Education, Health Care, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

An agenda to give American families a much-needed raise

Our colleagues at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) note that “wages for the vast majority of American workers have stagnated or declined since 1979—and wage stagnation’s reach has broadened […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted October 15, 2015

Tags Economy, Immigration, Inequality, Infrastructure, Jobs, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wages

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