Taxes and Budget

The best of the budget for Maine’s economy

The 130th legislative session began with a surplus of more than $800 million which was revised up to $1.2 billion in March. The bipartisan budget approved last […]

Sarah Austin

Posted April 28, 2022

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Education, Housing, Infrastructure, K-12 Education, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Transformative “American Rescue Plan” will deliver $6 billion to Maine’s economy

The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act recently approved by Congress will deliver roughly $6 billion to Maine’s economy, according to recent MECEP analysis. The top initiatives that will support Maine’s economic […]

James Myall

Posted April 2, 2021

Tags Children, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Education, EITC, Federal, Housing, Infrastructure, K-12 Education, SNAP, Taxes, Unemployment

Taxes and Budget

MECEP releases biennial budget blueprint for prosperity, growth and opportunity

AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today released “The Prosperity Budget,” a biennial state budget blueprint that lays the groundwork for a stronger, more inclusive […]

Posted January 15, 2019

Tags Budget, Higher Education, Infrastructure, Job Quality, K-12 Education, Racial Equity

Education

Education Funding Falters in Maine, Has Serious Repercussions

Maine cuts to school funding since the start of the recession are among the largest in the nation, and the deepest in New England, according to a […]

Garrett Martin

Posted October 16, 2014

Tags Education, K-12 Education

Education

Maine K-12 Education Funding Remains Well Below Pre-Recession Levels

Mark Sullivan

Posted October 16, 2014

Tags Education, K-12 Education

Maine’s Economy

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1819: Resolve, To Create the Task Force To End Student Hunger in Maine

MECEP has working on issues related to student hunger going back to 2010 when we researched and published “Child Hunger Doesn’t End with the School Year.” In […]

MECEP

Posted March 21, 2014

Tags Children, Education, Food Insecurity, K-12 Education

Education

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1353: An Act to Further Reduce Student Hunger

Over 80,000 kids in Maine do not get enough to eat. During the school year, the National School Lunch program, which has been around since the 1940s, […]

MECEP

Posted April 23, 2013

Tags Education, Food Insecurity, K-12 Education

Education

Maine Spends the Lowest Amount per Student in New England

Chart based on Census Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data Maine Spends the Lowest Amount per Student in New England (chart) See also: Education Funding Falters (fact sheet)

MECEP

Posted February 15, 2013

Tags Education, K-12 Education

Education

Fact Sheet: Education Funding Falters in Maine

Severe Education Funding Cuts Threaten Maine’s Economic Future While other New England states have managed to maintain and even increase their support for K-12 education since the […]

MECEP

Posted February 6, 2013

Tags Education, K-12 Education

Taxes and Budget

Expect More Cuts to Schools and Municipalities to Pay for Income Tax Cuts for the Rich

The state is facing a $756 million structural budget gap over the next two years, according to a report released last month by the state’s budget office. […]

Joel Johnson

Posted October 23, 2012

Tags K-12 Education, Municipal Revenue Sharing, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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The best of the budget for Maine’s economy

Transformative “American Rescue Plan” will deliver $6 billion to Maine’s economy

MECEP releases biennial budget blueprint for prosperity, growth and opportunity

Education Funding Falters in Maine, Has Serious Repercussions

Maine K-12 Education Funding Remains Well Below Pre-Recession Levels

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1819: Resolve, To Create the Task Force To End Student Hunger in Maine

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1353: An Act to Further Reduce Student Hunger

Maine Spends the Lowest Amount per Student in New England

Fact Sheet: Education Funding Falters in Maine

Expect More Cuts to Schools and Municipalities to Pay for Income Tax Cuts for the Rich