Maine Center for Economic Policy
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Nonpartisan research & policy organization dedicated to improving the economic wellbeing of Mainers with low and moderate income since 1994.
“The time to do something is now, and the impacts of the expiring of these enhanced tax credits is really being felt by families right as we speak.” - AARP Health Advocacy VP Megan O’Reilly #mepolitics
January 23, 2026 at 5:05 PM
“The time to do something is now, and the impacts of the expiring of these enhanced tax credits is really being felt by families right as we speak.” - AARP Health Advocacy VP Megan O’Reilly #mepolitics
$360 million a year. That’s the price tag if Maine fully conforms to HR 1. $240 million goes straight to big corporations. Only 2% of workers benefit from tax-free tips and 5% from tax-free overtime.
Maine shouldn’t repeat Washington’s tax policy mistakes. We can chart our own path. #mepolitics
Maine shouldn’t repeat Washington’s tax policy mistakes. We can chart our own path. #mepolitics
January 23, 2026 at 2:20 PM
$360 million a year. That’s the price tag if Maine fully conforms to HR 1. $240 million goes straight to big corporations. Only 2% of workers benefit from tax-free tips and 5% from tax-free overtime.
Maine shouldn’t repeat Washington’s tax policy mistakes. We can chart our own path. #mepolitics
Maine shouldn’t repeat Washington’s tax policy mistakes. We can chart our own path. #mepolitics
Trump picks fights with Canada — Maine pays the price.
📉 750,000 fewer border crossings from Canada
📉 Retail sales down 3.3% in border regions
📉 Restaurant & lodging sales down nearly 5%
Small towns along the border can’t absorb losses like this. #tariffs #tradewar #mepolitics
📉 750,000 fewer border crossings from Canada
📉 Retail sales down 3.3% in border regions
📉 Restaurant & lodging sales down nearly 5%
Small towns along the border can’t absorb losses like this. #tariffs #tradewar #mepolitics
Trump’s attacks on Canadians are hurting Maine’s border economies - MECEP
New MECEP analysis of federal and state data shows the number of Canadians visiting Maine has plummeted since President Trump’s inauguration and as a result economic activity in Maine’s border communi...
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December 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Trump picks fights with Canada — Maine pays the price.
📉 750,000 fewer border crossings from Canada
📉 Retail sales down 3.3% in border regions
📉 Restaurant & lodging sales down nearly 5%
Small towns along the border can’t absorb losses like this. #tariffs #tradewar #mepolitics
📉 750,000 fewer border crossings from Canada
📉 Retail sales down 3.3% in border regions
📉 Restaurant & lodging sales down nearly 5%
Small towns along the border can’t absorb losses like this. #tariffs #tradewar #mepolitics
Hot off the press, State of Working Maine 2025 shows Maine's economic future isn't about geography — it's about policy choices. Check out the report including worker stories and join us for a Lunch & Learn on January 15 to learn more!
State of Working Maine 2025: Strengthening Economic Opportunity in Rural Communities and Beyond - MECEP
Economic opportunity in Maine is not an inevitable result of rural geography, but a consequence of policy choices.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hot off the press, State of Working Maine 2025 shows Maine's economic future isn't about geography — it's about policy choices. Check out the report including worker stories and join us for a Lunch & Learn on January 15 to learn more!
The "Big Beautiful Bill" only provides big, beautiful tax cuts for the ultra rich. More than a new Subaru's worth!
#BigUglyBill #TaxFairness
#BigUglyBill #TaxFairness
December 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The "Big Beautiful Bill" only provides big, beautiful tax cuts for the ultra rich. More than a new Subaru's worth!
#BigUglyBill #TaxFairness
#BigUglyBill #TaxFairness
We're hiring! The Maine Center for Economic Policy is looking for a Policy Analyst to to help build a fairer tax system, secure the resources needed for strong communities, and ensure all Mainers have a fair shot at a good life. FMI >> mecep.org/employment/
Employment Opportunities - MECEP
Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) seeks a Policy Analyst to help build a fairer tax system, secure the resources needed for strong communities, and ensure all Mainers have a fair shot at a good...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We're hiring! The Maine Center for Economic Policy is looking for a Policy Analyst to to help build a fairer tax system, secure the resources needed for strong communities, and ensure all Mainers have a fair shot at a good life. FMI >> mecep.org/employment/
Do YOU have a spare $1,400 in your monthly budget? Because that's what tens of thousands of middle-income Mainers are now being asked to shell out because Congress didn't extend the ACA's Enhanced Premium Tax Credit. Are you one of them?
