Maine’s Economy 4.5 Years after the Recession, Low- and Middle-Income Families are Still Hurting (Retail Sales Edition) Just last week, Walmart made headlines with a weak forecast for profits and sales at US stores. Low- and middle-income families are the core of Walmart’s customer base, and […] Joel Johnson Posted February 28, 2014 Tags Economy
Jobs and Income Older Mainers are Driving Maine’s Employment Recovery Maine’s older adults are driving Maine’s employment recovery from the recession. Not only do 55-and-older Mainers represent a disproportionately large share of Maine’s total population, they have […] Joel Johnson Posted February 27, 2014 Tags Employment, Jobs
Jobs and Income The Truth about Governor LePage’s Own Jobs Claim In Governor LePage’s recent State of the State address he touted his economic performance stating “Almost 13,000 new private-sector jobs have been created since we took office.” […] Garrett Martin Posted February 19, 2014 Tags Employment, Jobs, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income State-by-State Job Growth January 2011-December 2013 Tables provide state-by-state data on both total job growth and private sector job growth. State-by-State Job Growth January 2011-December 2013 MECEP Posted February 19, 2014 Tags Employment, Jobs
Taxes and Budget Testimony at Hearing on LD 1751 An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Residents As economists Michael Allen and Dick Woodbury wrote in their 2006 evaluation of Maine’s “Circuit Breaker” property tax relief program, “[the circuit breaker] does more than any […] MECEP Posted February 19, 2014 Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Education, Health Care, Jobs and Income State Policies Are Failing Maine's Working Moms In 2012, women headed one of every three low-income working families in Maine, according to a new report released today by the Working Poor Families Project. These […] Jody Harris Posted February 12, 2014 Tags Affordable Care Act, Children, Education, EITC, Employment, Health Care, Incomes, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Poverty, TANF
Taxes and Budget Good news, bad news Maine state government ranked above average for its sound budgeting practices in a report released yesterday by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. But, while Maine […] Jody Harris Posted February 5, 2014 Tags Budget, Taxes