Taxes and Budget

Improved Child Tax Credit benefits all Mainers

The Biden Administration’s expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) provides guaranteed income to 90 percent of Maine families and will cut child poverty nearly in half. […]

MECEP

Posted August 10, 2021

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Nearly 86,000 Mainers at risk of losing unemployment benefits in less than a month

Unless Congress acts quickly, the expiration of temporary federal expansions to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) system will push almost 86,000 Mainers off an economic cliff in early […]

James Myall

Posted August 4, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal, Unemployment, Wages

Jobs and Income

New Maine Law Says A Biz Can’t Ask About Your Criminal History

By doing this, there will be a greater pool of applicants, and Maine needs this right now to fill empty jobs in a time where they’re so […]

Q106.5

Posted July 26, 2021

Tags Economic Security, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Maine law will prohibit employers from inquiring about criminal history of applicants

“Mainers’ past mistakes should not continue to damage their chances of employment and economic prosperity for the rest of their lives,” James Myall, a policy director at […]

The Center Square

Posted July 23, 2021

Tags Economic Security, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

What The Child Tax Credit Could Mean For Maine Families

Allina’s story is unfortunately, probably more common than it should be. The reality is, there are estimates that sort of suggests that it costs between $11,000 and […]

Maine Public

Posted July 16, 2021

Tags Children, Economic Security, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine Voices: Federal relief funds should target Mainers hit hardest by the pandemic

Beyond channeling resources into Maine communities and households, these federal recovery dollars have the potential to address inequality and spur a recovery that fixes the cracks in […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted July 14, 2021

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Federal, Inequality

Taxes and Budget

Improved Child Tax Credit long overdue for Maine families

Maine families will get a significant boost from the Biden Administration’s expansion and improvement of the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Starting in July, the families of 229,000 […]

MECEP

Posted July 1, 2021

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

New child tax credits offer lifeline for some Maine families

“This year’s expansion of the Child Tax Credit will help many Mainers make ends meet, but without action from Congress, the rug will be pulled out from […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 27, 2021

Tags Children, Economic Security, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care

Maine Voices: Legislators must take action to keep prescription drug prices in line

Countless Mainers suffer this economic burden stoically, but others are speaking out. At a recent hearing, some told heart-wrenching stories of struggling to pay for the basic […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 10, 2021

Tags Economic Security, Health Care

Education

Maine lawmakers moving to provide free meals for students

James Myall, an analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, told the committee food insecurity can affect a child’s physical and mental health, academic achievement and […]

The Center Square

Posted June 9, 2021

Tags Children, Economic Security, Education, Food Insecurity

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Improved Child Tax Credit benefits all Mainers

Nearly 86,000 Mainers at risk of losing unemployment benefits in less than a month

New Maine Law Says A Biz Can’t Ask About Your Criminal History

Maine law will prohibit employers from inquiring about criminal history of applicants

What The Child Tax Credit Could Mean For Maine Families

Maine Voices: Federal relief funds should target Mainers hit hardest by the pandemic

Improved Child Tax Credit long overdue for Maine families

New child tax credits offer lifeline for some Maine families

Maine Voices: Legislators must take action to keep prescription drug prices in line

Maine lawmakers moving to provide free meals for students