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

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Health coverage for thousands of working Mainers at risk in Supreme Court case

Mainers dislike payday lenders

Higher Education Cuts Jeopardize Students' and Maine's Economic Future

Testimony in Support of LD 341 An Act To Prevent Tax Haven Abuse

Testimony in Support of LD 455, An Act To Prohibit Deceptive Practices Regarding Unsolicited Loans

Testimony in Opposition to Proposed Cuts to Early Child Care and Education

Cutting Taxes on Pensions Won’t Keep Retirees from Moving to Other States

Maine’s community colleges blaze the trail to prosperity for aspiring Maine workers

Testimony in Opposition to Income and Estate Tax Cuts in the Governor’s Biennial Budget Proposal

We’re Getting Fiscal!