Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Maine lawmakers urge colleagues to prioritize bills aimed at ending systemic racism In mid-June about 28 percent of the Maine’s positive COVID-19 cases were among Black residents – who make up just 1.4 percent of the state’s total population. […] Portland Press Herald Posted July 2, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity
Health Care, Jobs and Income Maine has nation’s worst COVID-19 racial disparity An analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy yielded similar results, albeit using a different method of analyzing the numbers. That analysis showed an infection rate […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 21, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity
Health Care, Jobs and Income New Commission on race equity sends Gov. Mills first recommendations to reduce racial inequality in the near and long term The brutal, unjust killing of George Floyd on May 25 and so many Black lives taken before and since, has reignited a global conversation about systemic racism […] Amjambo Africa Posted June 18, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity
Maine’s Economy Race equity commission calls on Mills to launch Truth and Reconciliation process Maine’s new Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations sent a letter to Governor Janet Mills on Thursday outlining immediate steps the administration should […] Beacon Posted June 18, 2020 Tags Inequality, Racial Equity
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Panel recommends ways for Mills to address racial disparities in Maine A commission formed to help the state end racial disparities and discrimination is urging Gov. Janet Mills to use federal CARES Act funds to support a response […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 18, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Newly established commission on race equity presents Gov. Mills with initial recommendations The brutal, unjust killing of George Floyd on May 25 and so many Black lives taken before and since, has reignited a global conversation about systemic racism […] WABI Posted June 18, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity
Maine’s Economy George Hale Ric Tyler Rewind with Garrett Martin There are certainly lots of concerns about not only the future in terms of public health and safety, but also in terms of our economy. From our […] WVOM Posted June 17, 2020 Tags Economy
Jobs and Income Analysis worries many Maine layoffs could become permanent The effects of the COVID-19 financial downturn have wiped out as many as one in six jobs in Maine, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), and […] The Center Square Posted June 16, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Jobs, Unemployment
Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy MECEP Statement: Black Lives Matter AUGUSTA, Maine — In response to the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and the racist, deadly attack against Ahmaud Arbery, the Maine Center […] Posted June 2, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity
Jobs and Income Maine women and young adults hit hardest by unemployment It is the first detailed look at which groups have lost the most jobs since many businesses in Maine and across the country ground to a halt […] Portland Press Herald Posted May 19, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Jobs, Unemployment