Jobs and Income

Minimum wage increase will boost pay for nearly 171,000 Mainers in 2020

CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 Increase to $12 per hour will lift low-wage Mainers’ earnings by $158 million AUGUSTA, Maine — Workers with low wages will receive […]

Posted December 30, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

NEW REPORT: Rosy economic indicators mask Mainers' lived experience in workforce

AUGUSTA, Maine — Household earnings and GDP are up. Unemployment and poverty are down. But do these indicators really describe the ground-level experience of Maine’s working families […]

Posted December 18, 2019

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Job Quality

Taxes and Budget

NEW REPORT: Big-box stores roll out new effort to get out of Maine property taxes

Large retailers are pushing ‘dark store theory’ to manipulate property valuations, shortchanging town budgets and leaving other taxpayers holding the bill AUGUSTA, Maine — Large retail chains are […]

Posted October 31, 2019

Tags Property Tax, Tax Breaks

Taxes and Budget

NEW REPORT: Maine reaches new milestone on the road to tax fairness

Mainers who earn the least will no longer pay more of their income to taxes than those who earn the most AUGUSTA, Maine — Starting in 2020 […]

Posted September 4, 2019

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

STATEMENT: EITC expansion will boost economic security for roughly 100,000 Maine households

CONTACT Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org 207-620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — Sarah Austin, policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement regarding the unanimous enactment Thursday […]

Posted June 20, 2019

Tags Economic Security, EITC, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

STATEMENT: Budget deal fails to address persistent state revenue challenges

CONTACT Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org 207-620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in reaction to the biennial budget deal […]

Posted June 12, 2019

Tags Budget, Revenue

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

STATEMENT: Legislature takes action on racial inequality in Maine

CONTACT Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org 207-620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — James Myall, policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement following the enactment Tuesday of […]

Posted June 11, 2019

Tags Education, Health Care, Inequality, Racial Equity

Education, Jobs and Income

STATEMENT: Student Loan Bill of Rights will protect Mainers from predatory Wall Street corporations

CONTACT Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org 207-620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — Jody Harris, associate director of Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement following the Legislature’s enactment Monday […]

Posted June 10, 2019

Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt

Taxes and Budget

STATEMENT: Tax Committee's unanimous vote to fund EITC expansion by closing business tax loophole

CONTACT Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org 207-620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — Sarah Austin, tax and budget policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in reaction […]

Posted June 6, 2019

Tags EITC, Inequality, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

22 organizations, elected officials launch Prosperity Coalition to target LePage's tax breaks for the wealthy

Organized labor, faith communities, immigrants, women, students and grassroots activists join fight for fair taxes and a responsible budget AUGUSTA, Maine — A diverse group of 22 […]

Posted May 9, 2019

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Minimum wage increase will boost pay for nearly 171,000 Mainers in 2020

NEW REPORT: Rosy economic indicators mask Mainers' lived experience in workforce

NEW REPORT: Big-box stores roll out new effort to get out of Maine property taxes

NEW REPORT: Maine reaches new milestone on the road to tax fairness

STATEMENT: EITC expansion will boost economic security for roughly 100,000 Maine households

STATEMENT: Budget deal fails to address persistent state revenue challenges

STATEMENT: Legislature takes action on racial inequality in Maine

STATEMENT: Student Loan Bill of Rights will protect Mainers from predatory Wall Street corporations

STATEMENT: Tax Committee's unanimous vote to fund EITC expansion by closing business tax loophole

22 organizations, elected officials launch Prosperity Coalition to target LePage's tax breaks for the wealthy