Health Care Health coverage for thousands of working Mainers at risk in Supreme Court case The Supreme Court heard oral arguments recently in the King v. Burwell case, and a lot is riding on the outcome, especially for Maine. The court will […] Christy Daggett Posted March 16, 2015 Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care
Maine’s Economy Mainers dislike payday lenders You know the ones. They flood the TV airwaves and fill your e-mail inbox with ads promising fast, painless cash to tide you over until the next […] Jody Harris Posted March 11, 2015 Tags Consumer Protection, Federal
Education Higher Education Cuts Jeopardize Students' and Maine's Economic Future As lawmakers gather today to review the state’s higher education budgets, they should consider how a lack of investment in education has stifled Maine’s economy. Fifty-seven percent […] Jody Harris Posted March 9, 2015 Tags Education, Higher Education, Student Debt
Taxes and Budget Testimony in Support of LD 341 An Act To Prevent Tax Haven Abuse “The use of offshore tax havens to avoid paying taxes in the US has grown exponentially in the thirty years since the Worldwide Unitary Taxation Working Group […] Mark Sullivan Posted March 9, 2015 Tags Taxes
Maine’s Economy Testimony in Support of LD 455, An Act To Prohibit Deceptive Practices Regarding Unsolicited Loans “MECEP urges you to enact LD 455 to protect Mainers from unscrupulous lenders. Maine has long upheld strong consumer protections. Our state has one of the most […] Mark Sullivan Posted March 9, 2015 Tags Consumer Protection
Education Testimony in Opposition to Proposed Cuts to Early Child Care and Education “Based on research conducted by MECEP last year, we can document the that vital funding for Head Start and child care services not only helps thousands of […] Mark Sullivan Posted March 9, 2015 Tags Children, Education
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Cutting Taxes on Pensions Won’t Keep Retirees from Moving to Other States The argument that people move between states because of taxes is wildly overblown in contemporary state policy debates. Research on this issue is fairly clear: tax flight just doesn’t […] Marpheen Chann-Berry Posted March 4, 2015 Tags Economy, Tax Breaks, Taxes
Education, Maine’s Economy Maine’s community colleges blaze the trail to prosperity for aspiring Maine workers Today, the presidents of Maine’s three public higher education systems reported to the Legislature on the state of their campuses, enrollments, and finances. The Maine Community College […] Christy Daggett Posted March 3, 2015 Tags Economy, Education, Higher Education
Taxes and Budget Testimony in Opposition to Income and Estate Tax Cuts in the Governor’s Biennial Budget Proposal “We urge the legislature to reject the governor’s proposed tax cuts for three basic reasons. First, the proposal does not pay for the cuts. This is fiscally […] Mark Sullivan Posted February 17, 2015 Tags Estate Tax, Income Tax, Taxes
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget We’re Getting Fiscal! More than 70 folks are assembled at Maple Hill Farm Conference Center in Hallowell for MECEP’s Tax and Budget Conference! Nature has given us a (albeit brief) […] Mark Sullivan Posted February 13, 2015 Tags Budget, Taxes