Taxes and Budget CBPP: Ryan’s “Vision for a Confident America” is less than 20/20 for Americans living in poverty The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities President Robert Greenstein responded swiftly on Tuesday when US House Speaker Paul Ryan announced his long awaited plan for combating […] Mark Sullivan Posted June 9, 2016 Tags Budget, Federal
Maine’s Economy Submit comments to the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau on proposed rule designed to ban abusive lending practices The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) urges Maine individuals and organizations to submit comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) about its proposed rule designed to […] Mark Sullivan Posted June 6, 2016 Tags Consumer Protection, Federal
Maine’s Economy Report on “America’s Shrinking Middle Class” offers some bright spots for Maine, Lewiston-Auburn The Pew Research Center recently released a report, America’s Shrinking Middle Class, examining the relative proportion of lower-, middle-, and upper-income populations in 229 of the nation’s […] James Myall Posted May 27, 2016 Tags Economic Security, Economy
Education Education attainment in Maine's major labor markets (bar chart) Mark Sullivan Posted May 27, 2016 Tags Education, Jobs
Jobs and Income Minority Population Share, 2000-14 in Maine's Major Labor Markets (bar chart) Mark Sullivan Posted May 27, 2016 Tags Jobs, Racial Equity
Jobs and Income Distribution of adults by income tier (%) in Maine's major labor markets (table) Mark Sullivan Posted May 27, 2016 Tags Incomes, Jobs
Jobs and Income Policy Basic: Maine’s Unemployment Rate, More than Meets the Eye “. . . despite an apparently-low official unemployment rate, there are still thousands of Mainers in jobs that don’t offer the hours they need and thousands more […] James Myall Posted May 17, 2016 Tags Employment
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy LePage administration’s crusade against food stamps hurts the economy; does nothing to help the poor A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) provides further confirmation of a depressing trend—hundreds of thousands of Mainers remain impoverished and food […] James Myall Posted May 4, 2016 Tags Children, Economy, Food Insecurity, SNAP
Education, Health Care, Maine’s Economy Will Congress leave poor Maine kids hungrier and less ready to learn? Just when you thought Congress has finally gotten something right, they disappoint once again. I am talking about the national school meal programs. Congress assumed correctly that […] Jody Harris Posted April 28, 2016 Tags Children, Education, Food Insecurity
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Congress must stop taxing workers without children into poverty Workers without children – including non-custodial parents (who do not have custody of their children for the purposes of their tax filing) – are the only taxpayers […] Megan Michaud Posted April 26, 2016 Tags Economic Security, Poverty, Tax Fairness, Taxes