Maine’s Economy STATEMENT: Revenue forecast shows urgent need for Congress to increase state aid Without revenue solution, state will be forced to make deep cuts that hurt Mainers and make the recession worse AUGUSTA, Maine — Sarah Austin, the lead analyst […] Posted July 29, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Federal, Revenue
Jobs and Income Report Finds That 182,000 Mainers Would Be Affected By Cuts To Supplemental Unemployment Benefits The newest COVID-19 stimulus plan that Senate Republicans released Monday would cut supplemental unemployment benefits from $600 to $200 a week. That would impact about 182,000 Mainers, […] Maine Public Posted July 29, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Jobs, Unemployment
Jobs and Income NEW REPORT: 182,000 Mainers would be harmed by federal unemployment cuts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUSTA, Maine — Proposed cuts to federal unemployment benefits would affect 182,000 Mainers — including 46,000 children — who are relying on those payments to meet […] Posted July 29, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Unemployment
Maine’s Economy STATEMENT: GOP's COVID-19 relief package falls short of meeting Mainers' needs Sens. Collins and King should reject the McConnell-Trump plan and fight for real relief for Mainers AUGUSTA, Maine — The Republican COVID-19 relief plan unveiled yesterday fails to meet […] Posted July 28, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Susan Collins
Jobs and Income As safety net disappears, out-of-work Mainers plead for more help Some workers collecting jobless benefits are genuinely waiting to be recalled to their old jobs, Myall said. Others may have a hard time finding adequate childcare or […] Portland Press Herald Posted July 27, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Unemployment
Jobs and Income Portland lawmaker’s mission: ‘Abolition of structural racism’ Unlike most commissions that rely on mainstream economic advice, this one has a progressive look: a representative from Coastal Enterprises, and James Myall, a respected analyst from […] Portland Phoenix Posted July 22, 2020 Tags Racial Equity
Jobs and Income What’s at stake for Maine as $600 unemployment bonus winds down If that federal money were stopped, it would mean less money spent in grocery stores or getting takeout or more people not being able to afford rent. […] Bangor Daily News Posted July 22, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Unemployment
Maine’s Economy MECEP calls on Sen. Collins to Fund Maine's Recovery As Senate negotiations on the next COVID-19 relief package come to a head, Mainers need Congress to deliver for families, communities and our economy AUGUSTA, Maine — As the COVID-19 […] Posted July 17, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Susan Collins
Maine’s Economy Maine workers, labor groups warn of widespread suffering unless federal jobless aid is extended Cutting aid while the country is still in a crisis could have devastating effects on the local economy, too. Maine’s unemployment rate was 9 percent in May, […] Portland Press Herald Posted July 10, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Unemployment
Maine’s Economy Lawmakers looking to eliminate racial injustices Policy analyst James Myall of the Maine Center for Economic Policy emphasized the importance of using national statistics to fill in the gaps of missing information. “In […] Fox Bangor Posted July 10, 2020 Tags Inequality, Racial Equity