Governor LePage's proposed tax plan increases taxes for lower 80 percent of families

Graphic from Sarah Austin’s January 13, 2017 blog post, “Upside-down tax plan, missed opportunity, and unnecessary and harmful cuts in the governor’s budget proposal.”

Mainers vote for MECEP-backed initiatives to raise the minimum wage, rollback tax breaks for the wealthy to fund education

On November 8th, Maine voters approved two referendum questions the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) strongly supported and for which we provided critical research and analytical […]

Question 2 will create a strong economy, thriving communities, and successful kids

Maine’s future economic success depends on having a well-skilled workforce able to tackle the challenges of the twenty-first century – and the means of developing that workforce […]

Question 2 will create a strong economy, thriving communities, and successful kids.

Maine’s future economic success depends on having a well-skilled workforce able to tackle the challenges of the twenty-first century – and the means of developing that workforce […]

Passage of Question 2 Would Reverse Years of State Education Cuts and Austerity Spending Levels

No Communities Will Lose Education Funding as a Result of Question 2

Don’t be deceived Sebago, Lincolnville, Greenwood, Bremen, Newry, Machiasport, and Jonesport. Despite Maine Heritage Policy Center’s (MHPC) bogus claim, a “Yes” vote on Question 2 will not […]

Demystifying Maine’s school funding formula to show how Question 2 will move our students to the head of the class

Question 2 on this November’s ballot increases revenue for education by $159 million a year. The state would distribute revenue raised through the existing state funding formula, […]

New MECEP report: Question 2 will raise more than $150 million annually to invest in student learning

On November 8, Maine voters will consider Question 2, a ballot initiative that would roll back recent tax breaks for the wealthy and dedicate this revenue to […]

Moving Maine Students to the Head of the Class

Shoring up state funding for schools by cleaning up Maine’s tax code will promote opportunity for all Maine children MECEP finds that a three percent tax on income […]

Moving Maine Students to the Head of the Class (Executive Summary)

Shoring up state funding for schools by cleaning up Maine’s tax code will promote opportunity for all Maine children. This November, Maine voters will consider a ballot initiative […]