Jobs and Income Minimum wage increase will boost pay for nearly 171,000 Mainers in 2020 CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 Increase to $12 per hour will lift low-wage Mainers’ earnings by $158 million AUGUSTA, Maine — Workers with low wages will receive […] Posted December 30, 2019 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income New poll of Maine workers shows strong support for more workforce protections A new survey of workers in Maine shows that there is significant desire for the state to take a major role in adopting policies that improve job […] Beacon Posted December 23, 2019 Tags Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income Study points out problems facing Maine workers A policy center in Augusta has completed a study on Maine’s workforce, and while compared to years past Maine as a whole is doing well, that doesn’t […] Fox Bangor Posted December 19, 2019 Tags Economic Security, Job Quality
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy NEW REPORT: Rosy economic indicators mask Mainers' lived experience in workforce AUGUSTA, Maine — Household earnings and GDP are up. Unemployment and poverty are down. But do these indicators really describe the ground-level experience of Maine’s working families […] Posted December 18, 2019 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Job Quality
Maine’s Economy Politics & Other Mistakes: Money for nothing The liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy isn’t fond of using existing social-service funds to pay for UBI. The center’s policy analyst, Sarah Austin, told the Portland […] Daily Bulldog Posted December 16, 2019 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Incomes, Inequality
Maine’s Economy Economic gaps underscore perception of 2 Maines Garret Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said a closer look at the numbers shows that Cumberland County is the only county that […] Portland Press Herald Posted December 16, 2019 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Inequality
Maine’s Economy Maine politics: A conversation with five local legislators For some expert advice on Maine’s fiscal health, let’s turn to Sarah Austin, a policy analyst for the nonpartisan group, the Maine Center for Economic Policy (and of […] The Town Line Posted December 11, 2019 Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Revenue
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Maine Has The Highest Food Insecurity Rate In New England. Here's How 1 Food Bank Is Addressing That Kristen Miale is the president of the largest hunger-relief organization in Maine, the Good Shepherd Food Bank. Good Shepherd distributes food to all 16 counties in the […] Maine Public Posted November 28, 2019 Tags Economic Security, EITC, Food Insecurity, Inequality, Job Quality, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income Feminism benefits everyone working jobs historically seen as ‘women’s work’ I attended a town hall meeting and panel discussion on Nov. 23 hosted by the Maine Women’s Lobby. The panel, assembled in the community room at Lithgow […] Beacon Posted November 27, 2019 Tags Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income 10 years of failing to raise the federal minimum wage U.S. Department of Labor statistics show that wages grew across the board for Maine workers in 2017. Analysis by the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy found that income growth in […] Bangor Daily News Posted November 27, 2019 Tags Children, Economic Security, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage