Bond Questions 2, 4, and 5: Maine needs to invest in higher education for struggling workers

Thirty-six percent of the building stock at the University of Maine is 50 or more years old. Dwight Eisenhower was president when the state built most of […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 31, 2013

Tags Bonds, Education, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Question 3 – Maine’s aged bridges need repair

You know the old line, “In Maine, driving is better in the winter because the potholes get filled with snow.” Mainers have always grumbled about road conditions. […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 30, 2013

Tags Bonds, Budget, Infrastructure, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Booze, Bonds and Budget Balancing

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” ―Self-Reliance, Ralph Waldo Emerson, 19th American essayist All leaders need followers. Despite Emerson’s call to be nonconformist, political […]

Jody Harris

Posted January 18, 2013

Tags Bonds, Budget, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

The Case for Another Bond Package as Soon as Possible

On November 6, Maine voters handily approved three bond issues to fund transportation projects, clean water infrastructure and land conservation. MECEP supported these bonds in the legislature and […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted November 8, 2012

Tags Bonds, Higher Education, Infrastructure

Taxes and Budget

Fact Sheet: Bonds Will Add Over 3,100 Jobs

MECEP estimates the investments stemming from Questions 2, 3, 4, and 5 bond issues on the November 6 Maine ballot would create 3,162 new jobs and generate $377 […]

MECEP

Posted November 1, 2012

Tags Bonds, Jobs

Jobs and Income

MECEP: Proposed Bonds Would Deliver 3,100 New Jobs

Fact sheet provides information and analysis on Questions 2, 3, 4, and 5 Augusta, Maine (Thursday, November 1, 2012) The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) […]

Posted November 1, 2012

Tags Bonds, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Question 4 will fix crumbling transportation network, save lives

Maine’s roads badly need work. On Tuesday, voters have the chance to make a small dent in our road needs. Question 4 will make $41 million available […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 31, 2012

Tags Bonds, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Bonds: A Prudent Investment with a Big Payoff

If your roof were leaking, would you delay repairs while the problem worsens? With Maine’s roads and bridges crumbling, doesn’t it also make sense to invest in […]

Jody Harris

Posted April 24, 2012

Tags Bonds, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

A More Constructive Way to End the Legislative Session

Recent unemployment figures remind us that Maine’s jobs problem continue. In their rush to pass more budget-crippling tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy before the session […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 10, 2012

Tags Bonds, Budget, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Testimony at Hearings on LDs 225, 409, 777 and 877: Bond Issue Proposals

With more than 100,000 Mainers unemployed or underemployed, we must, as a State, do whatever we responsibly can to help create jobs. Bonds will help create jobs in […]

MECEP

Posted September 28, 2011

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Bond Questions 2, 4, and 5: Maine needs to invest in higher education for struggling workers

Question 3 – Maine’s aged bridges need repair

Booze, Bonds and Budget Balancing

The Case for Another Bond Package as Soon as Possible

Fact Sheet: Bonds Will Add Over 3,100 Jobs

MECEP: Proposed Bonds Would Deliver 3,100 New Jobs

Question 4 will fix crumbling transportation network, save lives

Bonds: A Prudent Investment with a Big Payoff

A More Constructive Way to End the Legislative Session

Testimony at Hearings on LDs 225, 409, 777 and 877: Bond Issue Proposals