#EPTC #ACA #HealthCareHeist
#EPTC #ACA #HealthCareHeist
As Congress begins health care debate, Mainers grapple with insurance price hikes • Maine Morning Star
Arundel resident Emily Ingwersen is looking at an increase of $1,400 per month to continue her family’s health insurance coverage next year if the tax credit they receive isn’t extended by Congress. ...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Do YOU have a spare $1,400 in your monthly budget? Because that's what tens of thousands of middle-income Mainers are now being asked to shell out because Congress didn't extend the ACA's Enhanced Premium Tax Credit. Are you one of them?
#EPTC #ACA #HealthCareHeist
#EPTC #ACA #HealthCareHeist
With the federal government in gridlock, Maine must continue to lead toward creating good jobs while building out renewable energy infrastructure. #mepolitics www.mecep.org/blog/maines-...
Maine’s opportunity to lead on clean energy and good jobs - MECEP
With the federal government in gridlock, Maine must continue to lead toward creating good jobs while building out renewable energy infrastructure.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
With the federal government in gridlock, Maine must continue to lead toward creating good jobs while building out renewable energy infrastructure. #mepolitics www.mecep.org/blog/maines-...
Join us TOMORROW, Nov 5 for a lunchtime webinar on the moral and economic case for land return in Maine. Featuring special guests sharing their perspective as Wabanaki citizens and leaders — and as people working to make land return a reality. Register here: bit.ly/sovereignty-... #mepolitics
November 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Join us TOMORROW, Nov 5 for a lunchtime webinar on the moral and economic case for land return in Maine. Featuring special guests sharing their perspective as Wabanaki citizens and leaders — and as people working to make land return a reality. Register here: bit.ly/sovereignty-... #mepolitics
Families who rely on SNAP to put food on the table live in every corner of Maine. State lawmakers have an obligation to reconvene in a special session to ensure no Mainer goes without food because of what’s happening in Washington, DC. #mepolitics www.mecep.org/blog/how-man...
How many SNAP recipients live in each Maine state legislative district - MECEP
Every Maine lawmaker has constituents who will be affected by a lack of SNAP funding.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Families who rely on SNAP to put food on the table live in every corner of Maine. State lawmakers have an obligation to reconvene in a special session to ensure no Mainer goes without food because of what’s happening in Washington, DC. #mepolitics www.mecep.org/blog/how-man...
Join us for a Lunch & Learn webinar on November 5 to explore how justice for the Wabanaki can drive growth, spark innovation, and build a stronger, more resilient Maine economy. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #mepolitics
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Join us for a Lunch & Learn webinar on November 5 to explore how justice for the Wabanaki can drive growth, spark innovation, and build a stronger, more resilient Maine economy. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #mepolitics
Republicans in Congress heaped trillion dollar tax giveaways on the nation's wealthiest families and corporations. Now they're forcing massive health care cost hikes for over 20 million people by refusing to extend Premium Tax Credit enhancements. Mainers deserve better from our lawmakers.
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Republicans in Congress heaped trillion dollar tax giveaways on the nation's wealthiest families and corporations. Now they're forcing massive health care cost hikes for over 20 million people by refusing to extend Premium Tax Credit enhancements. Mainers deserve better from our lawmakers.
Maine can raise $133.9M a year by taxing wealth like work. 3% of Mainers would pay. Everyone else would gain.
#TaxTheRich @itep.org
#TaxTheRich @itep.org
The Wealth Proceeds Tax: A Simple Way for States to Tax the Wealthy
Taxing the proceeds generated by wealth through a new Wealth Proceeds Tax is a simple way for states to raise billions in new revenue and improve the fairness of their tax systems.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Maine can raise $133.9M a year by taxing wealth like work. 3% of Mainers would pay. Everyone else would gain.
#TaxTheRich @itep.org
#TaxTheRich @itep.org
The government shutdown stems from a dispute over federal health care funding. What's at risk for Mainers' health care costs, and Maine's economy, if Congress allows Enhanced Premium Tax Credits to expire? #mepolitics www.mecep.org/blog/how-the...
How the Congressional health care fight impacts Mainers - MECEP
The standoff that has led to the shutdown of the federal government since October 1 is centered on a fight over health care.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The government shutdown stems from a dispute over federal health care funding. What's at risk for Mainers' health care costs, and Maine's economy, if Congress allows Enhanced Premium Tax Credits to expire? #mepolitics www.mecep.org/blog/how-the...
How will YOUR county be impacted by ZERO federal #SNAP dollars arriving in November? We have the data.
The Trump admin and the #USDA need to follow the law and fund SNAP immediately. SNAP keeps food on shelves, workers on payrolls, and kids from going hungry. It shouldn't be up for debate.
The Trump admin and the #USDA need to follow the law and fund SNAP immediately. SNAP keeps food on shelves, workers on payrolls, and kids from going hungry. It shouldn't be up for debate.
