Health Care

Expanding health care for children will put Maine kids on upward trajectory for life

Access to affordable health care makes a huge difference to a child’s future. Investing in children’s health care will help ensure we have a healthy population and […]

James Myall

Posted February 24, 2021

Tags Children, Health Care

After more than a decade of cuts, it’s time to invest in Maine’s communities

Strong communities are the backbone of a good quality of life. Local services like parks, libraries, fire departments, safe roads, and clean water are integral to creating high-quality places where Maine families […]

Sarah Austin

Posted February 19, 2021

Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

With pandemic hardship as high as ever, Congress must move quickly on COVID relief

The COVID-19 public health and economic crisis is bigger than any seen in our lifetimes, leaving tens of thousands of Mainers struggling to work, feed their families, and keep a roof over their […]

James Myall

Posted February 17, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Food Insecurity, Housing, Unemployment

Health Care

Health data bill would fill in the holes in Maine’s understanding of racial health disparities

All Maine families — Black, brown, and white alike — should be able to live healthy lives and have access to the health care they need, when […]

James Myall

Posted February 16, 2021

Tags Health Care, Racial Equity

Jobs and Income

Pandemic workplace risks reveal the need for more worker safety protections

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continuing to claim more than 1,500 lives in the United States every day, the need for safe workplaces is clearer than ever […]

James Myall

Posted February 11, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Job Quality, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Maine doesn’t need a new special interest sales tax loophole

The Maine Legislature is considering a bill, LD 140, that would allow businesses that sell prepared food and beverages to keep one penny of the eight–cent sales tax on prepared foods. The bill would create […]

Sarah Austin

Posted February 9, 2021

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

This bill would give lawmakers a new tool to promote racial justice

Our state will be at its strongest when every Mainer, regardless of race, ethnicity, or family history, has an equal opportunity to live a happy, successful, and […]

James Myall

Posted February 3, 2021

Tags Inequality, Racial Equity

Taxes and Budget

Lawmakers should reject scheme to turn PPP into double tax cuts for profitable businesses

Maine’s top priority for a robust, fair COVID recovery must be to provide relief to struggling families and make investments in schools, communities, infrastructure, and services that will […]

Sarah Austin

Posted January 27, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Biden’s COVID relief plan is a solid down payment on promise to ‘build back better’

Last week, President Biden announced his first major legislative proposal — a $1.9 trillion economic aid package branded as the “American Rescue Plan.” The plan includes multiple measures to […]

James Myall

Posted January 22, 2021

Tags Child Tax Credit, Coronavirus, Economy, Federal

Health Care

After two years, Medicaid expansion delivers health care to 70,700 Mainers

Two years after Gov. Janet Mills issued Executive Order 1, implementing the voter-approved expansion of health care through Medicaid, the program is proving invaluable as Mainers continue to experience the public […]

James Myall

Posted January 13, 2021

Tags Affordable Care Act, Coronavirus, Medicaid

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Expanding health care for children will put Maine kids on upward trajectory for life

After more than a decade of cuts, it’s time to invest in Maine’s communities

With pandemic hardship as high as ever, Congress must move quickly on COVID relief

Health data bill would fill in the holes in Maine’s understanding of racial health disparities

Pandemic workplace risks reveal the need for more worker safety protections

Maine doesn’t need a new special interest sales tax loophole

This bill would give lawmakers a new tool to promote racial justice

Lawmakers should reject scheme to turn PPP into double tax cuts for profitable businesses

Biden’s COVID relief plan is a solid down payment on promise to ‘build back better’

After two years, Medicaid expansion delivers health care to 70,700 Mainers