Maine Center for Economic Policy @MECEP1
Independent, nonpartisan think tank working on solutions that promote economic justice and shared prosperity. https://t.co/h6KzhzRtP5 | https://t.co/WD7Nn2S5Tr mecep.org Maine Joined March 2011-
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The second session of the 131st legislature delivered some surprising tax policy proposals and outcomes. From a bipartisan proposal to raise taxes on wealthy households to a corporate tax transparency law, here are the top tax policy proposals we followed. mecep.org/blog/tax-polic…
Our statement in reaction to Governor Mills’ veto of LD 1231, a bill that added new tax brackets for high income earners: LD 1231 wasn’t a perfect tax bill, but asking the wealthy to pay more was a step in the right direction. #mepolitics mecep.org/news/mecep-sta…
The legislature passed a supplemental budget, but now procedural confusion could result in many missed opportunities for Maine workers and families. Before lawmakers head off for the summer, they need to fund the priorities they agreed to. #mepolitics mecep.org/blog/unfunded-…
The supplemental budget includes significant investments in pressing needs for Mainers, particularly in housing, care work, and education — but also leaves some significant needs unmet, including wages for state employees. #mepolitics mecep.org/blog/whats-in-…
Governor Mills has now vetoed every bill placed on her desk to make up for the historic labor law exclusions of farmworkers. With these vetoes, she has reaffirmed farmworkers’ second-class status in Maine’s economy. #mepolitics mecep.org/news/mecep-sta…
This is our statement on @GovJanetMills’ shameful veto of a minimum wage for farmworkers in Maine. #mepolitics #Shame
Garrett Martin, president & CEO at the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) statement in reaction to the budget approved by Governor Mills yesterday afternoon #mepolitics mecep.org/news/statement…
Today Maine House members had a chance to vote down LD 2258, a $2m corporate tax giveaway to the wealthy. Instead they showed once again corporate interests own state politics, and they will take money from the pockets of Mainers to pad their profits. #mepolitics
This #TaxDay, working families across Maine are paying their fair share in taxes — but many wealthy people and corporations are not. Learn more about why tax fairness is important and how Maine can make tax structures fairer in our newest explainer. mecep.org/blog/tax-fairn…
Too many states take a greater share of income from low- & middle-income families than from the wealthy. But it doesn't have to be this way. On #TaxDay, we're showing how tax systems widen inequality across the country and looking at better ways forward. itep.org/fairness-matte…
New from @MauraPillsbury: Bill to increase taxes on top earners is a step toward a fairer tax code and could be modified to deliver an even bigger boost to Mainers struggling with rising costs #mepolitics mecep.org/blog/bill-to-i…
MECEP urges lawmakers to finish the job and ensure these worker protections bills are funded in 2024 so workers are paid fairly, their time is respected, and they have their privacy protected. #mepolitics mecep.org/blog/maine-law…
New from @JamesxMyall: It’s right to re-examine highway funding in Maine #mepolitics mecep.org/blog/its-right…
New from @JamesxMyall: If lawmakers want to fix Maine's education staff shortage, they need to accept the reality that these workers aren't being paid fairly and pass legislation to raise wages. LD 974 and LD 1064 would do just that. #mepolitics mecep.org/blog/poor-pay-…
The bipartisan tax package moving through Congress will temporarily expand the #ChildTaxCredit and lift 400,000 kids above the poverty line. Call your Senators and tell them to expand the #CTC now ➡️ bit.ly/3vJtXNB
The bipartisan tax package moving through Congress will temporarily expand the #ChildTaxCredit and lift 400,000 kids above the poverty line. Call your Senators and tell them to expand the #CTC now ➡️ bit.ly/3vJtXNB
The bipartisan #ChildTaxCredit proposal aims to get more of the credit to most of the roughly 19M children who currently get a partial credit or none at all because their families’ incomes are too low. cbpp.org/research/feder…
The #ChildTaxCredit expansion would help children of all races and ethnicities, particularly groups where parents are overrepresented in low-paid jobs due to historical & ongoing discrimination and other structural barriers to opportunity. cbpp.org/research/feder…
The bipartisan #ChildTaxCredit proposal aims to get more of the credit to most of the roughly 19M children who currently get a partial credit or none at all because their families’ incomes are too low. cbpp.org/research/feder…
An expanded #ChildTaxCredit could have a transformative effect on the lives of 16 million children, lifting them out of poverty and providing access to essential resources. cbpp.org/research/feder…
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Bangor Daily News @bangordailynews
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Jacob Malloy 🇺🇸.. @hereinmaine
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Be the change @leiaroosevelt
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Author John (JJ) Selm.. @AuthorSelman
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105K Followers 1K Following Breaking news, politics, sports, events and entertainment from Maine's only independently owned daily newspaper.
