Taxes and Budget

Janet Mills urges spending restraint in message to Maine Legislature

Garrett Martin, president and CEO of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said that “now is not the time to forgo potentially transformational investments in Maine people […]

Maine Public

Posted January 30, 2024

Tags Budget

Governor Janet Mills urges spending restraint in State of State

Click here to listen to the full This Day in Maine episode, first posted January 30, 2024 by Maine Public.

Maine Public

Posted January 30, 2024

Tags Budget

Maine’s Economy

Maine's Economic Outlook

What does the year ahead look like for Maine’s economy? We talk with experts about the factors that will affect the state’s economic health, including current trends […]

Maine Public

Posted January 3, 2024

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Housing, Jobs

Maine’s Economy

The Shrinking Middle Class

We conclude our 2023 “Changing Face of Maine” series with an examination of the state of the middle class in Maine. The American ideal of the middle […]

Maine Public

Posted December 18, 2023

Tags Economic Security, Economy

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Biden administration touts bonuses to direct care workers in Maine

Sperling also highlighted Maine’s decision to use state funds to boost wages for direct care workers to at least 125% of the minimum wage. According to a […]

Maine Public

Posted December 12, 2023

Tags Budget, Direct Care Work

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Low pay for direct care workers is costing Maine millions, according to report

Undervaluing the direct care workforce in Maine is costing the state millions each year, according to a new report from the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy. […]

Maine Public

Posted April 27, 2023

Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Economy, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Advocates call for the permanent expansion of the child tax credit in Maine

As lawmakers negotiate an end of the year tax package, Arthur Philips, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, says they should reinstate the […]

Maine Public

Posted December 5, 2022

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal

Jobs and Income

Maine's minimum wage will rise to $13.80 next year

Under a provision of a state law that went into effect last year, Maine’s minimum wage will be adjusted annually based on the cost of living index […]

Maine Public

Posted September 13, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Inflation, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Wages

Education

Could student loan forgiveness factor into Maine's races?

The left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates that about 177,000 of federal borrowers in Maine will qualify for forgiveness based on the income caps of $125,000 […]

Maine Public

Posted August 26, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan is praised, panned by Maine's federal lawmakers

According to an estimate from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank, Biden’s proposal would benefit roughly 177,000 student loan borrowers in Maine, or […]

Maine Public

Posted August 24, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

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Janet Mills urges spending restraint in message to Maine Legislature

Governor Janet Mills urges spending restraint in State of State

Maine's Economic Outlook

The Shrinking Middle Class

Biden administration touts bonuses to direct care workers in Maine

Low pay for direct care workers is costing Maine millions, according to report

Advocates call for the permanent expansion of the child tax credit in Maine

Maine's minimum wage will rise to $13.80 next year

Could student loan forgiveness factor into Maine's races?

Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan is praised, panned by Maine's federal lawmakers