Jobs and Income

In the words of workers: Gervin Kah

Gervin shared his story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2022 report. Click here to view the full report, as well as other workers’ stories. […]

MECEP

Posted October 11, 2022

Tags Immigration, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment

Taxes and Budget

How to create more bang for Maine’s budget bucks

This year’s historic budget surplus offers a rare opportunity to invest in Mainers in ways that will have a lasting and tangible impact. While many of the […]

MECEP

Posted March 23, 2022

Tags Budget, Children, Economy, Education, Health Care, Higher Education, Immigration, Inequality, Racial Equity

Health Care

Dr. Evans introduces legislation to improve health coverage enrollment process

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, in 2019, 8.1 percent of Maine people, or more than 100,000 residents, were uninsured, a number that has almost certainly gone up […]

The Piscataquis Observer

Posted May 13, 2021

Tags Health Care, Immigration, Inequality

Jobs and Income

Recognizing foreign credentials would help New Mainers and our state prosper

Maine’s economy is at its best when Mainers of all backgrounds can make full use of their experience, skills, and education. But New Mainers who arrive in […]

James Myall

Posted March 23, 2021

Tags Economy, Employment, Immigration, Inequality, Jobs, Racial Equity

Maine’s Economy

Latest anti-immigrant bill would hurt Maine families and economy

Given its demographic challenges, Maine’s future economic success will require a welcoming culture that encourages all families, regardless of background, to live, work and prosper in our […]

James Myall

Posted March 21, 2018

Tags Economy, Immigration

Maine’s Economy

#DefendDACA: Dreamers are good for jobs and the economy

New Mainers are part of the solution to Maine’s demographic problems and help us fill labor needs. Beneficiaries of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), or “Dreamers”, […]

MECEP

Posted August 23, 2017

Tags Economy, Immigration, Jobs

Maine’s Economy

Proposed RAISE act immigration limits would harm Maine's economy

New Mainers tend to be better-educated and younger than Maine’s general population. In addition, the rate of small business ownership tends to be higher among minorities and immigrants than Maine’s population overall. This is the kind of entrepreneurial spirit on which America was founded and built.

MECEP

Posted August 4, 2017

Tags Economy, Immigration

Education

Testimony in Support of LD 1492, “An Act To Attract, Educate and Retain New Mainers to Strengthen the Workforce”

We need to ensure that the benefits of immigration are available to all parts of Maine. It’s fair to acknowledge that many Maine towns just lack the […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 10, 2017

Tags Education, Immigration

Education, Maine’s Economy

Immigrants, including refugees, are good for Maine

In a visit to Maine on Thursday, Donald Trump suggested that the presence of Somali refugees in the state was a security risk and an economic drag. However, […]

James Myall

Posted August 5, 2016

Tags Economy, Education, Immigration

Education, Health Care, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

An agenda to give American families a much-needed raise

Our colleagues at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) note that “wages for the vast majority of American workers have stagnated or declined since 1979—and wage stagnation’s reach has broadened […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted October 15, 2015

Tags Economy, Immigration, Inequality, Infrastructure, Jobs, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wages

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In the words of workers: Gervin Kah

How to create more bang for Maine’s budget bucks

Dr. Evans introduces legislation to improve health coverage enrollment process

Recognizing foreign credentials would help New Mainers and our state prosper

Latest anti-immigrant bill would hurt Maine families and economy

#DefendDACA: Dreamers are good for jobs and the economy

Proposed RAISE act immigration limits would harm Maine's economy

Testimony in Support of LD 1492, “An Act To Attract, Educate and Retain New Mainers to Strengthen the Workforce”

Immigrants, including refugees, are good for Maine

An agenda to give American families a much-needed raise