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ME legislation aims to uncover corporate tax avoidance

Maura Pillsbury, tax policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said too often corporations use tax loopholes and accounting schemes to avoid state taxes while […]

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Posted April 3, 2024

Tags Corporate Power, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Effort continues to ensure state minimum wage for ME farmworkers

About one-quarter of Maine farmworkers live in poverty, and they are roughly 4.5 times as likely to live below the poverty line as other workers in the […]

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Posted March 27, 2024

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

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Report: Corporate Consolidation Seen as Major Driver of Inflation

Seven in 10 Americans view inflation as the most pressing issue facing the nation right now, and in Maine, a new report seeks to explore the causes, […]

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Posted June 24, 2022

Tags Corporate Power, Economy, Inflation

Jobs and Income

End to Extra Federal Jobless Aid to Impact Tens of Thousands of Mainers

James Myall, economic policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the reason many folks are enrolled in the federal programs in the first place […]

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Posted August 19, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Federal, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Groups Press Sen. Collins: Mainers Need COVID Relief

Mario Moretto, communications director for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said people still are experiencing really elevated levels of hardship. “What Mainers need now more than […]

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Posted February 4, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal

Jobs and Income

New Payday-Lending Rule Could be Helpful in Maine

The new rules require payday lenders to start verifying a borrower’s ability to repay a loan before rolling it over into a new loan. Maine already has […]

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Posted October 11, 2017

Tags Consumer Protection, Federal

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ME legislation aims to uncover corporate tax avoidance

Effort continues to ensure state minimum wage for ME farmworkers

Report: Corporate Consolidation Seen as Major Driver of Inflation

End to Extra Federal Jobless Aid to Impact Tens of Thousands of Mainers

Groups Press Sen. Collins: Mainers Need COVID Relief

New Payday-Lending Rule Could be Helpful in Maine