Jobs and Income Testimony Regarding L.D. 1: An Act to Ensure Regulatory Fairness and Reform According to its summary, LD 1 “proposes to amend the laws to improve the business climate in the State and encourage job creation and retention and expand […] MECEP Posted February 15, 2011 Tags Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income When Hard Work Isn't Enough - Fostering Opportunity for Maine's Working Families In 2008, nearly ten thousand working families in Maine lived under the federal poverty line, and nearly 38,000 working families struggled under the “low-income” threshold or the 200% […] Jody Harris Posted December 13, 2010 Tags Economy, Incomes, Jobs, Poverty
Jobs and Income We Need the Local Jobs for America Act to put Mainers back to work Statement of Christopher St. John recognizing the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Works Progress Administration To view a YouTube video of Kit’s remarks, click […] Posted April 6, 2010 Tags Federal, Jobs
Taxes and Budget Proposed Bond Package Could Generate More Than 2,400 Jobs MECEP urges passage to provide a “substantial boost” Maine’s economy needs to achieve full recovery Augusta, Maine (Monday, March 29, 2010)—The Maine Center for Economic Policy […] Posted March 29, 2010 Tags Bonds, Jobs
Maine’s Economy MECEP Announces Publication of “The Great Recession: Getting Back to Work” Dr. Larry Mishel, President of the Economic Policy Institute, authors latest edition in the MECEP Choices series Augusta, Maine (Thursday, March 11, 2010)—The Maine Center for […] Posted March 11, 2010 Tags Economy, Jobs, Recession
Maine’s Economy Choices: The Great Recession: Getting Back to Work The Great Recession that we are in is one of the largest economic challenges this nation has faced since the 1930s. Maine and the nation must take […] Jody Harris Posted March 5, 2010 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Jobs
Jobs and Income MECEP Applauds Senate Passage of $15 Billion Jobs Bill; Urges Swift, Bipartisan Action to Extend Unemployment Benefits, Provide States Fiscal Relief “We need to get Maine and America’s unemployed back to work and shift our economy back into high gear” Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, February 24, 2010)—The Maine […] Posted February 24, 2010 Tags Federal, Jobs, Unemployment
Jobs and Income Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! As the 2010 election cycle shifts into high gear, one issue is front and center: the need to get Maine and America’s unemployed back to work. MECEP […] Mark Sullivan Posted February 16, 2010 Tags Employment, Jobs
Taxes and Budget Fact Sheet: State budget cuts will likely result in a loss of 7,000 to 10,000 Maine jobs MECEP analysis finds that state budget cuts will likely result in a loss of 7,000 to 10,000 Maine jobs Maine workers will lose jobs as a result […] Jody Harris Posted February 4, 2010 Tags Budget, Jobs
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Post-Labor Day Blues for Working Mainers: Modest Economic and Income Growth in Maine Jeopardized by Cost Increases Augusta – The Maine Center for Economic Policy released its annual Labor Day report outlining the current status of working Mainers and the state economy. Using 2007 […] Posted September 3, 2008 Tags Economy, Incomes, Jobs