Education, Health Care

Honoring Maine’s Veterans: Serving Better Those Who Served (Full Report)

“Our veterans also rely on the public services and the safety net available to Mainers regardless of military service. Because of the lasting, ill effects of their […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 7, 2015

Tags Education, Health Care

Education, Health Care

Honoring Maine’s Veterans: Serving Better Those Who Served (Executive Summary)

MECEP released a new report, Honoring Maine’s Veterans:Serving Better Those Who Served, on May 7,2015. MECEP graduate intern and Iraq war veteran Hal Brewster served as the report’s lead […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 7, 2015

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Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

3 unsavory ways to pay for eliminating Maine’s income tax

Maine’s Constitution requires a balanced budget. Eliminating the state’s income tax. as the governor proposes to do in 2020, will blow a $1.7 billion hole in the […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 5, 2015

Tags Economy, Education, Income Tax, Property Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Education, Taxes and Budget

Testimony Neither For Nor Against L.D. 1343, An Act to Increase Access to Postsecondary Education for Maine National Guard Members

The cost of a public education in Maine has become unaffordable. Our veterans, especially low-income, working veterans, struggle with the cost of college. This bill would work […]

Christy Daggett

Posted May 4, 2015

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Education

Testimony Neither For Nor Against LD 1141 An Act To Increase the Affordability of College Tuition and Attract Professionals to Maine

Pay it Forward does nothing to address Maine’s college affordability crisis. It does not help Maine students reduce the burden of repaying tuition costs; in fact its […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 27, 2015

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Education

Testimony in Support of LD 1220, An Act To Increase Funding for the Maine Community College System

“Maine’s economy, rocked by the shift from manufacturing to services, has fallen behind the region and the nation. An increasing number of new jobs require post-secondary education […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 16, 2015

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Education

Education committee fails Maine college students

Maine’s neediest college students will get no relief from the crushing costs of a college education. In fact, this week the legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Education […]

Jody Harris

Posted April 10, 2015

Tags Education, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

Maine’s Public College Affordability Crisis (full report)

It’s Worst for Families Earning the Least Postsecondary education is critical to a strong state economy. But Maine’s rate of degree-holding young adults lags the nation, while […]

Christy Daggett

Posted April 6, 2015

Tags Education, Higher Education

Education

Public Education Costs Increasingly Borne by Maine Students and their Families (graph)

For a copy of the report, Maine’s Public College Affordability Crisis: It’s Worst for Families Earning the Least, click here. For a copy of the report’s […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 6, 2015

Tags Education

Education

Low-Income Students Are More Likely to Graduate with Debt (graph)

For a copy of the report, Maine’s Public College Affordability Crisis: It’s Worst for Families Earning the Least, click here. For a copy of the report’s […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 6, 2015

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Honoring Maine’s Veterans: Serving Better Those Who Served (Full Report)

Honoring Maine’s Veterans: Serving Better Those Who Served (Executive Summary)

3 unsavory ways to pay for eliminating Maine’s income tax

Testimony Neither For Nor Against L.D. 1343, An Act to Increase Access to Postsecondary Education for Maine National Guard Members

Testimony Neither For Nor Against LD 1141 An Act To Increase the Affordability of College Tuition and Attract Professionals to Maine

Testimony in Support of LD 1220, An Act To Increase Funding for the Maine Community College System

Education committee fails Maine college students

Maine’s Public College Affordability Crisis (full report)

Public Education Costs Increasingly Borne by Maine Students and their Families (graph)

Low-Income Students Are More Likely to Graduate with Debt (graph)