Education Fallout of student loan debt felt in Midcoast A recent survey about financial difficulties resulting from student debt found that in some categories, Midcoast residents were harder hit by the repercussions of education loans than […] The Free Press Posted January 3, 2019 Tags Polling, Student Debt
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
Education New poll: Mainers struggle to pay down student debt, say loan servicers are making matters worse FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto (MECEP): mario@mecep.org | (207) 460-4669 Ricardo Quinto (CRL): ricardo.quinto@responsiblelending.org. AUGUSTA, Maine – A new poll released today by the Maine Center […] Posted November 29, 2018 Tags Consumer Protection, Polling, Student Debt
Maine’s Economy Lesson of the election: Mainers want a progressive economic agenda Newly released poll by Lake Research Partners shows Mainers oppose failed trickle-down policies FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 13, 2018 CONTACT:Mario Moretto, Communications Directormario@mecep.org(207) 620-1101 MECEP staff is […] Posted November 13, 2018 Tags Economy, Polling, Tax Fairness
Taxes and Budget New poll shows that a majority of Mainers support a progressive tax code A poll released Tuesday by the Maine Center for Economic Policy found that 63 percent of Mainers believe the wealthy and large corporations pay less than their fair share […] Beacon Posted November 4, 2018 Tags Polling, Tax Fairness, Taxes