STATEMENT: MECEP praises Gov. Mills' effort to limit health care costs in wake of novel coronavirus pandemic

AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in response to Gov. Janet Mills’ announced state action […]

Posted March 12, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Recession, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Report: More than one in ten Maine families lacks adequate, nutritious food

Food is fundamental to human life, but more than 77,000 Maine households — more than one in ten — lacks the nutrition needed to thrive, while one […]

James Myall

Posted December 23, 2019

Tags Economic Security, Food Insecurity

Jobs and Income

Study points out problems facing Maine workers

A policy center in Augusta has completed a study on Maine’s workforce, and while compared to years past Maine as a whole is doing well, that doesn’t […]

Fox Bangor

Posted December 19, 2019

Tags Economic Security, Job Quality

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

NEW REPORT: Rosy economic indicators mask Mainers' lived experience in workforce

AUGUSTA, Maine — Household earnings and GDP are up. Unemployment and poverty are down. But do these indicators really describe the ground-level experience of Maine’s working families […]

Posted December 18, 2019

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Job Quality

Maine’s Economy

Report: State of Working Maine 2019

Introduction How should we measure Maine’s economy? An economy is strongest when it works for everyone. That means everyone has a fair shot at success, everyone’s contributions […]

James Myall

Posted December 18, 2019

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Employment, Food Insecurity, Incomes, Inequality, Jobs, Unemployment, Wages

Maine’s Economy

Politics & Other Mistakes: Money for nothing

The liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy isn’t fond of using existing social-service funds to pay for UBI. The center’s policy analyst, Sarah Austin, told the Portland […]

Daily Bulldog

Posted December 16, 2019

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Incomes, Inequality

Maine’s Economy

Economic gaps underscore perception of 2 Maines

Garret Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said a closer look at the numbers shows that Cumberland County is the only county that […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted December 16, 2019

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Inequality

Maine’s Economy

Maine politics: A conversation with five local legislators

For some expert advice on Maine’s fiscal health, let’s turn to Sarah Austin, a policy analyst for the nonpartisan group, the Maine Center for Economic Policy (and of […]

The Town Line

Posted December 11, 2019

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Revenue

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Maine Has The Highest Food Insecurity Rate In New England. Here's How 1 Food Bank Is Addressing That

Kristen Miale is the president of the largest hunger-relief organization in Maine, the Good Shepherd Food Bank. Good Shepherd distributes food to all 16 counties in the […]

Maine Public

Posted November 28, 2019

Tags Economic Security, EITC, Food Insecurity, Inequality, Job Quality, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

10 years of failing to raise the federal minimum wage

U.S. Department of Labor statistics show that wages grew across the board for Maine workers in 2017. Analysis by the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy found that income growth in […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 27, 2019

Tags Children, Economic Security, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage

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STATEMENT: MECEP praises Gov. Mills' effort to limit health care costs in wake of novel coronavirus pandemic

Report: More than one in ten Maine families lacks adequate, nutritious food

Study points out problems facing Maine workers

NEW REPORT: Rosy economic indicators mask Mainers' lived experience in workforce

Report: State of Working Maine 2019

Politics & Other Mistakes: Money for nothing

Economic gaps underscore perception of 2 Maines

Maine politics: A conversation with five local legislators

Maine Has The Highest Food Insecurity Rate In New England. Here's How 1 Food Bank Is Addressing That

10 years of failing to raise the federal minimum wage