Jobs and Income

State of Working Maine 2024: Gains and Gaps in a Strong Economy

Report PDF Summary pdf view stories State of Working Maine 2024 examines Maine’s economy and how it performs for working Mainers, particularly in the post-COVID era. A […]

James Myall

Posted October 23, 2024

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Guaranteed Income — An Explainer

What is Guaranteed Income? Guaranteed Income is a method of providing regular, unrestricted cash payments to supplement individuals’ income. It is one of several no-strings-attached cash strategies […]

Karin Leuthy

Posted August 15, 2024

Tags Children, Food Insecurity, Guaranteed Income, Incomes, Poverty

Jobs and Income

Feasibility and Impact of Guaranteed Income in Maine

Download the PDF: FULL REPORT Executive Summary A great need exists in Maine for the kind of financial support guaranteed income could provide: reliable and periodic payments […]

MECEP

Posted January 24, 2024

Tags Economic Security, Food Insecurity, Guaranteed Income, Incomes, Inequality, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Expanded child tax credit should be a priority for Congress

When the expanded credit expired at the start of this year, the child poverty rate rose quickly and significantly. In Maine, about four out of five kids […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 27, 2022

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal, Food Insecurity, Poverty

Taxes and Budget

Mainers urge Congress to expand Child Tax Credit during lame duck session

“Rising costs have coincided with rising profits for corporations, while families with low incomes struggle to keep up,” said Garrett Martin of the Maine Center for Economic […]

Beacon

Posted November 18, 2022

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Food Insecurity

Maine’s Economy

Feeling the Pinch: Inflation and corporate consolidation

Prices are rising and Mainers are feeling the pinch. At the same time, some of the world’s largest corporations are reporting record profits. The mismatch between Mainers […]

James Myall

Posted June 20, 2022

Tags Children, Consumer Protection, Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Inflation, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Federal Reserve data shows improved financial wellbeing, particularly among parents, in 2021

The expanded Child Tax Credit, which put more money into parents’ pockets and dramatically reduced childhood poverty, expired at the end of last year Last month, the […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted June 14, 2022

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Federal, Food Insecurity

Taxes and Budget

Economic relief should target people who need it most

Governor Janet Mills has proposed using the majority of Maine’s historic $1.2 billion budget surplus to pay for economic relief checks to 800,000 Mainers. While the rising […]

James Myall

Posted March 29, 2022

Tags Budget, Children, Economic Security, Food Insecurity, Housing, Inequality

Taxes and Budget

Child Tax Credit expansion reducing hunger, increasing security for Maine kids — Congress must continue this life-changing program

The Biden administration’s improvements to the Child Tax Credit (CTC) are cutting child hunger and improving economic security for families nationwide. About 4 out of 5 kids […]

Sarah Austin

Posted September 27, 2021

Tags Children, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Education

Maine lawmakers moving to provide free meals for students

James Myall, an analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, told the committee food insecurity can affect a child’s physical and mental health, academic achievement and […]

The Center Square

Posted June 9, 2021

Tags Children, Economic Security, Education, Food Insecurity

Food Insecurity

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State of Working Maine 2024: Gains and Gaps in a Strong Economy

Guaranteed Income — An Explainer

Feasibility and Impact of Guaranteed Income in Maine

Expanded child tax credit should be a priority for Congress

Mainers urge Congress to expand Child Tax Credit during lame duck session

Feeling the Pinch: Inflation and corporate consolidation

Federal Reserve data shows improved financial wellbeing, particularly among parents, in 2021

Economic relief should target people who need it most

Child Tax Credit expansion reducing hunger, increasing security for Maine kids — Congress must continue this life-changing program

Maine lawmakers moving to provide free meals for students