuts that Cost Working Families and Those Struggling to Make Ends Meet

U.S. House Budget Committee is scheduled to review a budget resolution that makes hard-working families pay more and worsens budget deficits with massive tax cuts for the […]

Posted July 19, 2017

Tags Federal, Health Care, Higher Education, Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

MECEP Report: House and Senate Proposals to Defund Planned Parenthood Would Have Far-Reaching Consequences for Maine Women and Families

Augusta, Maine (Friday, July 7, 2017—The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today released a new report, Republican House and Senate Health Care Plans Jeopardize Access to […]

Posted July 7, 2017

Tags Health Care

Health Care

New Report: House and Senate Bills Would Be as Damaging as a Recession, Destroy 10,000 Jobs, Cost 111,000 Mainers Their Health Insurance

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Posted June 26, 2017

Tags Health Care

Taxes and Budget

House Republicans release new budget proposal: tax cuts for the rich, underfunded schools, and harmful cuts to Mainers and their communities

Augusta (June 23, 2017) — Last night House Republicans presented a budget proposal to the Committee of Conference twenty days after initial proposals passed out of the […]

Posted June 23, 2017

Tags Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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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

PRESS RELEASE: Health care repeal has already been debated and the research is a resounding "NO!"

PRESS RELEASE: Trump Tax Plan Would Give Richest Maine Taxpayers an Average $53,000 Tax Cut and Trigger Deep Cuts to Federal Dollars for Maine

Press Release: U.S. House GOP Aims for Cuts that Cost Working Families and Those Struggling to Make Ends Meet

MECEP Report: House and Senate Proposals to Defund Planned Parenthood Would Have Far-Reaching Consequences for Maine Women and Families

New Report: House and Senate Bills Would Be as Damaging as a Recession, Destroy 10,000 Jobs, Cost 111,000 Mainers Their Health Insurance

House Republicans release new budget proposal: tax cuts for the rich, underfunded schools, and harmful cuts to Mainers and their communities