Jobs and Income

Wednesday Sit-Down: Older Mainers and Maine's workforce

Jess Maurer from the Maine Council on Aging sat down with CBS13 to discuss what older Mainers could contribute to the state’s workforce. Click here to watch […]

WGME

Posted October 11, 2023

Tags Jobs, Seniors, Wednesday Sit Down

Taxes and Budget

Rollout of pandemic food benefit cards to schoolchildren confuses many Mainers

But James Myall, a policy analyst for the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, said while it’s true that in some cases people are getting the money […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted October 4, 2023

Tags Budget, Children

Jobs and Income

Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's minimum wage

Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss Maine’s minimum wage. Click here to watch the full video, first posted […]

WGME

Posted October 4, 2023

Tags Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income

Analysis: 127,000 Maine workers will get a raise when minimum wage increases in 2024

A significant number of Mainers will see their pay rise when the state’s minimum wage increases to $14.15 an hour on Jan. 1, according to a recent analysis by […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted October 2, 2023

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

More parents opting to leave workforce completely due to childcare costs

The Maine Center for Economic Policy reports that from last year to February of this year 24,000 Mainers cited lack of available childcare as the primary reason […]

NewsCenter Maine

Posted September 28, 2023

Tags Child Care, Employment, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Wednesday Sit-Down: A potential government shutdown

Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss a potential government shutdown. Click here to watch the full video, first […]

Fox 23

Posted September 27, 2023

Tags Federal, Wednesday Sit Down

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Rising poverty proves policies like improved child tax credit matter

Earlier this month, the U.S. census released data on poverty in 2022, and despite a growing economy, a great many families have been left behind. Nationally, one […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 26, 2023

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Poverty, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

It should be easy for Congress to prioritize the well-being of children and families

In Maine, about four out of five kids live in households benefiting from the expanded credit, according to the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy. The vast majority of […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 22, 2023

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security

Jobs and Income

Amazon union leader Chris Smalls brings lessons from labor fights to Maine

At a forum Wednesday night at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, Smalls, a former Amazon worker who now serves as the president of the ALU, […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted September 21, 2023

Tags Unions

Jobs and Income

Maine Center for Economic Policy hosts talk in Portland to stress importance of unions

The Maine Center for Economic Policy hosted a talk in Portland Wednesday about worker empowerment and the importance of labor organizers. The presentation Wednesday night featured Chris […]

WGME

Posted September 20, 2023

Tags Unions

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Wednesday Sit-Down: Older Mainers and Maine's workforce

Rollout of pandemic food benefit cards to schoolchildren confuses many Mainers

Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's minimum wage

Analysis: 127,000 Maine workers will get a raise when minimum wage increases in 2024

More parents opting to leave workforce completely due to childcare costs

Wednesday Sit-Down: A potential government shutdown

Rising poverty proves policies like improved child tax credit matter

It should be easy for Congress to prioritize the well-being of children and families

Amazon union leader Chris Smalls brings lessons from labor fights to Maine

Maine Center for Economic Policy hosts talk in Portland to stress importance of unions