Taxes and Budget

Why Maine lawmakers should reject the Local Option Sales Tax

Communities in every corner of the state have suffered from underfunding of education and local services. The symptoms of cuts to communities are greater pressure on town […]

Sarah Austin

Posted March 27, 2019

Tags Local, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Map: Economic Insights for Maine's Legislative Districts - 2019

The State of the Districts Dive into the data to discover the economic trends in Maine’s legislative districts, and how they compare with other regions in Maine. […]

MECEP

Posted January 23, 2019

Tags Economy, Local

Taxes and Budget

Investors could receive significant tax breaks if city is chosen as Opportunity Zone

From the article “There’s not a lot of evidence to show that companies or individuals invest because of these programs,” [said James Myall, MECEP policy analyst]. Read […]

The Ellsworth American

Posted April 6, 2018

Tags Local, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Charleston Sunday Gazette-Mail: Shop local often to support Charleston economy, community

According to a study performed by Garrett Martin and Amar Patel for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, every $100 spent at locally owned businesses contributes an […]

Sunday Gazette

Posted November 18, 2017

Tags Economy, Local

Education, Taxes and Budget

Change the narrative on local budgets

This is not the time to pit older people against families with children when deciding whether the mil rate is more important than well-staffed quality schools. The […]

Central Maine Newspapers

Posted May 2, 2017

Tags Budget, Local

Maine’s Economy

Federal grants now available for local food initiatives

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced the availability of new grants to support local agriculture under legislation she sponsored, the Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act, enacted as […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 17, 2015

Tags Economy, Federal, Local

Taxes and Budget

General Assistance directive is penny wise, pound foolish

This June, Governor LePage directed municipalities to stop giving General Assistance funds to undocumented immigrants or risk losing state funding of General Assistance. While LePage may tout […]

Katherine Churchill

Posted July 25, 2014

Tags Immigration, Local

Education

Testimony at Hearing on L.D. 1431, An Act To Support School Nutrition and Expand the Local Foods Economy

We all know that buying local is good. It keeps dollars in the local economy rather than having that money leave the state. In 2011, MECEP […]

MECEP

Posted January 21, 2014

Tags Economy, Education, Food Insecurity, Local

Taxes and Budget

An Analysis of Investment in Tourism in Western Maine: 2002-2012

This report documents the investment in tourism assets in Franklin and Oxford counties over the past decade. MECEP analysis indicates that federal, state, and philanthropic funds contribute […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 15, 2013

Tags Economy, Federal, Local, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Town by Town Analysis of Proposed Cuts to Municipal Revenue Sharing

Governor LePage’s budget would shift significant costs to towns by cutting funding for road maintenance, public safety, and other basic services. MECEP estimates the fiscal impact to […]

MECEP

Posted January 11, 2013

Tags Local, Municipal Revenue Sharing

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Why Maine lawmakers should reject the Local Option Sales Tax

MECEP Map: Economic Insights for Maine's Legislative Districts - 2019

Investors could receive significant tax breaks if city is chosen as Opportunity Zone

Charleston Sunday Gazette-Mail: Shop local often to support Charleston economy, community

Change the narrative on local budgets

Federal grants now available for local food initiatives

General Assistance directive is penny wise, pound foolish

Testimony at Hearing on L.D. 1431, An Act To Support School Nutrition and Expand the Local Foods Economy

An Analysis of Investment in Tourism in Western Maine: 2002-2012

Town by Town Analysis of Proposed Cuts to Municipal Revenue Sharing