Taxes and Budget

Maine's Tax Solution: Fairness and Investing in Economic Growth

MECEP’s new tax report should not be a surprise to anyone. It shows that income tax cuts made in 2011 are not the panacea that proponents have […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 18, 2012

Tags Economy, Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

What New Census Data Say About Maine’s Economy

Today the US Census Bureau released data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) on income, health insurance coverage, and poverty. Maine ranks in the middle of the […]

Garrett Martin

Posted September 12, 2012

Tags Economy

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Immigrants: Fueling Maine's Economy

The nonpartisan, New-York-based Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) reports that rather than being a drag on our economy, immigrants actually help grow it and by remarkably large amounts. […]

Jody Harris

Posted July 11, 2012

Tags Economy, Immigration, Jobs

Jobs and Income

US House Votes to Eliminate Major Source of Economic and Demographic Data

The American Community Survey is the only source of objective, consistent, and comprehensive information about the nation’s social, economic, and demographic characteristics down to the neighborhood level. […]

Joel Johnson

Posted May 18, 2012

Tags Budget, Economy, Federal

Maine’s Economy

Earth Day Reflection and Maine's Farming Future

Sunday is Earth Day. We’ve come a long way since the first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970. Forty-two years ago, Maine’s rivers foamed with chemicals and […]

Jody Harris

Posted April 22, 2012

Tags Economy, Local

Taxes and Budget

Proposed “Responsible Solution” to Restore Tax Fairness Would Not Hurt Maine’s Economy

New study confirms that the proposal from MECEP and the Engage Maine coalition is a reasoned answer to raise revenue Maine needs to fund vitally important services […]

Posted March 12, 2012

Tags Economy, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Sobering" Economic Forecast Reinforces Need for a Responsible State Budget

Protect jobs and services for children, seniors, working families and disabled people; invest in education, infrastructure and research and development Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, January 12, 2012)- […]

Posted January 10, 2012

Tags Budget, Economy

Jobs and Income

States Spend Billions on Economic Development Subsidies that Don’t Require Job Creation or Decent Wages

Maine Programs Gets Erratic Scores, State Ranks 21st December 14, 2011–States are spending billions of dollars per year on corporate tax credits, cash grants and other economic […]

Posted December 14, 2011

Tags Budget, Economy, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Beware the Bogus Business Ranking

Forbes magazine is out with its latest “Best States for Business” rankings. Maine’s ranking, 50th, will grab headlines and provide fodder for further assaults on Maine’s environment, […]

Garrett Martin

Posted December 12, 2011

Tags Economy, Jobs, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Buy Local and Grow Maine’s Economy

A new MECEP study (see full report) confirms that, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the local economic impact of consumer spending at locally owned businesses in Portland is […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 7, 2011

Tags Economy, Jobs, Local

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Maine's Tax Solution: Fairness and Investing in Economic Growth

What New Census Data Say About Maine’s Economy

Immigrants: Fueling Maine's Economy

US House Votes to Eliminate Major Source of Economic and Demographic Data

Earth Day Reflection and Maine's Farming Future

Proposed “Responsible Solution” to Restore Tax Fairness Would Not Hurt Maine’s Economy

Sobering" Economic Forecast Reinforces Need for a Responsible State Budget

States Spend Billions on Economic Development Subsidies that Don’t Require Job Creation or Decent Wages

Beware the Bogus Business Ranking

Buy Local and Grow Maine’s Economy