Jobs and Income

RELEASE: As holiday season begins, Maine families face stark hardship from pandemic, economic crisis

Congress must pass new round of COVID relief to address hunger, housing insecurity and joblessness for tens of thousands of Mainers AUGUSTA, MAINE — Maine enters the holiday […]

Posted November 18, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal, Food Insecurity, Housing

Maine’s Economy

Co-Chairs of Legislature's budget, labor committees join laid-off workers in call for Congress to pass real COVID-19 relief

Inaction by US Senate is increasing hardship for Mainers and threatens deeper, longer recession AUGUSTA, Maine — Mainers facing continued record-breaking unemployment and an unprecedented state revenue crisis […]

Posted August 7, 2020

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

STATEMENT: Revenue forecast shows urgent need for Congress to increase state aid

Without revenue solution, state will be forced to make deep cuts that hurt Mainers and make the recession worse AUGUSTA, Maine — Sarah Austin, the lead analyst […]

Posted July 29, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Federal, Revenue

Jobs and Income

NEW REPORT: 182,000 Mainers would be harmed by federal unemployment cuts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUSTA, Maine — Proposed cuts to federal unemployment benefits would affect 182,000 Mainers — including 46,000 children — who are relying on those payments to meet […]

Posted July 29, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

STATEMENT: GOP's COVID-19 relief package falls short of meeting Mainers' needs

Sens. Collins and King should reject the McConnell-Trump plan and fight for real relief for Mainers AUGUSTA, Maine — The Republican COVID-19 relief plan unveiled yesterday fails to meet […]

Posted July 28, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Susan Collins

Maine’s Economy

MECEP calls on Sen. Collins to Fund Maine's Recovery

As Senate negotiations on the next COVID-19 relief package come to a head, Mainers need Congress to deliver for families, communities and our economy AUGUSTA, Maine — As the COVID-19 […]

Posted July 17, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Susan Collins

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

MECEP Statement: Black Lives Matter

AUGUSTA, Maine — In response to the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and the racist, deadly attack against Ahmaud Arbery, the Maine Center […]

Posted June 2, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity

Maine’s Economy

NEW REPORT: Maine faces at least $1.2 billion revenue shortfall as coronavirus wreaks havoc on jobs, spending

To protect Maine families and communities, Congress must include substantial state fiscal aid in the next pandemic relief package AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine faces an estimated $1.2 billion […]

Posted May 5, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Federal

Maine’s Economy

REPORT: Maine needs significantly more fiscal support to address severe health and economic harms from COVID-19

States are nearing shortfalls that could be the largest on record — totaling more than $500 billion in just over one fiscal year AUGUSTA, Maine — While federal […]

Posted April 14, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Federal

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

STATEMENT: Grim job loss forecast worsens as two-week unemployment claims exceed 2019 total

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine will lose more than 87,000 jobs by the end of June as efforts to contain the coronavirus make normal economic activity all but impossible, according […]

Posted April 2, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Jobs, Unemployment

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RELEASE: As holiday season begins, Maine families face stark hardship from pandemic, economic crisis

Co-Chairs of Legislature's budget, labor committees join laid-off workers in call for Congress to pass real COVID-19 relief

STATEMENT: Revenue forecast shows urgent need for Congress to increase state aid

NEW REPORT: 182,000 Mainers would be harmed by federal unemployment cuts

STATEMENT: GOP's COVID-19 relief package falls short of meeting Mainers' needs

MECEP calls on Sen. Collins to Fund Maine's Recovery

MECEP Statement: Black Lives Matter

NEW REPORT: Maine faces at least $1.2 billion revenue shortfall as coronavirus wreaks havoc on jobs, spending

REPORT: Maine needs significantly more fiscal support to address severe health and economic harms from COVID-19

STATEMENT: Grim job loss forecast worsens as two-week unemployment claims exceed 2019 total