Jobs and Income

Testimony in Opposition to LD 1609, “An Act To Support Maine's Employers and Encourage Employers To Hire Young Workers”

Maine’s minimum wage increase will help to restore the value of work for tens of thousands of Mainers. It will increase wages for one-third of Maine’s workforce, […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 23, 2017

Tags Jobs

Testimony in Opposition to HP0987, “Joint Resolution Making Application to the Congress of the United States for Calling a Convention to Propose Amendments to the Constitution of the United States to Limit the Power of the Federal Government”

A convention such as this threatens our constitution and the protections it affords to our most fundamental rights. It will hurt Mainers’ economic security and have disastrous […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 17, 2017

Tags Federal

Health Care

GOP’s American Health Care Act Would Devastate Health Care in Rural Maine

New analysis from the national Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) demonstrates that the American Health Care Act (AHCA), as passed by the US House of […]

James Myall

Posted May 16, 2017

Tags Health Care, Medicaid

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

DHHS denies the facts, misappropriates funds Congress authorized to fight Maine’s soaring child poverty

For the last seven years, Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) policies have contributed to the disturbing escalation in child poverty and stashed or misappropriated […]

James Myall

Posted May 11, 2017

Tags Children, Poverty

Education

Testimony in Support of LD 1507, An Act To Establish a Student Loan Bill of Rights to License and Regulate Student Loan Servicers

In Maine, most students do borrow for college. Sixty-three percent left school with debt in 2015, carrying an average debt load of $30,000. The debt load is […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 10, 2017

Tags Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

Testimony in Support of LD 1492, “An Act To Attract, Educate and Retain New Mainers to Strengthen the Workforce”

We need to ensure that the benefits of immigration are available to all parts of Maine. It’s fair to acknowledge that many Maine towns just lack the […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 10, 2017

Tags Education, Immigration

Taxes and Budget

Testimony In Support of LD 1475 “An Act to Reduce Child Poverty by Leveraging Investments in Families Today.” Maine Center for Economic Policy

For several years now, Maine’s approach to child poverty has effectively been to ignore it. Federal money earmarked for specific purpose of addressing this problem has been […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 8, 2017

Tags Children, Poverty

Jobs and Income

Testimony in Opposition to LD 65 “An Act To Ensure the Right To Work without Payment of Dues or Fees to a Labor Union as a Condition of Employment” and LD66 “An Act To Prohibit Public Employers from Acting as Collection Agents for Labor Unions”

A prosperous future for Maine and a robust economy requires more middle-wage jobs with good benefits and working conditions that are compatible with family life. Maine cannot […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 8, 2017

Tags Unions

Education

Testimony in Support of LD 1467 An Act To Expand Competitive Skills Scholarships and Strengthen Maine's Workforce Development Programs

The Competitive Skills Scholarship program provides grants to low-income students not only for tuition and books, but also for child care, transportation, and emergencies critical for adult […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 2, 2017

Tags Education, Jobs

Education

Testimony in Support of LD 1404, An Act to Ensure the Integrity of For-profit Colleges

We have a public and economic interest in making sure that students have access to affordable higher education that will give them the skills they need to […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 24, 2017

Tags Higher Education, Student Debt

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Testimony in Opposition to LD 1609, “An Act To Support Maine's Employers and Encourage Employers To Hire Young Workers”

Testimony in Opposition to HP0987, “Joint Resolution Making Application to the Congress of the United States for Calling a Convention to Propose Amendments to the Constitution of the United States to Limit the Power of the Federal Government”

GOP’s American Health Care Act Would Devastate Health Care in Rural Maine

DHHS denies the facts, misappropriates funds Congress authorized to fight Maine’s soaring child poverty

Testimony in Support of LD 1507, An Act To Establish a Student Loan Bill of Rights to License and Regulate Student Loan Servicers

Testimony in Support of LD 1492, “An Act To Attract, Educate and Retain New Mainers to Strengthen the Workforce”

Testimony In Support of LD 1475 “An Act to Reduce Child Poverty by Leveraging Investments in Families Today.” Maine Center for Economic Policy

Testimony in Opposition to LD 65 “An Act To Ensure the Right To Work without Payment of Dues or Fees to a Labor Union as a Condition of Employment” and LD66 “An Act To Prohibit Public Employers from Acting as Collection Agents for Labor Unions”

Testimony in Support of LD 1467 An Act To Expand Competitive Skills Scholarships and Strengthen Maine's Workforce Development Programs

Testimony in Support of LD 1404, An Act to Ensure the Integrity of For-profit Colleges