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8K Followers 3K Following ME Secretary of State, Former State Senator, Executive Director, ACLU, Holocaust & Human Rights Center. Tweets are my own and not official. Follow @MESecofState
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Andy O'Brien @aobrien2010
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10K Followers 10K Following Professor Emerita of Political Science, UMaine. Latest book: "At War with Government." Forthcoming, edited volume on New England politics, UMass Press.
Congresswoman Chellie.. @chelliepingree
35K Followers 2K Following Organic Farmer 👩🌾. Mom of 3. Grandma of 7. Maine islander 🌊. @AppropsDems Interior Ranking Member and member of @HouseAgDems.
Bruce Bourgoine @BruceBourgoine
55K Followers 50K Following ''True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.'' Martin Luther King Jr.
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3K Followers 3K Following Associate Professor of Political Science & Honors at @UMaine. Co-Leader @SSNMaine. #FirstGen🎓. Tweets my own. RT≠endorsement. He/His.
NEWS CENTER Maine @newscentermaine
144K Followers 3K Following Headlines and breaking news from NBC affiliate NEWS CENTER Maine in Portland and Bangor, Maine. Start your tweet with #NEWSCENTERmaine to say hi!
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Wabanaki Alliance @WabanakiinMaine
2K Followers 194 Following The Wabanaki Alliance was formed to educate people and advocate for tribal rights in Maine. #StandWithWabanaki
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2K Followers 3K Following Husband/Dad/Dem/Biddeford. Rep/HD-133. IBEW. Personal/Al Horford fan account. @mainedems staff - not a spokesman. RTs not endorsements. He/him. Build housing.
Pat Callaghan @PatCallaghan6
9K Followers 1K Following Anchor-reporter at NEWS CENTER Maine 1979-2022. Host of the In The Arena Maine politics podcast.
Frances Perkins Cente.. @FranPerkinsCtr
1K Followers 1K Following Honoring and Preserving the legacy of Frances Perkins, the Woman Behind the New Deal. #FrancesPerkinsCenter
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52 Followers 46 Following We empower Afro/Indigenous & Latinx peoples in Maine through survival programs, power building, cultural celebration, & transformative healing practices
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1K Followers 985 Following
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Maura Pillsbury @MauraPillsbury
263 Followers 617 Following Mom 👨👩👦👦 @MECEP1 analyst 🤓 Public school advocate 📚 Views are my own. she/her
Pat_Garofalo @Pat_Garofalo
5K Followers 943 Following Director of state and local policy at @econliberties. Author: "The Billionaire Boondoggle" and Boondoggle newsletter. #COYS
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103 Followers 94 Following Maine Challenge is a weekly half-hour video production that addresses issues and policies that affect Mainers most!
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Dave Cooper @metaCoop
1K Followers 1K Following Director of @EARNetwork | Researcher @economicpolicy. Photographer, former Granite Stater, @GeorgetownHoyas & @RedSox fan. Dad jokes are my own.
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570 Followers 526 Following Explore, enjoy & protect the wild places of the earth. https://t.co/wNqhcdh6eZ https://t.co/BAiSVYRiho RT, Favorites, Follows are not endorsements.
The Maine Monitor @mainemonitor
3K Followers 908 Following A nonprofit digital newsroom reporting in the public interest of #Maine. We deliver fearless, citizen-supported, nonpartisan journalism to inform Mainers.
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6K Followers 639 Following Fighting to raise wages and working conditions for all tipped and service workers nationwide. Use the hashtags #OneFairWage #RaiseTheWage
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31K Followers 3K Following National grassroots organizing network. We build power for the multiracial working class.
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Maine Immigrants’ R.. @MaineRights
801 Followers 458 Following Enhancing Lives Strengthening Maine Immigrants! Striving to improve the legal, social and economic conditions experienced by Maine’s immigrants.
State Priorities Part.. @StatePriorities
1K Followers 359 Following SPP is a network of 42 research and policy organizations that help states ensure everyone has access to quality schools, health care, child care, and more.📱📩 Join us in letting Senate leaders know you support LD 199 and that health care for all means all. Call the Senate President's office at (207) 287-1500 and leave your name, your reason for calling in support of LD 199, and your town.
