Maine’s Economy

New Census Data Provides a Bleak Portrait of Poverty in Maine: Nearly 1 in 4 Maine kids under age 5 live in poverty

Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 20, 2012) Nearly 1 in 4 Maine children under age 5 (24.3%) lives in poverty according to new data from the U.S. Census […]

Posted September 20, 2012

Tags Children, Poverty

Maine Has Too Many Children in Poverty and it Would Be Worse Without Government Intervention

It’s an exciting time of year when the US Census Bureau releases lots of great new demographic and economic data about Americans. Last week, we learned from […]

Joel Johnson

Posted September 19, 2012

Tags Children, Poverty

Jobs and Income

New Census Data Indicate Maine Income Growth Stagnant: Maine tied for last among the New England states in income growth and poverty

Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, September 12, 2012) New figures released today from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey reinforce concerns that Maine’s economy is stalled and hardship […]

Posted September 12, 2012

Tags Incomes, Poverty

Maine’s Economy

Why Do We Fight for Social Justice? From Maine Street to Wall Street

On October 11 a standing room only crowd filled the Shepard Lee Lecture Hall at the University of Southern Maine for the latest in MECEP’s Shepard Lee […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted October 14, 2011

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Poverty, Tax Fairness

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Media Briefing: Reactions to disappointing findings about poverty in Maine and America

Representatives from the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), Maine Children’s Alliance (MCA), Maine Equal Justice Partners (MEJP) and Maine Community Action Association (MCAA) discussed the findings […]

Posted September 22, 2011

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Poverty

Maine’s Economy

Newly Released American Community Service Poverty Data a “Wake Up Call to Policy Makers in Washington and Augusta”

Representatives from MECEP, MCA, MEJP and MCAA react to disappointing findings about poverty in Maine and America Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 22, 2011)- Data released today […]

Posted September 22, 2011

Tags Economic Security, Poverty

Maine’s Economy

Census: In 2010, 161,000 (12.5%) of Mainers Live in Poverty

U.S. poverty rate reaches 17-year high; median income in Maine increases slightly Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, September 13, 2011)- New figures released today from the U.S. Census […]

Posted September 13, 2011

Tags Economic Security, Poverty

Maine’s Economy

Debunking the "Welfare Queen" Stereotype

In a recent article entitled “Big Changes Aimed at Welfare” in the (Augusta) Kennebec Journal, Sabattus Representative Stephen J. Wood relayed negative inferences he drew from observing a […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 27, 2011

Tags Food Insecurity, Poverty, TANF

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

Health Care, Jobs and Income

More Recovery Provisions Needed to Bring Down Maine’s Poverty Rate

Medicaid Growth Partly Offset Decline in Employer-Based Health Insurance Coverage in Maine Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 16, 2010)—Based on 2009 poverty data released today by the Census […]

Posted September 16, 2010

Tags Poverty

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New Census Data Provides a Bleak Portrait of Poverty in Maine: Nearly 1 in 4 Maine kids under age 5 live in poverty

Maine Has Too Many Children in Poverty and it Would Be Worse Without Government Intervention

New Census Data Indicate Maine Income Growth Stagnant: Maine tied for last among the New England states in income growth and poverty

Why Do We Fight for Social Justice? From Maine Street to Wall Street

MECEP Media Briefing: Reactions to disappointing findings about poverty in Maine and America

Newly Released American Community Service Poverty Data a “Wake Up Call to Policy Makers in Washington and Augusta”

Census: In 2010, 161,000 (12.5%) of Mainers Live in Poverty

Debunking the "Welfare Queen" Stereotype

When Hard Work Isn't Enough - Fostering Opportunity for Maine's Working Families

More Recovery Provisions Needed to Bring Down Maine’s Poverty Rate