Taxes and Budget

Advocates call for higher taxes on the rich and corporations to balance Maine’s budget

Maura Pillsbury, state and local tax policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning advocacy group, said Maine is “at a crossroads” and lawmakers […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted February 3, 2025

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Letter: Maine can achieve economic fairness

Thank you to Maura Pillsbury, of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, for the Jan. 22 op-ed regarding the false choice of bold policy versus balanced budgets. This excellent […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 28, 2025

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Opinion: Maine doesn’t have to choose between bold policy and balanced budgets

Maine lawmakers are heading into a new term facing a big challenge — how to sustain bold investments in Maine people and communities in a year when […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 22, 2025

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Proposed cigarette tax increase draws praise and concern

James Myall, an economic policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said Monday that an increase to the cigarette tax wasn’t the center’s first suggestion […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 14, 2025

Tags Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Speaker of Maine House unveils bill to ease health care workforce shortage

A June 2024 analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy think tank said that Maine needs to hire an additional 2,300 full-time direct care workers — there are […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 13, 2025

Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Maine’s minimum wage will get a boost Jan. 1

According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, there are about 37,000 hourly workers in the state earning less than $14.65 hourly and an additional 50,000 employees […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted December 30, 2024

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Despite progress, Maine women still earn less and are more likely to live in poverty

And more than 23,500 hours of care that Mainers are entitled to goes undelivered every week, though this figure is likely an underestimate when accounting for reporting […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted December 12, 2024

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Teen entrepreneurs mean business

James Myall, an economic policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, pointed to the tight labor market and inflationary pressure as the two most likely […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted November 11, 2024

Tags Inflation, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income

Portland City Council to consider $20 minimum wage ballot proposal

Raising Portland’s minimum wage to $20 by 2028 would have the greatest benefit to workers ages 16 to 34 years old with a high school education or […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 17, 2024

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Eviction filings are down in Maine, but threat is still high

James Myall, an economic policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, had a similar guess. “One thing that could be playing a role is that […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 4, 2024

Tags Housing, Wages

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Advocates call for higher taxes on the rich and corporations to balance Maine’s budget

Letter: Maine can achieve economic fairness

Opinion: Maine doesn’t have to choose between bold policy and balanced budgets

Proposed cigarette tax increase draws praise and concern

Speaker of Maine House unveils bill to ease health care workforce shortage

Maine’s minimum wage will get a boost Jan. 1

Despite progress, Maine women still earn less and are more likely to live in poverty

Teen entrepreneurs mean business

Portland City Council to consider $20 minimum wage ballot proposal

Eviction filings are down in Maine, but threat is still high