Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters (March 2014 edition)

MECEP Matters March 2014 edition In this Issue: Campaign Continues to Accept Federal Funds for Health Coverage in Maine Social Media Also Helps Make the Case The […]

Posted March 14, 2014

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4.5 Years after the Recession, Low- and Middle-Income Families are Still Hurting (Retail Sales Edition)

Just last week, Walmart made headlines with a weak forecast for profits and sales at US stores. Low- and middle-income families are the core of Walmart’s customer base, and […]

Joel Johnson

Posted February 28, 2014

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Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters (February 2014 edition)

MECEP Matters February 2014 edition In this Issue: Accepting Federal Health Care Funds Will Boost Maine’s Economy Christy Daggett Joins Our Staff We’re Moving! MECEP Has a New […]

Posted February 14, 2014

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Jobs and Income

41,600 Mainers are working part-time because of the bad economy

41,600 Maine people with jobs are part-time workers who want more work but can’t find it, according to data released today by the US Bureau of Labor […]

Joel Johnson

Posted January 31, 2014

Tags Economy, Employment, Jobs

Education

Testimony at Hearing on L.D. 1431, An Act To Support School Nutrition and Expand the Local Foods Economy

We all know that buying local is good. It keeps dollars in the local economy rather than having that money leave the state. In 2011, MECEP […]

MECEP

Posted January 21, 2014

Tags Economy, Education, Food Insecurity, Local

Health Care

Unprecedented Opportunity: Federal Health Care Funds Will Deliver 4,400 Jobs and $500,000,000 in Annual Economic Activity to Maine by 2016

If Maine lawmakers fail this legislative session to accept federal funds to provide health care to almost 70,000 Maine people, approximately half of whom are working, Maine […]

MECEP

Posted January 14, 2014

Tags Economy, Federal, Health Care, Jobs

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Matters (January 2014 edition)

MECEP Matters January 2014 In this Issue: MECEP Report: As 2013 Ends Maine Workers “Remain in Crisis” Inequality for All Proves a Real Crowd Pleaser; More Screenings […]

Posted January 10, 2014

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Maine’s Economy

State of Working Maine in 2013

Workers in Maine and across the nation remain in crisis. The typical working Mainer has yet to find relief from a long-term economic malaise that began more […]

MECEP

Posted November 25, 2013

Tags Economy, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

An Analysis of Investment in Tourism in Western Maine: 2002-2012

This report documents the investment in tourism assets in Franklin and Oxford counties over the past decade. MECEP analysis indicates that federal, state, and philanthropic funds contribute […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 15, 2013

Tags Economy, Federal, Local, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Beware the Bogus Business Ranking Redux

In December 2011, I wrote the blog post below in response to Forbes magazine’s “Best States for Business” list of that year. Now, for the fourth year […]

Garrett Martin

Posted October 1, 2013

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MECEP Matters (March 2014 edition)

4.5 Years after the Recession, Low- and Middle-Income Families are Still Hurting (Retail Sales Edition)

MECEP Matters (February 2014 edition)

41,600 Mainers are working part-time because of the bad economy

Testimony at Hearing on L.D. 1431, An Act To Support School Nutrition and Expand the Local Foods Economy

Unprecedented Opportunity: Federal Health Care Funds Will Deliver 4,400 Jobs and $500,000,000 in Annual Economic Activity to Maine by 2016

MECEP Matters (January 2014 edition)

State of Working Maine in 2013

An Analysis of Investment in Tourism in Western Maine: 2002-2012

Beware the Bogus Business Ranking Redux