Jobs and Income Portland city councilors back an inclusive paid sick days policy A report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy highlights evidence that the workers who are paid the lowest in Maine are much more likely to receive no paid […] Beacon Posted January 9, 2019 Tags Paid Sick Days
Jobs and Income Editorial: Maine minimum-wage hike eases child poverty A government policy that moved families out of poverty would spare children from these sad outcomes. Fortunately, Maine has such a program. According to an analysis by […] Portland Press Herald Posted January 3, 2019 Tags Minimum Wage
Health Care Mills set to reject LePage’s last-minute attempt to cut Medicaid In the wake of her formal inauguration, during which Governor Janet Mills said she will implement voter-approved Medicaid expansion, advocacy groups are hopeful that Maine’s newly elected […] Beacon Posted January 3, 2019 Tags Medicaid
Education Fallout of student loan debt felt in Midcoast A recent survey about financial difficulties resulting from student debt found that in some categories, Midcoast residents were harder hit by the repercussions of education loans than […] The Free Press Posted January 3, 2019 Tags Polling, Student Debt
Jobs and Income Minimum wage increase seen boosting pay for 143,000 Mainers this year The $1-an-hour state minimum wage increase that took effect on Jan. 1 will boost pay for 143,000 Mainers in 2019, according to the Maine Center for Economic […] MaineBiz Posted January 2, 2019 Tags Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income With minimum-wage increase, Maine families can expect another financial boost in new year A September 2018 report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) showed the number of Mainers under 18 living in poverty has declined significantly, going from roughly 43,000 children […] Beacon Posted December 31, 2018 Tags Minimum Wage
Taxes and Budget The LePage Legacy: Triumph and tumult Of course, LePage’s many critics opposed a number of his financial or tax policies and suggest they had long-standing, negative impacts on the state. “We certainly feel […] Portland Press Herald Posted December 30, 2018 Tags Budget, Taxes
Jobs and Income Quarter of Maine workers lack paid sick days risking worker and public health, report warns A report published last month by the Maine Center for Economic Policy says that at least 22 percent of private sector workers in Maine do not have paid sick […] Beacon Posted December 27, 2018 Tags Paid Sick Days
Jobs and Income Minimum wage goes up to $11 A brief issued in September by the Maine Center for Economic Policy showed that the minimum wage increase may have already had a positive effect in reducing […] The Ellsworth American Posted December 27, 2018 Tags Minimum Wage
Education Skipping gifts, some Maine families choose to pay down student debt For Anne Bouchard, a nurse and Topsham resident, this holiday season will play out like others before it: instead of gifts, she gives her four children some […] Beacon Posted December 20, 2018 Tags Student Debt