Taxes and Budget

MECEP Statement on Gov. LePage's Proposal to Cut Income Taxes and Repeal Maine's Estate Tax

Hearing today before the legislature’s Joint Standing Committees on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and Taxation Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, February 17, 2015) The Maine Center for Economic Policy […]

Posted February 17, 2015

Tags Estate Tax, Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address

The Maine Center for Economic Policy issued the following statement from executive director Garrett Martin in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address this evening: […]

Posted January 20, 2015

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Taxes and Budget

MECEP Statement on Gov. LePage's Proposed Budget

Augusta, Maine (Friday, January 9, 2015) The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) issued the following statement from executive director Garrett Martin concerning Gov. Paul […]

Posted January 9, 2015

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Education

Maine’s Recent School Funding Cuts among the Nation’s Deepest

Maine’s future workforce, ability to compete in global economy at risk Maine cuts to school funding since the start of the recession are among the highest in […]

Posted October 16, 2014

Tags Budget, Education

Jobs and Income

MECEP Analysis: Latest Personal Income Data Confirms Continued Slow Growth in Maine

Transfer payments including Social Security and Medicare account for a disproportionate share of personal income in Maine and reflect the state’s aging demographic. Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, September […]

Posted September 30, 2014

Tags Incomes, Wages

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Census Bureau Data: Poverty among Blacks and African Americans in Maine Is the Highest in the Nation

One of every two black and African American Mainers and one-third of Maine’s Native Americans live in poverty Augusta, Maine (Monday, September 22, 2014) The poverty rate […]

Posted September 22, 2014

Tags Inequality, Poverty, Racial Equity

Maine’s Economy

Census Bureau Data: No Improvement in Poverty Rate or Median Household Income Confirm Maine’s Weak Economic Recovery

Maine median household income is lowest in New England and poverty rate remains significantly higher than during the recession Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 18, 2014) New census […]

Posted September 18, 2014

Tags Incomes, Poverty, Wages

Health Care

New Census Data: Maine Uninsured Rate Jumps by .9% from 2012 to 2013; Number of Mainers without Health Insurance Grew by 12,000

Nationally, the uninsured rate dropped by .2%; Maine and New Jersey were the only states where the rate of uninsured residents rose Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, September 16, […]

Posted September 16, 2014

Tags Health Care

Jobs and Income

Today's Employment Report “Shows that Maine’s Labor Market Continues on a Slow Path to Recovery”

Weak employment growth for prime-working-age adults and Maine’s large number of part-time workers are concerns; recovery remains confined largely to urban areas. Augusta, Maine (Friday, May 16, […]

Posted May 16, 2014

Tags Economy, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

State and Local Tax Rates Have Little Effect on Peoples' Decisions to Move

CBPP’s analysis adds to “growing body of authoritative research” that people do not move because of tax rates Augusta, Maine (Thursday, May 8, 2014) The non-partisan Center […]

Posted May 8, 2014

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MECEP Statement on Gov. LePage's Proposal to Cut Income Taxes and Repeal Maine's Estate Tax

MECEP Statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address

MECEP Statement on Gov. LePage's Proposed Budget

Maine’s Recent School Funding Cuts among the Nation’s Deepest

MECEP Analysis: Latest Personal Income Data Confirms Continued Slow Growth in Maine

Census Bureau Data: Poverty among Blacks and African Americans in Maine Is the Highest in the Nation

Census Bureau Data: No Improvement in Poverty Rate or Median Household Income Confirm Maine’s Weak Economic Recovery

New Census Data: Maine Uninsured Rate Jumps by .9% from 2012 to 2013; Number of Mainers without Health Insurance Grew by 12,000

Today's Employment Report “Shows that Maine’s Labor Market Continues on a Slow Path to Recovery”

State and Local Tax Rates Have Little Effect on Peoples' Decisions to Move