Education Testimony at Hearing on LD 1842: An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program While I oppose the elimination of the TANF good cause provision, I am especially concerned by the proposed elimination of the Parents as Scholars (PAS) program. PAS […] MECEP Posted March 25, 2014 Tags Education, Higher Education, TANF
Maine’s Economy Testimony at Hearing on LD 1819: Resolve, To Create the Task Force To End Student Hunger in Maine MECEP has working on issues related to student hunger going back to 2010 when we researched and published “Child Hunger Doesn’t End with the School Year.” In […] MECEP Posted March 21, 2014 Tags Children, Education, Food Insecurity, K-12 Education
Jobs and Income Maine’s Jobs Report: A Bad Case of Déjà vu Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly jobs report and, like in his State of the State address, Governor LePage continues to tout a jobs […] Garrett Martin Posted March 17, 2014 Tags Jobs
Health Care Debunking Myths about Health Reform Dollars for Maine Last year, Maine legislators voted by a large majority to accept federal funds to extend health insurance coverage to 69,500 low-income Mainers, but they fell a few […] Jody Harris Posted March 15, 2014 Tags Federal, Health Care
Taxes and Budget Testimony at Hearing on Supplemental Budget Proposals for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015 I applaud your efforts to address Maine’s current budget challenges and your willingness to put a range of ideas on the table. Proposed Alternatives Cuts to K-12 […] MECEP Posted March 5, 2014 Tags Budget