Jobs and Income

BDN Editorial: Maine Shouldn’t go Backward on its Minimum Wage

Employment increased in nearly every industry, including low-wage industries, such as retail, restaurants and accommodations, according to an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy. Read […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 22, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Taxes and Budget

PPH Editorial: Our View: Don’t blame land conservation for rising Maine property taxes

According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, the state has underfunded municipal revenue-sharing by $602 million from its traditional level since LePage took office. The percentage […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted February 22, 2018

Tags Property Tax, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

BDN Editorial: LePage policies, not land trusts, have driven up property taxes

According to an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, payments to municipalities have been reduced by $602 million between 2011 and 2019 because of these […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 20, 2018

Tags Property Tax, Taxes

Jobs and Income

PPH Editorial: One year in, no reason to change minimum wage law

“A year after the first wage increase went into effect, it appears that is exactly what is happening. Meanwhile, there is little evidence that the dire predictions […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 29, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Health Care

Rewire: ‘It’s Definitely Going to Happen’: Maine’s GOP Governor Can’t Stop Medicaid Expansion

A Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) analysis indicates that health-care expansion has many benefits. It would create jobs, help residents avoid medical expenses related to preventable health conditions, […]

Rewire

Posted January 17, 2018

Tags Health Care, Medicaid

Health Care

Maine Compass: Narcan not a cure, but it saves lives

Every day someone in Maine dies from a drug-related overdose. More disturbing, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, accidental deaths from drug overdoses rose by 577 […]

Central Maine Newspapers

Posted January 16, 2018

Tags Health Care

Jobs and Income

BDN Editorial: A higher minimum wage is helping Maine. There’s no reason to roll it back.

Employment increased in nearly every industry, including low-wage industries, such as retail, restaurants and accommodations, according to an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy. Read more at […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 10, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Camden Herald: New Year's Day brought minimum wage hike

The Maine Center for Economic Policy stated in a Dec. 29 news release that about 59,000 Mainers will benefit from the increase. The organization said in the […]

VillageSoup

Posted January 2, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

MaineBiz: 59,000 Mainers get raises with New Year's hike in minimum wage

MECEP reported that Maine’s minimum wage increase’s benefits aren’t limited to those who earn the minimum wage. “Other low-income Mainers will see their salaries increase as a […]

MaineBiz

Posted January 2, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Press Herald: GOP lawmakers trying to slow minimum-wage hikes

In a news release last week, the liberal-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy said the minimum wage increase would affect about 59,000 Mainers, about one out of […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted December 30, 2017

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

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BDN Editorial: Maine Shouldn’t go Backward on its Minimum Wage

PPH Editorial: Our View: Don’t blame land conservation for rising Maine property taxes

BDN Editorial: LePage policies, not land trusts, have driven up property taxes

PPH Editorial: One year in, no reason to change minimum wage law

Rewire: ‘It’s Definitely Going to Happen’: Maine’s GOP Governor Can’t Stop Medicaid Expansion

Maine Compass: Narcan not a cure, but it saves lives

BDN Editorial: A higher minimum wage is helping Maine. There’s no reason to roll it back.

Camden Herald: New Year's Day brought minimum wage hike

MaineBiz: 59,000 Mainers get raises with New Year's hike in minimum wage

Press Herald: GOP lawmakers trying to slow minimum-wage hikes