Jobs and Income

Colorado just expanded overtime protections. Will Dems in Augusta follow suit?

“Colorado’s decision to restore overtime restores one of the basic promises of employment: That workers should be paid for every hour they work,” said Mario Moretto, communications […]

Beacon

Posted January 27, 2020

Tags Job Quality, Overtime

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Portland MLK dinner gives hundreds ‘reality check’ on racial injustice, tribal sovereignty

Outside of slavery, animosity towards Mainers of color assumed other familiar and far-reaching forms. Low wages and disproportionately higher incarceration rates have left people of color empty […]

Beacon

Posted January 21, 2020

Tags Health Care, Inequality, Racial Equity, Wages

Health Care

Report: Universal healthcare would protect all Mainers, save state $1.5 billion annually

“Not only would a universal healthcare system provide coverage for all Mainers, it would save the state roughly $1.5 billion dollars per year, according to a recently […]

Beacon

Posted January 2, 2020

Tags Health Care

Jobs and Income

New poll of Maine workers shows strong support for more workforce protections

A new survey of workers in Maine shows that there is significant desire for the state to take a major role in adopting policies that improve job […]

Beacon

Posted December 23, 2019

Tags Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Feminism benefits everyone working jobs historically seen as ‘women’s work’

I attended a town hall meeting and panel discussion on Nov. 23 hosted by the Maine Women’s Lobby. The panel, assembled in the community room at Lithgow […]

Beacon

Posted November 27, 2019

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Walmart, Lowe’s among big retailers scheming to avoid Maine property taxes

In a scheme that could lead to millions of dollars in lost revenue for Maine communities, behemoth retailers like Walmart, Lowe’s and Home Depot are looking to […]

Beacon

Posted November 2, 2019

Tags Property Tax, Tax Breaks

Jobs and Income

How Maine’s public university system became one of the biggest threats to worker protections

James Myall, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, who consulted with Tipping on the overtime bill, said, “They tend to oppose anything that is […]

Beacon

Posted October 30, 2019

Tags Higher Education, Incomes, Job Quality

Jobs and Income

Uncertain work schedules linked to food and housing insecurity, anxiety in kids

James Myall, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said that these outcomes are especially relevant in Maine given that 128,000 of the state’s […]

Beacon

Posted October 16, 2019

Tags Children, Fair Scheduling, Job Quality

Jobs and Income

28,000 Maine workers stand to miss out on overtime under Trump’s new rule

However, had the Obama rule been enacted, a total of 54,000 salaried workers in Maine, or 42 percent of the workforce, would be covered, according to estimates […]

Beacon

Posted September 23, 2019

Tags Federal, Incomes, Job Quality

Taxes and Budget

Tax reforms credited with ensuring Maine’s poorest no longer pay highest tax rate

“According to MECEP policy analyst Sarah Austin, who authored the report, the change can be attributed to the Maine Legislature’s passage of an expanded Maine Earned Income […]

Beacon

Posted September 6, 2019

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Colorado just expanded overtime protections. Will Dems in Augusta follow suit?

Portland MLK dinner gives hundreds ‘reality check’ on racial injustice, tribal sovereignty

Report: Universal healthcare would protect all Mainers, save state $1.5 billion annually

New poll of Maine workers shows strong support for more workforce protections

Feminism benefits everyone working jobs historically seen as ‘women’s work’

Walmart, Lowe’s among big retailers scheming to avoid Maine property taxes

How Maine’s public university system became one of the biggest threats to worker protections

Uncertain work schedules linked to food and housing insecurity, anxiety in kids

28,000 Maine workers stand to miss out on overtime under Trump’s new rule

Tax reforms credited with ensuring Maine’s poorest no longer pay highest tax rate