Trump administration threatens food assistance for 170,000 Mainers - MECEP
The Trump Administration is trying to break the stalemate in the ongoing federal shutdown over health care by threatening to cut assistance that helps 40 million Americans […]
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October 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Maine’s history with the Wabanaki Nations is not ancient history. It’s a living injustice that continues to shape our economy and politics. The path forward is clear: return land, repair trust, and reform laws that have kept the Wabanaki from full self-determination. www.mecep.org/maines-econo...
Sovereignty Starts Here: Land, Economy, and Tribal Rights in Maine
Maine has profited from centuries of Wabanaki land loss. Supporting land return and sovereignty reforms is both a moral responsibility and a smart economic investment.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Maine’s history with the Wabanaki Nations is not ancient history. It’s a living injustice that continues to shape our economy and politics. The path forward is clear: return land, repair trust, and reform laws that have kept the Wabanaki from full self-determination. www.mecep.org/maines-econo...
We asked Mainers at the Oxford Plains Speedway what they thought about cutting taxes for billionaires. Here’s what they told us. #mepolitics #BigBeautifulBill #TaxTheRich
October 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
We asked Mainers at the Oxford Plains Speedway what they thought about cutting taxes for billionaires. Here’s what they told us. #mepolitics #BigBeautifulBill #TaxTheRich
Enhanced Premium Tax Credits protect 20M+ people from medical bills that drain savings & wreck credit. Congress had the chance to act—instead, they chose cuts.
Tell Maine's Congressional Delegation to make these tax credits permanent & repeal health care cuts: commcat.io/467vrRn
#CareNotCuts
Tell Maine's Congressional Delegation to make these tax credits permanent & repeal health care cuts: commcat.io/467vrRn
#CareNotCuts
September 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Enhanced Premium Tax Credits protect 20M+ people from medical bills that drain savings & wreck credit. Congress had the chance to act—instead, they chose cuts.
Tell Maine's Congressional Delegation to make these tax credits permanent & repeal health care cuts: commcat.io/467vrRn
#CareNotCuts
Tell Maine's Congressional Delegation to make these tax credits permanent & repeal health care cuts: commcat.io/467vrRn
#CareNotCuts
Note: the 400 richest people in the U.S. are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past 12 months. #BigBeautifulBill #TaxTheRich
September 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Note: the 400 richest people in the U.S. are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past 12 months. #BigBeautifulBill #TaxTheRich
The White House slashes protections. Corporations hike prices. Families foot the bill. Unions keep raising wages, winning benefits, and fighting for dignity on the job.
This #LaborDay, stand with the folks who actually keep the economy running.
This #LaborDay, stand with the folks who actually keep the economy running.
September 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The White House slashes protections. Corporations hike prices. Families foot the bill. Unions keep raising wages, winning benefits, and fighting for dignity on the job.
This #LaborDay, stand with the folks who actually keep the economy running.
This #LaborDay, stand with the folks who actually keep the economy running.
Working-class Trump voter vs. working-class progressive: Should the 1% get a tax break? #mepolitics #taxfairness #bigbeautifulbill #biguglybill
August 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Working-class Trump voter vs. working-class progressive: Should the 1% get a tax break? #mepolitics #taxfairness #bigbeautifulbill #biguglybill
LD 1932 gives Maine a big chance to keep caregivers, protect access to care, and bring in millions in federal funds. #mepolitics www.mecep.org/blog/ld-1932...
LD 1932: Maine direct care bill could raise pay, improve services - MECEP
LD 1932 would raise wages, improve training, and secure federal funds — strengthening Maine’s direct care workforce and services.
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August 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
LD 1932 gives Maine a big chance to keep caregivers, protect access to care, and bring in millions in federal funds. #mepolitics www.mecep.org/blog/ld-1932...
There's plenty Mainers disagree on. Billionaires are terrified we'll figure out what we have in common. #mepolitics #taxfairness #bigbeautifulbill #biguglybill
August 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
There's plenty Mainers disagree on. Billionaires are terrified we'll figure out what we have in common. #mepolitics #taxfairness #bigbeautifulbill #biguglybill
We’re told America is more divided than ever. But it turns out there’s one BIG thing we can all agree on: the ultra-wealthy have stacked the deck against us, and it’s about time our lawmakers did something about that. #mepolitics #taxfairness #bigbeautifulbill #biguglybill
August 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
We’re told America is more divided than ever. But it turns out there’s one BIG thing we can all agree on: the ultra-wealthy have stacked the deck against us, and it’s about time our lawmakers did something about that. #mepolitics #taxfairness #bigbeautifulbill #biguglybill