Jobs and Income

MECEP: Proposed Bonds Would Deliver 3,100 New Jobs

Fact sheet provides information and analysis on Questions 2, 3, 4, and 5 Augusta, Maine (Thursday, November 1, 2012) The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) […]

Posted November 1, 2012

Tags Bonds, Jobs

September Employment Report Shows Maine's Job Growth Remains "Anemic at Best"

Augusta, Maine (Friday, October 19, 2012) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement concerning the September employment report […]

Posted October 19, 2012

Tags Employment, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Recent Maine Income Tax Cut Results in a “Great Tax Shift” to Low and Middle Income Families 2 in 5 Maine families- the 40% who can least afford it -will pay higher property taxes

Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, October 16, 2012) Maine’s new income tax cut will result in a “great tax shift” to low and middle income families say the authors […]

Posted October 16, 2012

Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Press Conference: Recent Maine Income Tax Cut Results in a “Great Tax Shift” to Low and Middle Income Families

Waterville mayor Karen Heck, teacher and Maine Education Association president Lois Kilby-Chesley, and Borealis Bread founder Jim Amaral joined MECEP at a press conference today to discuss the […]

Posted October 16, 2012

Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

August Employment Report Provides “Further Evidence that Job Growth in Maine is Non-existent”

Augusta, Maine (Friday, September 21, 2012) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), issued the following statement concerning the August employment report […]

Posted September 21, 2012

Tags Employment, Jobs

Maine’s Economy

New Census Data Provides a Bleak Portrait of Poverty in Maine: Nearly 1 in 4 Maine kids under age 5 live in poverty

Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 20, 2012) Nearly 1 in 4 Maine children under age 5 (24.3%) lives in poverty according to new data from the U.S. Census […]

Posted September 20, 2012

Tags Children, Poverty

Jobs and Income

New Census Data Indicate Maine Income Growth Stagnant: Maine tied for last among the New England states in income growth and poverty

Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, September 12, 2012) New figures released today from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey reinforce concerns that Maine’s economy is stalled and hardship […]

Posted September 12, 2012

Tags Incomes, Poverty

Health Care

Statement on "Few Winners, Many Losers: Evaluating the Impact of Key Provisions of Maine's New Health Insurance Law to Date"

New report confirms that premiums rise for most Maine consumers and small businesses Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, September 4, 2012) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine […]

Posted September 4, 2012

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Maine’s Economy

New Study "Reinforces MECEP Findings on the Growing Beneficial Influence of Immigrant-owned Businesses on Our Economy"

Fiscal Policy Institute report echoes recent MECEP research on the Asian and Latino business community in Maine Augusta, Maine (Thursday, June 14, 2012) The Maine Center […]

Posted June 14, 2012

Tags Immigration

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Statement on the Failure to Override the R&D Bond Issue Veto

Augusta, Maine (Thursday, May 31, 2012) Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) issued the following statement today in response to the […]

Posted May 31, 2012

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MECEP: Proposed Bonds Would Deliver 3,100 New Jobs

September Employment Report Shows Maine's Job Growth Remains "Anemic at Best"

Recent Maine Income Tax Cut Results in a “Great Tax Shift” to Low and Middle Income Families 2 in 5 Maine families- the 40% who can least afford it -will pay higher property taxes

Press Conference: Recent Maine Income Tax Cut Results in a “Great Tax Shift” to Low and Middle Income Families

August Employment Report Provides “Further Evidence that Job Growth in Maine is Non-existent”

New Census Data Provides a Bleak Portrait of Poverty in Maine: Nearly 1 in 4 Maine kids under age 5 live in poverty

New Census Data Indicate Maine Income Growth Stagnant: Maine tied for last among the New England states in income growth and poverty

Statement on "Few Winners, Many Losers: Evaluating the Impact of Key Provisions of Maine's New Health Insurance Law to Date"

New Study "Reinforces MECEP Findings on the Growing Beneficial Influence of Immigrant-owned Businesses on Our Economy"

MECEP Statement on the Failure to Override the R&D Bond Issue Veto