Jobs and Income

Labor report highlights scant enforcement of wage and hour laws

Arthur Phillips, an analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, agreed that the move to strategic enforcement is important, especially given that current low inspection rates […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted February 28, 2024

Tags Job Quality, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Rent relief, election support, teacher raises dominate week one of budget hearings

Arthur Phillips, economic policy analyst for Maine Center for Economic Policy said educators are falling behind entry-level workers in the private sector but also peer educators in […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted February 24, 2024

Tags Budget, Education, Housing

Taxes and Budget

Conservatives, progressives alike object to $107M savings in Mills’ budget proposal

Both the left-leaning policy organization Maine Center for Economic Policy and the conservative Maine Policy Institute criticized Mills’ decision to store away $107 million in the special reserve fund […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted February 21, 2024

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Facing deep fiscal challenges, child care providers urge lawmakers to adjust reimbursement rules

In all, current reimbursement rules cost child care providers that accept subsidies about $5 million a year, said Arthur Phillips of the Maine Center for Economic Policy. […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted February 20, 2024

Tags Budget, Child Care

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Mills administration, state workers union dispute scale of wage gap

However, after factoring in these wage increases, an analysis from the Maine Center for Economic Policy found that state government wages continue to lag behind those of their public and […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted February 9, 2024

Tags Budget, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income

Anti-immigrant rhetoric derailing actual policy solutions in Maine

According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the state has 42 available workers for every 100 open jobs. In its most recent annual “State of Working Maine” report, the Maine […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted February 5, 2024

Tags Immigration

Taxes and Budget

Report: Maine’s tax code 7th most progressive in the nation

In a blog post analyzing the ITEP report, Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) tax analyst Maura Pillsbury credited recent reforms — such as the expansion of Maine’s Earned […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted January 10, 2024

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

The issues likely to dominate debate in Maine in 2024

The foremost challenge for Maine’s economy is plateauing workforce growth, according to the 2023 “State of Working Maine” report released by the Maine Center for Economic Policy this fall, […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted December 27, 2023

Tags Economy, Housing, Immigration, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Maine needs more workers. Report points to increased housing, immigration as solutions

Silvio and Tasha’s stories are two of several shared with the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) as part of its annual “State of Working Maine” report. Using anecdotal […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted December 12, 2023

Tags Employment, Housing, Immigration, Jobs

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Advocates say projected revenue surplus should be spent on housing, childcare and other social services

“The state can use this surplus to remove barriers that currently hold people back from fully participating in and benefiting from our economy,” said Sarah Austin, director […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted November 29, 2023

Tags Budget, Child Care, Economic Security, Economy, Revenue

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Labor report highlights scant enforcement of wage and hour laws

Rent relief, election support, teacher raises dominate week one of budget hearings

Conservatives, progressives alike object to $107M savings in Mills’ budget proposal

Facing deep fiscal challenges, child care providers urge lawmakers to adjust reimbursement rules

Mills administration, state workers union dispute scale of wage gap

Anti-immigrant rhetoric derailing actual policy solutions in Maine

Report: Maine’s tax code 7th most progressive in the nation

The issues likely to dominate debate in Maine in 2024

Maine needs more workers. Report points to increased housing, immigration as solutions

Advocates say projected revenue surplus should be spent on housing, childcare and other social services