Jobs and Income

Maine’s Jobs Report: A Bad Case of Déjà vu

Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly jobs report and, like in his State of the State address, Governor LePage continues to tout a jobs […]

Garrett Martin

Posted March 17, 2014

Tags Jobs

Debunking Myths about Health Reform Dollars for Maine

Last year, Maine legislators voted by a large majority to accept federal funds to extend health insurance coverage to 69,500 low-income Mainers, but they fell a few […]

Jody Harris

Posted March 15, 2014

Tags Federal, Health Care

Education

Community Eligibility Program can help hungry kids

This week we celebrate National School Breakfast Week. The breakfast program began as a pilot program in 1966. Now, in the wake of the Great Recession, 11.6 […]

Christy Daggett

Posted March 7, 2014

Tags Children, Education, Food Insecurity

Taxes and Budget

Testimony at Hearing on Supplemental Budget Proposals for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015

I applaud your efforts to address Maine’s current budget challenges and your willingness to put a range of ideas on the table. Proposed Alternatives Cuts to K-12 […]

MECEP

Posted March 5, 2014

Tags Budget

Maine’s Economy

4.5 Years after the Recession, Low- and Middle-Income Families are Still Hurting (Retail Sales Edition)

Just last week, Walmart made headlines with a weak forecast for profits and sales at US stores. Low- and middle-income families are the core of Walmart’s customer base, and […]

Joel Johnson

Posted February 28, 2014

Tags Economy

Jobs and Income

Older Mainers are Driving Maine’s Employment Recovery

Maine’s older adults are driving Maine’s employment recovery from the recession. Not only do 55-and-older Mainers represent a disproportionately large share of Maine’s total population, they have […]

Joel Johnson

Posted February 27, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs

Jobs and Income

The Truth about Governor LePage’s Own Jobs Claim

In Governor LePage’s recent State of the State address he touted his economic performance stating “Almost 13,000 new private-sector jobs have been created since we took office.” […]

Garrett Martin

Posted February 19, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

State-by-State Job Growth January 2011-December 2013

Tables provide state-by-state data on both total job growth and private sector job growth. State-by-State Job Growth January 2011-December 2013

MECEP

Posted February 19, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1751 An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Residents

As economists Michael Allen and Dick Woodbury wrote in their 2006 evaluation of Maine’s “Circuit Breaker” property tax relief program, “[the circuit breaker] does more than any […]

MECEP

Posted February 19, 2014

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Education, Health Care, Jobs and Income

State Policies Are Failing Maine's Working Moms

In 2012, women headed one of every three low-income working families in Maine, according to a new report released today by the Working Poor Families Project. These […]

Jody Harris

Posted February 12, 2014

Tags Affordable Care Act, Children, Education, EITC, Employment, Health Care, Incomes, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Poverty, TANF

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Maine’s Jobs Report: A Bad Case of Déjà vu

Debunking Myths about Health Reform Dollars for Maine

Community Eligibility Program can help hungry kids

Testimony at Hearing on Supplemental Budget Proposals for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015

4.5 Years after the Recession, Low- and Middle-Income Families are Still Hurting (Retail Sales Edition)

Older Mainers are Driving Maine’s Employment Recovery

The Truth about Governor LePage’s Own Jobs Claim

State-by-State Job Growth January 2011-December 2013

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1751 An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Residents

State Policies Are Failing Maine's Working Moms