Looming state shutdown dangerous for Maine’s economy

As the state’s two year budget comes due, Republican lawmakers continue to hold negotiations hostage over demands to repeal the voter approved 3% surcharge on household income […]

James Myall

Posted June 24, 2017

Tags Budget, Economy

Taxes and Budget

Maine Groups Urge Our Members of Congress to Oppose Provisions of President Trump's Proposed Budget Harmful to Maine Families

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Mark Sullivan

Posted June 20, 2017

Tags Budget, Economy, Federal

Maine’s Economy

Governor's Own Report Reveals the Human Cost of His War on the Poor

Destitute and driven deeper into poverty. That’s the result of the LePage administration’s policies for one in seven families removed from the state’s welfare program in 2012. […]

James Myall

Posted June 1, 2017

Tags Economy, Poverty, SNAP, TANF

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters, May 2017

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Posted June 1, 2017

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy

Maine Governor Attacks Effort to Help Families in Poverty

Fewer and fewer Maine families are aided by TANF, a federal block grant program intended to help vulnerable people get on their feet, even as the state […]

Rewire

Posted May 15, 2017

Tags Economy, Poverty

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

There’s no doubt Maine has unspent federal cash. The fight is over how to use it.

Gideon claims the number of Maine children in extreme poverty — families living at 50 percent of the federal poverty level of $10,000 per year for a […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted May 10, 2017

Tags Economy, Federal

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters, April 2017

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Posted May 2, 2017

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters, March 2017

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Posted March 31, 2017

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Trump budget would drain millions out of Maine’s economy; from agriculture to workforce development

President Trump’s budget proposal, unveiled on Thursday, would have dramatic and detrimental effects on Mainers across the state, as it eliminates or reduces federal spending on a […]

James Myall

Posted March 16, 2017

Tags Budget, Economy, Federal

Education, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

The LePage administration’s Q2 analysis gets it wrong

Economic impact analysis is not an exact science. It is rife with assumptions. Bad assumptions result in bad analysis. And bad analysis yields bad public policy. Look […]

Garrett Martin

Posted March 10, 2017

Tags Economy, Education, Taxes

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Looming state shutdown dangerous for Maine’s economy

Maine Groups Urge Our Members of Congress to Oppose Provisions of President Trump's Proposed Budget Harmful to Maine Families

Governor's Own Report Reveals the Human Cost of His War on the Poor

MECEP Matters, May 2017

Maine Governor Attacks Effort to Help Families in Poverty

There’s no doubt Maine has unspent federal cash. The fight is over how to use it.

MECEP Matters, April 2017

MECEP Matters, March 2017

Trump budget would drain millions out of Maine’s economy; from agriculture to workforce development

The LePage administration’s Q2 analysis gets it wrong