After the House of Representatives passed LD 199, to allow all income-qualified Mainers to access MaineCare regardless of age or immigration status, yesterday the Senate voted it down. All Means All Coalition's full statement: loom.ly/IuXRABY #mepolitics
In Maine, our highly active local partners @MECEP1, @MeEqualJustice, and @mainepeople are fighting for an expanded Child Tax Credit modeled after the federal CTC expansions.
MIRC staff were among the hundreds of people attending the Inclusion Maine Conference today, and two of us even served as panelists in breakout sessions this afternoon. Great job, Fatima and Mufalo!! x.com/newscentermain…
Inclusion Maine Conference kicks off with goal to diversify the state's workforce newscentermaine.com/article/news/l…
"It is both the right thing to do for those who are currently left behind but also because it's an investment in our future workforce and economy." #mepolitics #LD199 loom.ly/aRgvQVA
We couldn't agree more!
No one — especially families fleeing violence — can wait 8 months to a year to feed their kids and put a roof over their heads. The Senate should follow @chelliepingree's lead on the #AsylumSeekerWorkAuthorizationAct of 2023. mainepublic.org/politics/2023-…
You can listen to the trailer for #TheSumofUsPod and subscribe now, here: open.spotify.com/episode/5ziXUU…
An intern writes: Maine people are dying from overdoses because criminalization is not treatment for [problematic] substance use. Me: PUT THAT ON A TSHIRT!
Around 14% of Maine children live in poverty. As a born and raised Mainer, I’m proud to have partnered w @MECEP1 on this report about the importance of Child Tax Credit payments for Maine families. Check out the report and other great work at @MECEP1! mecep.org/blog/mecep-rep…
Cutting tax credit will push millions of kids back into poverty Sen. Joe Manchin reportedly says the checks were wasted; actually, they went toward food, housing and other essentials. Today's editorial. pressherald.com/2021/12/22/our…
But there is a better path that results in solid legislation and moves us toward a nation that works better for all of us. Policymakers need to find their way to that path – there’s too much at stake to do otherwise. 6/
"We are living through the recovery of an economy built on a foundation of inequality," Sarah Austin writes. bangordailynews.com/2021/12/20/opi…
In #BuildBackBetter, mothers & caregivers demand #ChildTaxCredit ❌have no work requirements–raising children IS work ✅remain fully refundable ✅is extended to 2025+ ✅incl immigrant families ✅paid 2 mothers & primary caregivers
⌛️The deadline to extend the #ChildTaxCredit is near. After December 15, if we do not extend the improvements to the #CTC, millions of families will lose life-saving income support. @SenateDems @SenateGOP pass #BuildBackBetter and extend #CTC NOW!
⌛️The deadline to extend the #ChildTaxCredit is near. After December 15, if we do not extend the improved #CTC, millions of families will lose life-saving income support. @SenateDems @SenateGOP pass #BuildBackBetter and make the improved #CTC permanent NOW! @CommChangeAct
Want to understand the State of Working Maine today? @JamesxMyall's new report from @MECEP1 is out today: mecep.org/jobs-and-incom… I joined James, David Cooper of @EconomicPolicy, and Suzy Young of @MaineAFLCIO to talk about what's ahead for Maine's workforce.
“It is urgent for policymakers to address the needs of workers in Maine, both to recognize the hardships incurred ...over the past 18 months and to ensure a robust recovery to an economy that is stronger and more inclusive." @MECEP1 #mepolitics mainebeacon.com/after-pandemic…
We can't let billionaire corporations get away with paying almost nothing in taxes, while Americans are left holding the bag. My new plan with @SenAngusKing and @RonWyden will ensure these companies stop cheating the system. wsj.com/articles/corpo…
Today is a good day for teachers, nurses, servicemembers & millions of workers serving on the front lines of the pandemic. @POTUS & @SecCardona have stepped up to keep the promise of #PSLF by cancelling #studentdebt for public service workers. Statement: bit.ly/3iBJ0zm
As we await details, it’s worth looking back at the tireless efforts by so many advocates, orgs, and borrowers to raise voices and demand action for those who have given so much to our communities and our country. How we got here 👇 protectborrowers.org/wp-content/upl…
This week’s announcement by @usedgov will ensure public service workers in communities across the country will have the path to #PSLF relief that they were promised. morningbrew.com/hr/stories/202…
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