Jobs and Income

Opponents proven wrong on minimum wage make same attacks on paid sick days

According to an analysis of the data by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), “Employment increased in nearly every industry, including the lowest-wage industries, where job […]

Beacon

Posted January 10, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Days

Jobs and Income

Portland city councilors back an inclusive paid sick days policy

A report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy highlights evidence that the workers who are paid the lowest in Maine are much more likely to receive no paid […]

Beacon

Posted January 9, 2019

Tags Paid Sick Days

Education

Fallout of student loan debt felt in Midcoast

A recent survey about financial difficulties resulting from student debt found that in some categories, Midcoast residents were harder hit by the repercussions of education loans than […]

The Free Press

Posted January 3, 2019

Tags Polling, Student Debt

Health Care

Mills set to reject LePage’s last-minute attempt to cut Medicaid

In the wake of her formal inauguration, during which Governor Janet Mills said she will implement voter-approved Medicaid expansion, advocacy groups are hopeful that Maine’s newly elected […]

Beacon

Posted January 3, 2019

Tags Medicaid

Jobs and Income

Editorial: Maine minimum-wage hike eases child poverty

A government policy that moved families out of poverty would spare children from these sad outcomes. Fortunately, Maine has such a program. According to an analysis by […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 3, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Minimum wage increase seen boosting pay for 143,000 Mainers this year

The $1-an-hour state minimum wage increase that took effect on Jan. 1 will boost pay for 143,000 Mainers in 2019, according to the Maine Center for Economic […]

MaineBiz

Posted January 2, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Minimum wage increase will boost pay for 143,000 Mainers in 2019

CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 Increase to $11 per hour will increase low-wage Mainers’ income by more than $111 million AUGUSTA, Maine — Workers with low wages […]

Posted December 31, 2018

Tags Economy, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

With minimum-wage increase, Maine families can expect another financial boost in new year

A September 2018 report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) showed the number of Mainers under 18 living in poverty has declined significantly, going from roughly 43,000 children […]

Beacon

Posted December 31, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage

Taxes and Budget

The LePage Legacy: Triumph and tumult

Of course, LePage’s many critics opposed a number of his financial or tax policies and suggest they had long-standing, negative impacts on the state. “We certainly feel […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted December 30, 2018

Tags Budget, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Quarter of Maine workers lack paid sick days risking worker and public health, report warns

A report published last month by the Maine Center for Economic Policy says that at least 22 percent of private sector workers in Maine do not have paid sick […]

Beacon

Posted December 27, 2018

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Opponents proven wrong on minimum wage make same attacks on paid sick days

Portland city councilors back an inclusive paid sick days policy

Fallout of student loan debt felt in Midcoast

Mills set to reject LePage’s last-minute attempt to cut Medicaid

Editorial: Maine minimum-wage hike eases child poverty

Minimum wage increase seen boosting pay for 143,000 Mainers this year

Minimum wage increase will boost pay for 143,000 Mainers in 2019

With minimum-wage increase, Maine families can expect another financial boost in new year

The LePage Legacy: Triumph and tumult

Quarter of Maine workers lack paid sick days risking worker and public health, report warns