Taxes and Budget

What the Inflation Reduction Act means for Maine

Stateside advocates like King, the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy and Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, say the bill will reduce costs for Mainers on utilities and health care, […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted August 8, 2022

Tags ARPA, Federal, Health Care, Inflation, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on federal “Inflation Reduction Act”

Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) applauds the proposed “Inflation Reduction Act” recently announced by US Senators Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin and urges Maine’s Congressional delegation […]

Posted August 1, 2022

Tags Corporate Power, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Health Care, Income Tax, Inflation, Medicare, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Overturning Roe undermines Americans’ economic security

The US Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade strikes a calamitous blow against decades of legal precedent, dangerously impacting health, privacy, and self-determination for millions of […]

Posted June 24, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Health Care, Inequality, Racial Equity

Health Care

Before his death at a local jail, Billy Tucker had big dreams

In March, the Maine Center for Economic Policy and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine published a report that made the case for decriminalizing the use and […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 19, 2022

Tags Health Care, Inequality

Health Care

LePage wrongly blames Medicaid expansion for Maine’s worker shortage

After Medicaid expansion won at the ballot box in 2017, LePage still refused to file for expansion with the federal government, prompting a lawsuit led by the […]

Beacon

Posted June 16, 2022

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Medicaid

Health Care

Opinion: Expanded Good Samaritan law is simple and will save lives

A recent report by the ACLU of Maine finds that out of the 38,893 arrests in 2019, 3,614—or roughly one out of 11— were for drug-related offenses and almost […]

Beacon

Posted June 7, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Health Care, Inequality

Taxes and Budget

Congress should focus on addressing the many rising costs that are hurting Mainers

Election seasons can heighten tensions while reducing legislative activity, but right now, before ads and mail pieces clutter our mailboxes and debates heat up, there’s a window […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted June 1, 2022

Tags Children, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Health Care

Health Care

130th Legislature makes health care more affordable for Mainers

The 130th Maine legislature made real progress on health care affordability for Mainers. Maine Center for Economic Policy supported several bills which increased eligibility for children and […]

James Myall

Posted May 25, 2022

Tags Affordable Care Act, Economic Security, Family and Medical Leave, Federal, Health Care, Paid Sick Days, Prescription Drugs

Taxes and Budget

How Maine is spending federal rescue plan funds

Under the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), over $4.5 billion of federal funding is flowing into Maine to contend with the impacts of the COVID-19 […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted May 19, 2022

Tags ARPA, Budget, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Health Care, Infrastructure

Health Care

GRAPHIC SERIES: Health insurance costs will soar for 66,000 Mainers if Congress doesn’t act

Among the provisions included in the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress in 2021 was a program to increase the affordability of health insurance purchased through the […]

MECEP

Posted May 18, 2022

Tags ARPA, Economic Security, Federal, Health Care

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What the Inflation Reduction Act means for Maine

MECEP statement on federal “Inflation Reduction Act”

Overturning Roe undermines Americans’ economic security

Before his death at a local jail, Billy Tucker had big dreams

LePage wrongly blames Medicaid expansion for Maine’s worker shortage

Opinion: Expanded Good Samaritan law is simple and will save lives

Congress should focus on addressing the many rising costs that are hurting Mainers

130th Legislature makes health care more affordable for Mainers

How Maine is spending federal rescue plan funds

GRAPHIC SERIES: Health insurance costs will soar for 66,000 Mainers if Congress doesn’t act