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 Only One in Ten Eligible Maine Children Benefit from Federal Summer Hunger Program Maine Hunger Initiative working to “provide deserving Maine children nutritious meals during the summer to keep them healthy and ready to learn” Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, November 22, […] Posted November 22, 2011 Tags Children, Federal, Food Insecurity
Taxes and Budget Shepard Lee Lecturer Calls Deficit Reduction Fervor Misplaced Center for American Progress Vice President for Economic Policy Michael Ettlinger warned the audience at MECEP’s 12/14/2010 event that states will not likely receive additional federal aid […] Mark Sullivan Posted December 16, 2010 Tags Budget, Federal, Taxes
Taxes and Budget November 12, 2010 Letter Urging Senators Snowe and Collins to Support Tax Cuts for Maine Families, Oppose Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Extend Unemployment Benefits The Honorable Susan M. Collins United States Senator 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Collins: In less than two months, virtually all of […] MECEP Posted November 12, 2010 Tags Employment, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
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
Maine’s Economy Congress Must Expand the Availability of the Successful Federal Housing Choice Voucher Program New report urges passage of the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act (SEVRA) to remove cumbersome red tape and improve the program’s accessibility Augusta, Maine (Monday, October 25, […] Posted October 25, 2010 Tags Federal, Housing
Jobs and Income Statement Urging Senate Passage of Legislation to Extend Unemployment and TANF Benefits and Enhanced Federal Medicaid Funding MECEP strongly urges Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins to demand that before it adjourns for the July 4th break, the Senate pass comprehensive legislation to extend […] MECEP Posted June 30, 2010 Tags Employment, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, TANF
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget 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
Maine’s Economy Choices: Climate Change: Maine Makes the Case for Federal Action Now In the latest in the 15-year MECEP Choices series, Colby College Mitchell Family Professor of Economics Emeritus Tom Tietenberg examines how Maine has responded to the climate […] Jody Harris Posted June 7, 2010 Tags Federal
Maine’s Economy Urging Maine’s Congressional Delegation to Provide Leadership to Extend Federal Benefits to the Unemployed and Financial Assistance to States. Press Conference with Other Advocates, Ocean Gateway, Portland, Maine, June 3, 2010 This is a critical juncture for the economic security of thousands of unemployed Mainers, for the effort to recover from the Great Recession and for the future […] MECEP Posted June 3, 2010 Tags Employment, Federal