Health Care, Taxes and Budget Campaign to extend MaineCare coverage to all eligible noncitizens vows to fight on “Maine should be a place where all of us, regardless of background or origin, can get health care when we need it. Unfortunately, this week the Maine […] Beacon Posted June 28, 2023 Tags Health Care, Immigration, Medicaid
Health Care, Taxes and Budget Bill to extend MaineCare coverage to noncitizens wins support in Maine House Groups supporting the proposal include Maine Equal Justice, Maine Center for Economic Policy, Presente! Maine, Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault, the ACLU of Maine, American Cancer Society […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 26, 2023 Tags Health Care, Immigration, Medicaid
Taxes and Budget Maine Democrats begin crafting another state budget over Republican opposition Major pieces of a potential Democratic-only budget were still unclear on Saturday. Mills’ proposal included major items mostly swept out of the last spending plan, including $80 […] Bangor Daily News Posted June 24, 2023 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income Wednesday Sit-Down: Expanding workers' rights in Maine Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss expanding workers’ rights in Maine. Click here to watch the full video, […] Fox 23 Posted June 21, 2023 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Unions, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Bills passed by Maine lawmakers are piling up on ‘the table’ – and many will die there “It can be very sobering, and it can risk momentum for causes that you spend a lot of time building,” said Leuthy, who is now a lobbyist […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 19, 2023 Tags Budget, Child Care, Child Tax Credit, Direct Care Work, Housing, Paid Family and Medical Leave
Taxes and Budget Commentary: Business incentive tax giveaway not the program Maine needs It’s no secret that Maine is facing a critical workforce shortage. A 2022 survey of Maine businesses conducted by the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and the […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 18, 2023 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Health Care, Jobs and Income Maine nurses split over whether state mandate of staff ratios would help “Part of that is that health care jobs were extremely stressful – and dangerous – over the past two years, which probably led people to find other […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 18, 2023 Tags Health Care, Job Quality, Jobs
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Property tax relief Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss property tax relief. Click here to watch the full video, first posted […] Fox 23 Posted June 14, 2023 Tags Property Tax, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income Maine could join growing list of states with a $15 minimum wage — unless Mills objects Some economists have argued that raising the state’s current minimum wage of $13.80 to $15 would create a meaningful increase to workers’ paychecks and help many working […] Beacon Posted June 14, 2023 Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income Family friendly policies are the solution to workforce challenges One of the most frequently asked questions we hear at the Maine Center for Economic Policy is how to expand the state’s workforce. One answer: Give workers the […] Bangor Daily News Posted June 11, 2023 Tags Child Care, Direct Care Work, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Family and Medical Leave