Health Care

Maine Hospitals Will Lose $600 Million, Forgo 1,500 Jobs if Maine Does Not Accept Federal Affordable Care Act Funds

While Governor LePage touts the bipartisan payment deal, his opposition to increasing health coverage puts hospital future finances at risk Augusta. Maine (Wednesday, September 18, 2013) […]

Posted September 18, 2013

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Health Care, Maine’s Economy

Latest Census Data: Maine's Economy Remains Stagnant; Children's Health Coverage Continues to Improve

Maine median income and poverty rates statistically show no sign of improvement; number of children without health care down 31% since 2000 Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, September […]

Posted September 17, 2013

Tags Economy, Health Care

Education

CBPP Report: Maine School Funding Much Lower than before the Great Recession

7.3% cut hurts students and is bad for state’s economy Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 12, 2013). A new report from the nonpartisan Center on Budget and […]

Posted September 13, 2013

Tags Budget, Education

Jobs and Income

No Improvements in Jobs or Unemployment over the Past Year

Augusta, Maine (Monday, August 19, 2013) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement concerning the July employment report […]

Posted August 19, 2013

Tags Jobs, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Latest Jobs Report: No Cause for Celebration or Political Grandstanding

Augusta, Maine (Friday, July 19, 2013) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement concerning the June employment report […]

Posted July 19, 2013

Tags Jobs, Unemployment

Health Care

Failure to Override Health Care Funding Veto "Economic Folly and Human Tragedy"

Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, June 19, 2013) Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement today on the initial vote […]

Posted June 19, 2013

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Health Care

MECEP Analysis Shows Significant Impact of Accepting Federal Health Funds, County level analysis projects increase in jobs, economic activity, and health coverage

Augusta, Maine (Thursday, June 12, 2013) Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) released new analysis depicting the impact by county of […]

Posted June 12, 2013

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Taxes and Budget

Republican Proposal to Restore $368 Million to the State’s Budget “a Step in the Right Direction”

Augusta, Maine (Thursday, June 6, 2013) Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), called yesterday’s proposal from legislative Republicans to restore $368 […]

Posted June 6, 2013

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Urges Appropriators to Consider All Revenue Options to Balance the State’s Budget

“There are better options than shifting costs to property taxpayers” Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, June 5, 2013) Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic […]

Posted June 5, 2013

Tags Budget, Revenue

Taxes and Budget

New MECEP Report Makes the Case to Improve and Increase Property Tax Relief for Low and Middle Income Mainers

“Give Maine’s Working Families a Break: Fix and Fund the Circuit Breaker” calls for expanded benefits and improvements to the application process Augusta, Maine (Monday, May […]

Posted May 6, 2013

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Maine Hospitals Will Lose $600 Million, Forgo 1,500 Jobs if Maine Does Not Accept Federal Affordable Care Act Funds

Latest Census Data: Maine's Economy Remains Stagnant; Children's Health Coverage Continues to Improve

CBPP Report: Maine School Funding Much Lower than before the Great Recession

No Improvements in Jobs or Unemployment over the Past Year

Latest Jobs Report: No Cause for Celebration or Political Grandstanding

Failure to Override Health Care Funding Veto "Economic Folly and Human Tragedy"

MECEP Analysis Shows Significant Impact of Accepting Federal Health Funds, County level analysis projects increase in jobs, economic activity, and health coverage

Republican Proposal to Restore $368 Million to the State’s Budget “a Step in the Right Direction”

MECEP Urges Appropriators to Consider All Revenue Options to Balance the State’s Budget

New MECEP Report Makes the Case to Improve and Increase Property Tax Relief for Low and Middle Income Mainers