Tag: Maine Center for Economic Policy

WERU News Report 9/12/12

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Topic: Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, speaking about the impacts of tax policies on low and moderate income Mainers. His talk kicked off the “Take Back Democracy” Brown Bag Luncheon Series, sponsored by the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, each Tuesday at noon during the election season His talk was recorded by John Greenman and edited by Amy Browne

FMI- Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine: www.peacectr.org | Maine Center for Economic Policy: www.mecep.org

WERU News Report 1/10/12

Issue: Alternative Local News
Program Name: WERU News Report
Broadcast Date:1/10/12
Broadcast Time: 4pm

Program Topic: Maine Legislature Watch

Key Discussion Points:
a) Updates on the DHHS supplemental budget and other legislation being monitored by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP)
b) Follow up re: the proposed renaming/restructuring of the Department of Environmental Protection and the recommendations of the LURC Reform Committee with Natural Resources Council of Maine
c) Audio from today’s work session discussion re: legislation to make the Governor’s “working paper” exempt from Freedom of Access requests

Guests by name and affiliation:
A) Dan Coyne, Legislative Director for Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) FMI: http://www.mecep.org/
B) Pete Didisheim, Senior Director of Advocacy for the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM). FMI: www.nrcm.org

Call In Program: No
Political Broadcast: No

Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: Amy Browne