Jobs and Income Maine looks beyond the numbers in search of a fair employment playing field “Up until this crisis moment, I think there were good intentions, but people didn’t really know they didn’t know,” says Deb Breiting, cofounder of Maine Intercultural Communication […] MaineBiz Posted December 14, 2020 Tags Employment, Jobs, Racial Equity
Health Care Advocates call for incarcerated Mainers to be prioritized in state’s COVID vaccine plan The issue has also drawn the attention of the state’s Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations. James Myall, one of the […] Beacon Posted December 14, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Health Care
Taxes and Budget Maine can help fuel economic recovery for all by taxing wealth and high incomes AUGUSTA, MAINE — The state’s wealthiest residents have largely avoided the economic and health effects of COVID-19. Meanwhile, Mainers with the lowest incomes, who are more likely to […] Posted December 10, 2020 Tags Economy, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy Mainers struggle financially amid pandemic It’s been nine months since the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses across the state to shut down. Even though restaurants are now open on a limited basis, the […] Fox Bangor Posted December 7, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security
Maine’s Economy In percentage of owners as well as earnings, Black-owned businesses lag behind white counterparts in Maine Black Mainers are less likely to own a business than white residents, and those who do report earning substantially less money than white peers, according to publicly […] The Maine Monitor Posted December 6, 2020 Tags Economy, Racial Equity
Maine’s Economy King, Collins among bipartisan lawmakers backing compromise relief package One of the main sticking points is whether the package will include a provision to shield employers from liability if a worker contracts coronavirus at work. The current […] Beacon Posted December 2, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Federal
Maine’s Economy Online directory aims to help Black businesses thrive in nation’s whitest state The economic impacts of the pandemic also have been greater and persisted longer for people of color, James Myall of the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, reported. […] The Maine Monitor Posted November 22, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Racial Equity
Maine’s Economy Our View: Buy local, start early for Maine pandemic holiday shopping Mainers should remember that it’s just as easy to order products from a local business as it is to order from a national online merchant, but the […] Portland Press Herald Posted November 22, 2020 Tags Economy, Local
Health Care Maine group launches campaign to put universal health care on the ballot Ryder also pointed to a 2019 study done by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) that examined how a hypothetical universal health care system would work in the […] Beacon Posted November 20, 2020 Tags Health Care
Jobs and Income ‘People are in survival mode’: Unemployed Mainers face financial cliff as benefits end Picard said the program was ended because the average insured unemployment rate for the last 13 weeks in Maine fell below five percent. By law, the program […] Beacon Posted November 19, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Unemployment