Jobs and Income

More parents opting to leave workforce completely due to childcare costs

The Maine Center for Economic Policy reports that from last year to February of this year 24,000 Mainers cited lack of available childcare as the primary reason […]

NewsCenter Maine

Posted September 28, 2023

Tags Child Care, Employment, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Wednesday Sit-Down: A potential government shutdown

Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss a potential government shutdown. Click here to watch the full video, first […]

Fox 23

Posted September 27, 2023

Tags Federal, Wednesday Sit Down

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

It should be easy for Congress to prioritize the well-being of children and families

In Maine, about four out of five kids live in households benefiting from the expanded credit, according to the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy. The vast majority of […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 22, 2023

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security

Jobs and Income

Amazon union leader Chris Smalls brings lessons from labor fights to Maine

At a forum Wednesday night at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, Smalls, a former Amazon worker who now serves as the president of the ALU, […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted September 21, 2023

Tags Unions

Jobs and Income

Maine Center for Economic Policy hosts talk in Portland to stress importance of unions

The Maine Center for Economic Policy hosted a talk in Portland Wednesday about worker empowerment and the importance of labor organizers. The presentation Wednesday night featured Chris […]

WGME

Posted September 20, 2023

Tags Unions

Jobs and Income

Maine strikes contract agreement with some state employees amid rising labor unrest nationwide

Across the state, the number of unionized workers has been decreasing. In 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 9.2 percent of Maine workers were […]

WGME

Posted September 20, 2023

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Unions

Health Care

Wednesday Sit-Down: High prescription drug prices

Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss high prescription drug prices. Click here to watch the full video, first […]

Fox 23

Posted September 20, 2023

Tags Health Care, Prescription Drugs, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income

After years-long effort, farmworkers in Maine may soon gain minimum wage protections

The lesser bundle of rights granted to farmworkers has indeed had a significant impact on their lives, research shows. A study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted September 20, 2023

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

DeLauro, Warren Reintroduce Schedules That Work Act

The Schedules That Work Act is endorsed bv 9to5, A Better Balance, Action for Children, AFL-CIO, African American Health Alliance, All-Options, American Association of University Women, American […]

Posted September 19, 2023

Tags Fair Scheduling, Job Quality, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Amid rise in child poverty rates, Maine child tax credit expected to buoy 3,500 youth

Those percentages come from what’s called a “supplemental poverty measure,” which accounts for government benefits, post-tax income and costs of running a family such as commuting, child […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted September 19, 2023

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Poverty, Taxes

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More parents opting to leave workforce completely due to childcare costs

Wednesday Sit-Down: A potential government shutdown

It should be easy for Congress to prioritize the well-being of children and families

Amazon union leader Chris Smalls brings lessons from labor fights to Maine

Maine Center for Economic Policy hosts talk in Portland to stress importance of unions

Maine strikes contract agreement with some state employees amid rising labor unrest nationwide

Wednesday Sit-Down: High prescription drug prices

After years-long effort, farmworkers in Maine may soon gain minimum wage protections

DeLauro, Warren Reintroduce Schedules That Work Act

Amid rise in child poverty rates, Maine child tax credit expected to buoy 3,500 youth