Jobs and Income

Gov. Mills vetoes 3 bills, including measure to set minimum wage for farmworkers

“After a year of deliberation, with all relevant stakeholders at the table agreeing farmworkers should be guaranteed at least the minimum wage, Gov. Mills still chose to […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted April 23, 2024

Tags Economic Security, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income

Labor advocates call Gov. Mills’ veto of her own farmworker wage bill ‘an embarrassment’

Arthur Phillips, policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy who served on the minimum wage committee, said Mills “has reaffirmed farmworkers’ second-class status in Maine’s […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted April 23, 2024

Tags Economic Security, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Maine’s Economy

Immigration and Maine's economy

Click here to listen to the full episode of “Community Voices for Change” featuring MECEP analyst James Myall, first posted April 22, 2024 by WMPG.

WMPG

Posted April 22, 2024

Tags Economy, Immigration

Taxes and Budget

New rent relief program to offer struggling Mainers up to $800 a month

There are twice as many renter households with extremely low income in Maine as there are housing units affordable at that income, said James Myall, an economic […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted April 22, 2024

Tags Budget, Housing

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Maine Legislature preserves expansion of Medicare Savings Programs

The Legislature approved the supplemental budget early Thursday morning, and it now heads to Gov. Janet Mills, who is expected to sign it. By refusing to roll […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted April 18, 2024

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicare

Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit Down: tax issues around the region

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss tax issues around the state […]

WGME

Posted April 17, 2024

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down

Taxes and Budget

Reversing cuts to highways, pensioners and dairy farmers, new budget proposal heads to floor

James Myall, an analyst for the progressive organization Maine Center for Economic Policy, defended Sachs’ proposal. In a blog post, he argued the extra funding this year would help […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted April 15, 2024

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Rent relief in Maine

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Kathy Kilrain Del Rio of Maine Equal Justice, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about rent relief. Click here to watch […]

WGME

Posted April 10, 2024

Tags Budget, Housing, Wednesday Sit Down

Taxes and Budget

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 […]

Public News Service

Posted April 3, 2024

Tags Corporate Power, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Corporate taxes in Maine

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Maura Pillsbury, analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about corporate taxes in Maine. […]

WGME

Posted April 3, 2024

Tags Corporate Power, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down

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Gov. Mills vetoes 3 bills, including measure to set minimum wage for farmworkers

Labor advocates call Gov. Mills’ veto of her own farmworker wage bill ‘an embarrassment’

Immigration and Maine's economy

New rent relief program to offer struggling Mainers up to $800 a month

Maine Legislature preserves expansion of Medicare Savings Programs

Wednesday Sit Down: tax issues around the region

Reversing cuts to highways, pensioners and dairy farmers, new budget proposal heads to floor

Wednesday Sit-Down: Rent relief in Maine

ME legislation aims to uncover corporate tax avoidance

Wednesday Sit-Down: Corporate taxes in Maine