Taxes and Budget

Advocates warn proposed stipend cuts for child care workers will harm industry

The progressive leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates that the $30 million cut proposed by governor Janet Mills will reduce the average earnings for nearly 7,500 […]

Maine Public

Posted January 29, 2025

Tags Budget, Caregiving, Child Care

Taxes and Budget

Maine Calling: State of the Budget

Governor Mills delivers the biennial State of the Budget address Tuesday evening. We’ll get reaction to what she prioritizes, the fiscal challenges ahead, and how her initiatives […]

Maine Public

Posted January 29, 2025

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Maine's Economic Outlook

The state faces a predicted revenue shortfall. Incoming President Trump is threatening to place tariffs on Canadian and Chinese goods. Maine’s labor shortage is expected to persist […]

Maine Public

Posted January 6, 2025

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Revenue

Jobs and Income

Report: post-inflation wages for Mainers up over the last 4 years

A new report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a progressive-leaning research and advocacy group, finds many workers in the state are faring better compared to those in […]

Maine Public

Posted October 24, 2024

Tags Inflation, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine Calling: Long-Term Care

In the past decade, dozens of nursing homes in Maine have closed—one of the highest rates in the nation. Families across the state struggle to find safe, […]

Maine Public

Posted August 15, 2024

Tags Direct Care Work, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Undocumented immigrants in Maine pay $15.6 million in state and local taxes, study finds

James Myall, with the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, which was not involved in the study, said one way to help more immigrants access legal employment […]

Maine Public

Posted July 31, 2024

Tags Immigration, Taxes

Jobs and Income

New report says Maine needs thousands of more workers to provide approved care for older Mainers

Maine has a shortage of roughly 2,300 direct care workers, according to the new analysis released Tuesday from the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP). Click here to read […]

Maine Public

Posted June 18, 2024

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Gov. Janet Mills vetoes income tax changes, clean energy workforce bills

While Republicans have been pushing for years for lower income tax rates, progressive groups have been calling for higher taxes on the wealthiest Mainer residents. Garrett Martin, […]

Maine Public

Posted April 26, 2024

Tags Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Student loans forgiven for initial round of Maine borrowers under revamped federal program

James Myall, an analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the new program is intended to revamp a previous federal repayment loan plan that was […]

Maine Public

Posted February 23, 2024

Tags Budget, Education, Federal, Student Debt

Jobs and Income

Officials say the Maine state employee pay gap has closed. Workers say they're still struggling

Starting in July, about half of the workforce is eligible to advance to a new higher “step” on the state’s classification pay scale, potentially qualifying them for […]

Maine Public

Posted February 8, 2024

Tags Budget, Incomes, Wages

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Advocates warn proposed stipend cuts for child care workers will harm industry

Maine Calling: State of the Budget

Maine's Economic Outlook

Report: post-inflation wages for Mainers up over the last 4 years

Maine Calling: Long-Term Care

Undocumented immigrants in Maine pay $15.6 million in state and local taxes, study finds

New report says Maine needs thousands of more workers to provide approved care for older Mainers

Gov. Janet Mills vetoes income tax changes, clean energy workforce bills

Student loans forgiven for initial round of Maine borrowers under revamped federal program

Officials say the Maine state employee pay gap has closed. Workers say they're still struggling