Maine’s Economy MECEP Announces Publication of “The State of Working Maine: Choices for the Recession and Beyond” Augusta, Maine (Monday, March 29, 2010)—The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today announced publication of “The State of Working Maine: Choices for the Recession and Beyond” […] Posted March 29, 2010 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy Choices: The State of Working Maine in 2010 A shrinking economy affects us all, especially low and moderate income workers who have been losing ground in good times and bad. To reverse these trends, policymakers […] Jody Harris Posted March 26, 2010 Tags Economic Security, Economy
Maine’s Economy MECEP Announces Publication of “The Great Recession: Getting Back to Work” Dr. Larry Mishel, President of the Economic Policy Institute, authors latest edition in the MECEP Choices series Augusta, Maine (Thursday, March 11, 2010)—The Maine Center for […] Posted March 11, 2010 Tags Economy, Jobs, Recession
Maine’s Economy Choices: The Great Recession: Getting Back to Work The Great Recession that we are in is one of the largest economic challenges this nation has faced since the 1930s. Maine and the nation must take […] Jody Harris Posted March 5, 2010 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Jobs
Maine’s Economy Connie Zhu Joins MECEP Team The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today announced that it has hired Connie Zhu as an economic policy analyst. Zhu served formerly as director of marketing […] Posted February 22, 2010 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy ARRA One Year Later: “A Blueprint for Success and a Foundation for Full Recovery” Senate Must Join the House to Pass Comprehensive Jobs Act Now that Includes Additional Aid to Workers and Fiscal Relief to States Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, February […] Posted February 17, 2010 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy MECEP Announces Selection of Mark Sullivan as Communications Director Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, February 10, 2010)—The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today announced that it has hired Mark Sullivan as its communications director. Sullivan served from […] Posted February 10, 2010 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy Testimony Regarding LD 1690 An Act to Prevent Predatory Signature Gathering and Ensure a Clean Citizen and People’s Veto Process Democracy functions best when there is transparency and accountability. Minimizing fraud and the influence of special interests are important goals of any democratic system of government, especially […] MECEP Posted February 8, 2010 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy Economic Recovery Act Working in Maine Augusta: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) has had a tremendous impact on Maine. ARRA has boosted the Maine economy, created and saved Maine […] Posted December 17, 2009 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy Choices: An Ecotourism Brand for Rural Maine — The Time is Right Several building blocks for a Maine ecotourism brand are already in place. Accrediting and branding Maine’s highest quality tourism products can be a cost-effective use of our extremely limited public, […] Jody Harris Posted September 4, 2009 Tags Economy