Taxes and Budget

MECEP Supports Bills to Restore Tax Fairness and Raise Revenues to Fund Education and Investment in Maine Communities

Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, April 23, 2013) Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), will present testimony today before the legislature’s Joint Standing […]

Posted April 23, 2013

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Economist Joel Johnson Named to State’s Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission

Augusta, Maine (Thursday, April 4, 2013) Governor Paul LePage has appointed Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) economist Joel Johnson to the state’s Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission […]

Posted April 4, 2013

Tags Economy

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Thanks Senator King for Leadership on "Even-handed" Budget Proposal

Augusta, Maine (Monday, March 18, 2013) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, today released the following statement as Maine’s congressional delegation begins […]

Posted March 18, 2013

Tags Budget, Federal

Health Care

Federal Health Care Funding Makes Dollars and Sense for Maine

New report finds that accepting federal funds will create jobs, boost Maine’s economy and provide health coverage to thousands of Maine people Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, March […]

Posted March 12, 2013

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Health Care

Press Conference: Federal Health Care Funding Makes Dollars and Sense for Maine

At a press conference today, representatives from the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), Maine Equal Justice Partners (MEJP), Maine Medical Association (MMA), and Small Business Owner […]

Posted March 12, 2013

Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care

Education, Taxes and Budget

Maine Education Funding Cuts Are the Largest in New England

LePage budget proposal will worsen trend that threatens our children’s future and state’s economic well-being Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, February 5, 2013) The Maine Center for Economic […]

Posted February 7, 2013

Tags Budget, Education

Taxes and Budget

The Great Tax Shift Is On!

The Governor’s proposed budget “increases property taxes for 75,000 households by an average of $462, and as much as $1,600 for some households” Augusta, Maine (Friday, […]

Posted January 11, 2013

Tags Budget, Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Analysis: "Revenue Collapse" Caused by Recession, Tax Cuts Responsible for State's Budget Shortfall

Augusta, Maine (Thursday, January 10, 2013) As Governor Paul LePage prepares to release his budget for the biennium beginning July 1, 2013, the Maine Center for Economic […]

Posted January 10, 2013

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Jobs and Income

October Employment Report Finds "Maine's Jobs Crisis Persists"

Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, November 20, 2012) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement concerning the October employment report […]

Posted November 20, 2012

Tags Employment, Jobs

Maine’s Economy

Gap between Maine’s Wealthiest and Poorest Families Grows

Augusta, Maine — Income gaps widened in Maine and across the nation between the late 1990s and the mid-2000s, but Maine’s inequality problem is milder than in […]

Posted November 15, 2012

Tags Economy, Inequality

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MECEP Supports Bills to Restore Tax Fairness and Raise Revenues to Fund Education and Investment in Maine Communities

MECEP Economist Joel Johnson Named to State’s Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission

MECEP Thanks Senator King for Leadership on "Even-handed" Budget Proposal

Federal Health Care Funding Makes Dollars and Sense for Maine

Press Conference: Federal Health Care Funding Makes Dollars and Sense for Maine

Maine Education Funding Cuts Are the Largest in New England

The Great Tax Shift Is On!

MECEP Analysis: "Revenue Collapse" Caused by Recession, Tax Cuts Responsible for State's Budget Shortfall

October Employment Report Finds "Maine's Jobs Crisis Persists"

Gap between Maine’s Wealthiest and Poorest Families Grows