Federal Climate Change Legislation Will Help Maine to “Grow More Efficient, More Competitive and More Energy Independent”

Colby Economist Tom Tietenberg warns that the longer Congress waits to act the higher the environmental and economic costs will be Augusta, Maine (Thursday, June 10, 2010)—The […]

Posted June 10, 2010

Tags Economy, Federal

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Bill to Extend Federal Unemployment Benefits, Health Care Assistance and Aid to States Is Critical for Maine’s Economic Recovery

Advocates call on Maine’s Congressional delegation to lead the effort to pass comprehensive legislation currently stalled in Washington Augusta, Maine (Thursday, June 3, 2010)— Advocates supporting the […]

Posted June 3, 2010

Tags Economy, Health Care, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Maine Financial Reform Supporters Praise Senators Snowe and Collins on Their Votes for Landmark Legislation

Augusta, Maine (Friday, May 21, 2010)—Maine advocates for economic fairness today praised Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins for their principled votes in favor of landmark financial […]

Posted May 21, 2010

Tags Economy, Susan Collins

Maine’s Economy

MEDIA ADVISORY: CBPP’s Tannenwald to Deliver MECEP’s Inaugural Shepard Lee Lecture

Augusta, Maine (Friday, April 23, 2010)—The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) announced today that Dr. Robert Tannenwald, a former vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank […]

Posted April 23, 2010

Tags Economy

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Announces the Publication of “Banking Reform: Building a Financial System for the Future”

ShoreBank Corp. Executive Vice President and New America Foundation Sr. Fellow Ellen Seidman authors latest edition in the MECEP Choices series Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, April 13, […]

Posted April 13, 2010

Tags Economy

Jobs and Income

Maine Citizens Speak Out For Financial Regulatory Reform

The recent financial crisis has affected Maine people in two critical ways. First, the lack of regulation in the mortgage lending industry has hurt Maine homeowners. On […]

Posted April 6, 2010

Tags Consumer Protection, Economy

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

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Federal Climate Change Legislation Will Help Maine to “Grow More Efficient, More Competitive and More Energy Independent”

Bill to Extend Federal Unemployment Benefits, Health Care Assistance and Aid to States Is Critical for Maine’s Economic Recovery

Maine Financial Reform Supporters Praise Senators Snowe and Collins on Their Votes for Landmark Legislation

MEDIA ADVISORY: CBPP’s Tannenwald to Deliver MECEP’s Inaugural Shepard Lee Lecture

MECEP Announces the Publication of “Banking Reform: Building a Financial System for the Future”

Maine Citizens Speak Out For Financial Regulatory Reform

MECEP Announces Publication of “The State of Working Maine: Choices for the Recession and Beyond”

Choices: The State of Working Maine in 2010

MECEP Announces Publication of “The Great Recession: Getting Back to Work”

Choices: The Great Recession: Getting Back to Work