Jobs and Income

July jobs report: Maine continues to lag US, New England recovery

The July jobs report, released today, raises continued concerns about the strength of Maine’s economic recovery. The state’s July unemployment rate of 5.5 percent remains unchanged from a […]

Garrett Martin

Posted August 18, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs, Recession

Jobs and Income

Maine’s Real Unemployment and Jobs Picture Reflects Continuing Challenges for Maine Workers

Over 90,000 Mainers are still struggling to find work according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A stubbornly large number of part-time workers […]

Garrett Martin

Posted July 29, 2014

Tags Employment, Incomes, Jobs

Jobs and Income

What to Look for in Friday’s Jobs Report

Tomorrow, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its monthly state-by-state jobs and employment report. While the data are subject to revision and should be viewed […]

Garrett Martin

Posted June 19, 2014

Tags Employment, Incomes, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Jobs Recovery Nationally Showing Promise, But Maine Still Lags Far Behind

Today’s national jobs report highlights an important milestone. As a nation, we have recovered 101 percent of jobs lost during the recession. Clearly we are headed in […]

Garrett Martin

Posted June 6, 2014

Tags Economy, Employment, Jobs

Health Care, Jobs and Income

The LePage Case against Medicaid Expansion: A House of Cards Built on Fallacies, Contradictions, and Ideology

“We cannot go grab federal money without understanding just how much Maine taxpayers will wind up paying. Furthermore, it is incredibly irresponsible to put taxpayers on the […]

Garrett Martin

Posted April 18, 2014

Tags Affordable Care Act, Economy, Health Care, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

What you should know about the Cutler property tax relief plan

Today, Eliot Cutler released a plan for providing property tax relief to Maine residents. The center piece is a dramatic increase in Maine’s homestead exemption program, elimination […]

Garrett Martin

Posted April 15, 2014

Tags Homestead Exemption, Municipal Revenue Sharing, Property Tax

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

Jobs and Income

The Truth about Governor LePage’s Own Jobs Claim

In Governor LePage’s recent State of the State address he touted his economic performance stating “Almost 13,000 new private-sector jobs have been created since we took office.” […]

Garrett Martin

Posted February 19, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Beware the Bogus Business Ranking Redux

In December 2011, I wrote the blog post below in response to Forbes magazine’s “Best States for Business” list of that year. Now, for the fourth year […]

Garrett Martin

Posted October 1, 2013

Tags Economy

Health Care

New Report Highlights How the Affordable Care Act Helps Close Affordability Gap

This week the Kaiser Family Foundation released “An Early Look at Premiums and Insurer Participation in Health Insurance Marketplaces, 2014.” The report provides a summary of health […]

Garrett Martin

Posted September 25, 2013

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Medicaid

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July jobs report: Maine continues to lag US, New England recovery

Maine’s Real Unemployment and Jobs Picture Reflects Continuing Challenges for Maine Workers

What to Look for in Friday’s Jobs Report

Jobs Recovery Nationally Showing Promise, But Maine Still Lags Far Behind

The LePage Case against Medicaid Expansion: A House of Cards Built on Fallacies, Contradictions, and Ideology

What you should know about the Cutler property tax relief plan

Maine’s Jobs Report: A Bad Case of Déjà vu

The Truth about Governor LePage’s Own Jobs Claim

Beware the Bogus Business Ranking Redux

New Report Highlights How the Affordable Care Act Helps Close Affordability Gap