Jobs and Income

State predicts Maine will lose nearly 16,000 jobs by 2028

While a tight labor market may raise wages, Maine would be in a better position if it had more in-migration, said Garrett Martin, executive director of the […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted October 13, 2020

Tags Jobs

2021 will bring another Maine budget fight on taxes and spending

Progressive groups including the Maine Center for Economic Policy are renewing an advocacy push to raise taxes on high earners in the state as a way to avoid cuts. […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted October 13, 2020

Tags Budget, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Data: 257,000 Mainers Having Trouble Paying Household Expenses

A new analysis of census data by the national Center for Budget and Policy Priorities and Maine Center for Economic Policy finds that about 257,000 Maine adults […]

Maine Public

Posted October 8, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Incomes, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Guest Opinion | Rick Cole: Losing Vroman’s Would Mean More Than Losing A Bookstore

Corporate businesses don’t reinvest their earnings in local communities, according to a raft of economic studies. One study done by the Maine Center for Economic Policy found […]

Pasadena Now

Posted October 5, 2020

Tags Local

Taxes and Budget

Slashing state budget would slow Maine’s recovery, report warns

If state lawmakers take the same path that their predecessors took in the aftermath of the Great Recession, Maine may once again see a slower recovery from […]

Beacon

Posted September 30, 2020

Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Severe recession, without aid, could shrink Maine government revenue for years

The potential for a deep, prolonged recession has sparked more calls from some analysts and Maine’s congressional delegation for federal stimulus that includes local government funding to […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted September 28, 2020

Tags Budget, Federal, Recession, Revenue

Jobs and Income

Editorial: Addressing food insecurity

Maine has the highest food insecurity rate of all the New England states and a 2018 report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy Maine found that families are struggling […]

Mount Desert Islander

Posted September 24, 2020

Tags Food Insecurity, SNAP

Jobs and Income

Mills’ work search requirement adds additional burden for unemployed Mainers, advocates say

James Myall, policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, agreed that the order could make many feel they have to return to work. “The concern is […]

Beacon

Posted September 24, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

A legislative path toward justice

According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, Black Mainers are six times as likely to be incarcerated as white Mainers, and Mainers of color typically experience […]

VillageSoup

Posted September 24, 2020

Tags Racial Equity

Jobs and Income

Wisdom Summit addresses aging well through COVID-19

A strong point of presenters is that older Mainers are still contributors. “Let’s face it, just because someone’s older doesn’t mean that they aren’t contributing to our […]

WABI

Posted September 16, 2020

Tags Seniors

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State predicts Maine will lose nearly 16,000 jobs by 2028

2021 will bring another Maine budget fight on taxes and spending

Data: 257,000 Mainers Having Trouble Paying Household Expenses

Guest Opinion | Rick Cole: Losing Vroman’s Would Mean More Than Losing A Bookstore

Slashing state budget would slow Maine’s recovery, report warns

Severe recession, without aid, could shrink Maine government revenue for years

Editorial: Addressing food insecurity

Mills’ work search requirement adds additional burden for unemployed Mainers, advocates say

A legislative path toward justice

Wisdom Summit addresses aging well through COVID-19