Maine’s Economy

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, […]

Public News Service

Posted June 24, 2022

Tags Corporate Power, Economy, Inflation

Maine’s Economy

Report: inflation costs driven mostly by profits, not labor cost

The report by the Maine Center for Economic Progress said corporate profits are rising as Mainers feel the pinch of record-high inflation and pointed the finger at […]

The Center Square

Posted June 22, 2022

Tags Corporate Power, Economy, Inflation

Jobs and Income

Portland voters may be asked to again consider increasing the minimum wage

Councilors also heard Wednesday from an analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy and the director of advocacy at the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce about […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 21, 2022

Tags Local, Minimum Wage, Wages

Health Care

Before his death at a local jail, Billy Tucker had big dreams

In March, the Maine Center for Economic Policy and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine published a report that made the case for decriminalizing the use and […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 19, 2022

Tags Health Care, Inequality

Health Care

LePage wrongly blames Medicaid expansion for Maine’s worker shortage

After Medicaid expansion won at the ballot box in 2017, LePage still refused to file for expansion with the federal government, prompting a lawsuit led by the […]

Beacon

Posted June 16, 2022

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

Maine Lawmakers Are Putting $$$ In Workers' Pockets

There’s no way around it – expenses are rising faster than wages. That’s why Maine lawmakers expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit this session, which means money […]

Mainers for Working Families

Posted June 9, 2022

Tags Economic Security, EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care

Opinion: Expanded Good Samaritan law is simple and will save lives

A recent report by the ACLU of Maine finds that out of the 38,893 arrests in 2019, 3,614—or roughly one out of 11— were for drug-related offenses and almost […]

Beacon

Posted June 7, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Health Care, Inequality

Maine’s Economy

Paul LePage Is Back!

By most metrics, despite the high inflation and soaring energy costs, Governor Mills has a sterling set of accomplishments to fall back on during her reelection campaign […]

The Nation

Posted May 31, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Jobs, Poverty, Revenue

Taxes and Budget

Paul LePage keeps proposing tax ideas that would harm average Mainers

LePage’s second term plans for slashing, leading to an elimination of, the income tax would have also raised sales taxes, which hit low and middle income people more. A 2017 analysis […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted May 24, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

What a day in the life of record high inflation looks like

“I think we saw at the beginning of the pandemic, there was a lot of stimulus out in the economy. People were saving a lot more,” Sarah […]

NewsCenter Maine

Posted May 12, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Economy

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Report: Corporate Consolidation Seen as Major Driver of Inflation

Report: inflation costs driven mostly by profits, not labor cost

Portland voters may be asked to again consider increasing the minimum wage

Before his death at a local jail, Billy Tucker had big dreams

LePage wrongly blames Medicaid expansion for Maine’s worker shortage

Maine Lawmakers Are Putting $$$ In Workers' Pockets

Opinion: Expanded Good Samaritan law is simple and will save lives

Paul LePage Is Back!

Paul LePage keeps proposing tax ideas that would harm average Mainers

What a day in the life of record high inflation looks like