Health Care Repealing the Affordable Care Act Puts Maine’s Health Care and Economy at Risk (Full Report) A new analysis of the House and Senate health care proposals by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) finds that repealing the ACA in favor of […] Mark Sullivan Posted June 26, 2017 Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Looming state shutdown dangerous for Maine’s economy As the state’s two year budget comes due, Republican lawmakers continue to hold negotiations hostage over demands to repeal the voter approved 3% surcharge on household income […] James Myall Posted June 24, 2017 Tags Budget, Economy
Education Maine lawmakers need to protect student loan borrowers A new report from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) highlights another way that the very companies that are supposed to be helping Maine student loan […] Jody Harris Posted June 23, 2017 Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt
Health Care LePage policies have left thousands of children without health care Thousands more Maine children have no access to critical health care services as a result of Governor LePage’s policies, according to data from the US Census Bureau […] James Myall Posted June 21, 2017 Tags Health Care, Medicaid
Taxes and Budget Maine Groups Urge Our Members of Congress to Oppose Provisions of President Trump's Proposed Budget Harmful to Maine Families [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.mecep.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Maine-organizations-opposed-to-Trump-budget_06-20-17.pdf” title=”Maine organizations opposed to Trump budget_06-20-17″] Mark Sullivan Posted June 20, 2017 Tags Budget, Economy, Federal
Maine’s Economy Governor's Own Report Reveals the Human Cost of His War on the Poor Destitute and driven deeper into poverty. That’s the result of the LePage administration’s policies for one in seven families removed from the state’s welfare program in 2012. […] James Myall Posted June 1, 2017 Tags Economy, Poverty, SNAP, TANF
Education, Taxes and Budget Republican Education Funding Plan Would Raise Property Taxes Maine voters asked legislators to tax the wealthiest 2% of Maine households to fully fund education in the state. Now, Republican lawmakers are trying to weaken our […] Sarah Austin Posted June 1, 2017 Tags Education, Property Tax, Taxes
Health Care Testimony in Opposition to Work Requirement for MaineCare (Proposed 1115 Waiver) The Maine Center for Economic Policy opposes the changes proposed in the waiver because they undermine the basic principles of the Medicaid program, will cause unnecessary hardships […] James Myall Posted May 25, 2017 Tags Health Care
Jobs and Income Testimony in Opposition to LD 1609, “An Act To Support Maine's Employers and Encourage Employers To Hire Young Workers” Maine’s minimum wage increase will help to restore the value of work for tens of thousands of Mainers. It will increase wages for one-third of Maine’s workforce, […] Mark Sullivan Posted May 23, 2017 Tags Jobs
Taxes and Budget Testimony in Opposition to HP0987, “Joint Resolution Making Application to the Congress of the United States for Calling a Convention to Propose Amendments to the Constitution of the United States to Limit the Power of the Federal Government” A convention such as this threatens our constitution and the protections it affords to our most fundamental rights. It will hurt Mainers’ economic security and have disastrous […] Mark Sullivan Posted May 17, 2017 Tags Federal