Taxes and Budget Letter to the editor: Earned Income Tax Credit expansion will give a boost to hardworking Mainers Financial burden is a terrible feeling and something that is, unfortunately, common in Maine. Maine has a bill to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit. According to […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 11, 2019 Tags EITC, Inequality, Tax Fairness
Education, Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Racial inequities run deep in Maine’s systems, data shows Data published this week by the Maine Center For Economic Policy shows whether it’s economy, education, health care or criminal justice, systems in the state work better […] Seacoast Online Posted June 9, 2019 Tags Education, Health Care, Inequality, Racial Equity, Wages
Taxes and Budget Taxation Committee votes to close business tax loophole Sarah Austin, tax and budget policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in reaction to the Taxation Committee’s unanimous vote Thursday for […] MaineBiz Posted June 7, 2019 Tags EITC, Inequality, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget STATEMENT: Tax Committee's unanimous vote to fund EITC expansion by closing business tax loophole CONTACT Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org 207-620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — Sarah Austin, tax and budget policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in reaction […] Posted June 6, 2019 Tags EITC, Inequality, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy Fact Sheet: Data on racial inequality shows need for solutions to advance racial justice Publicly available data in Maine paints a picture of economic, health, education, and criminal justice systems that work better for whites than for people of color in […] MECEP Posted June 3, 2019 Tags Inequality, Racial Equity
Maine’s Economy Maine must do more to understand, and address, the root causes of racial inequality Publicly available data in Maine paints a picture of economic, health, education, and criminal justice systems that work better for white Mainers than for Mainers of color. […] James Myall Posted June 3, 2019 Tags Inequality, Racial Equity
Maine’s Economy Racial inequality in Maine is real. A proposed commission would help undo the damage. As it does throughout the country, publicly available data in Maine paints a picture of economic, health, education, and criminal justice systems that work better for whites […] James Myall Posted May 3, 2019 Tags Inequality, Racial Equity
Taxes and Budget Fixing Maine's estate tax will reduce inequality, secure funds for our future, and make our tax code more fair Mainers experience dramatic economic inequality. Between 1973 and 2015, the top 1% of Maine families captured 42% of all income growth, leaving just 57% for the remaining […] Sarah Austin Posted March 4, 2019 Tags Estate Tax, Inequality
Bills considered to protect, restrict Maine voters’ referendum rights Sarah Austin, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said Maine’s ballot process allows for a level of direct democracy not found in some […] Beacon Posted February 21, 2019 Tags Inequality
Education, Jobs and Income Maine women have higher student debt burden A new poll released this week by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) finds Maine women — who in Maine represent the majority of adults with student debt […] Beacon Posted December 5, 2018 Tags Inequality, Polling, Student Debt