Maine’s Economy

MECEP Executive Director and Founder Christopher “Kit” St. John Announces His Retirement at the End of 2011

Maine and MECEP will lose a “voice in the corridors of power, a tireless presence in good times and bad” Augusta, Maine (Thursday, April 14, 2011). […]

Posted April 14, 2011

Tags Economy

Testimony in Support of L.D. 553, An Act to Reduce Maine's Dependence on Oil

MECEP supports LD 553 because it is in Maine’s best economic and environmental interests to reduce its dependency on oil. Maine energy costs are higher than the […]

MECEP

Posted April 4, 2011

Tags Economy, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Why are people leaving The County?

Recent census data shows that Aroostook County is losing population. Applying the logic contained in a recent blog post from the State Treasurer’s office, the main reason […]

Garrett Martin

Posted March 25, 2011

Tags Economy, Jobs, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Steve Ward Elected New Chair of MECEP's Board of Directors

S. P. “Chip” Newell and Beth McPherson also join MECEP Board Augusta, Maine (Monday, January 24, 2011)—The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today announced that […]

Posted January 24, 2011

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy

Governor LePage Gets an Ear Full

Yesterday afternoon I joined more than 500 Maine people at an environmental “roundtable” with Governor Paul LePage at the Augusta Civic Center. MECEP cosponsored the event, organized by […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 21, 2011

Tags Economy

Education

Building a Stronger Maine Economy with Good-paying Jobs Demands that Workers Have Access to Education

As newly released census data confirm that Maine families continue to find livable wage jobs elusive, timely new report offers insight and recommendations Augusta, Maine (Friday, […]

Posted December 17, 2010

Tags Economy, Education

Jobs and Income

When Hard Work Isn't Enough - Fostering Opportunity for Maine's Working Families

In 2008, nearly ten thousand working families in Maine lived under the federal poverty line, and nearly 38,000 working families struggled under the “low-income” threshold or the 200% […]

Jody Harris

Posted December 13, 2010

Tags Economy, Incomes, Jobs, Poverty

Taxes and Budget

"Economic Development in Hard Times: How to Spend Less and Get More"

More than 50 people attended MECEP’s Second Shepard Lee Lecture by Good Jobs First Founder and Executive Director Greg LeRoy at USM on Tuesday (11/16) evening. MECEP […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted November 17, 2010

Tags Budget, Economy

Taxes and Budget

Greg LeRoy, Good Jobs First Founder, to Deliver MECEP's 11/16 Shepard Lee Lecture

Tomorrow evening (Tuesday, 11/16), Greg LeRoy, Founder and Executive Director of Good Jobs First, will deliver MECEP’s latest Shepard Lee Lecture. LeRoy’s topic will be “Economic Development […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted November 15, 2010

Tags Budget, Economy

Maine’s Economy

Short Term Challenge, Long Term Optimisim

In his State Fiscal Policy Conference presentation (“Struggling to Hit Escape Velocity”) in D.C. yesterday, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics Mark Zandi stressed that the nation’s economic […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted November 10, 2010

Tags Economy, Federal

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MECEP Executive Director and Founder Christopher “Kit” St. John Announces His Retirement at the End of 2011

Testimony in Support of L.D. 553, An Act to Reduce Maine's Dependence on Oil

Why are people leaving The County?

Steve Ward Elected New Chair of MECEP's Board of Directors

Governor LePage Gets an Ear Full

Building a Stronger Maine Economy with Good-paying Jobs Demands that Workers Have Access to Education

When Hard Work Isn't Enough - Fostering Opportunity for Maine's Working Families

"Economic Development in Hard Times: How to Spend Less and Get More"

Greg LeRoy, Good Jobs First Founder, to Deliver MECEP's 11/16 Shepard Lee Lecture

Short Term Challenge, Long Term Optimisim