Maine’s Economy MECEP Matters (July 2015 edition) In This Issue Legislative Round-up Intern Energy Fuels the MECEP Summer MECEP Blogposts MECEP in the News For a PDF of this edition, click here. To sign up […] Posted July 16, 2015 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy MECEP Legislative Summary – First Regular Session of the 127th Maine Legislature For a PDF of a chart that summarizes the bills on which MECEP presented testimony during the legislative session which ended on July 16, 2015, click here. Mark Sullivan Posted July 15, 2015 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy MECEP Endorses Campaign Finance Referendum “In order to truly strengthen this state’s economy we need to ensure that politicians are accountable to everyday, middle-class Mainers who are struggling to get by, pay […] Posted July 2, 2015 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Immigrants: Honesty, not incendiary political rhetoric “Governor LePage is wrong to deny Maine families the help they need to provide for basic needs as they legally wait for their applications to be processed. […] Marpheen Chann-Berry Posted June 15, 2015 Tags Economy, Immigration
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget A crumbling road is not the route to economic growth “If the governor and legislature want vibrant downtowns and a thriving economy, they must invest in our roads and highways. If they don’t want our downtowns to […] Jody Harris Posted June 4, 2015 Tags Budget, Economy, Infrastructure, Revenue
Maine’s Economy MECEP Matters (May 2015 edition) In This Issue “Honoring Maine’s Veterans: Serving Better Those Who Served” Budget and Taxes: Heading for an Endgame? Are We Pricing Higher Education Out of the Reach […] Posted May 18, 2015 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy Maine Veterans by Period of Service (chart) Mark Sullivan Posted May 11, 2015 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy Maine Veteran Population by County, 2013 (table) Mark Sullivan Posted May 11, 2015 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget 3 unsavory ways to pay for eliminating Maine’s income tax Maine’s Constitution requires a balanced budget. Eliminating the state’s income tax. as the governor proposes to do in 2020, will blow a $1.7 billion hole in the […] Mark Sullivan Posted May 5, 2015 Tags Economy, Education, Income Tax, Property Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes