Health Care

Attention: Important Census Data Ahead

Next week the U.S. Census Bureau will have two major releases that will provide researchers, policymakers, the media, and the public with critically important data on poverty, […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted September 12, 2014

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Medicaid, Poverty

Jobs and Income

A simple 1-2 punch to give working Mainers a raise

Increasing Maine’s earned income tax credit and raising the state’s minimum wage would go a long way toward making work pay for Maine’s families today and lay […]

Joel Johnson

Posted September 5, 2014

Tags EITC, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Maine’s Working Families Deserve to Earn a Living Wage

The new report by the Alliance for a Just Society, “Families Out of Balance: How a living wage helps families move from debt to stability,” provides sobering […]

Christy Daggett

Posted August 27, 2014

Tags Children, Incomes, Jobs, Poverty

Jobs and Income

LePage Proposal Will Exacerbate Maine’s Hunger Crisis

The facts are shocking. In the U.S. today, 1 in 7 Americans―more than 46 million people, including 12 million children and 7 million seniors―rely on food pantries […]

Jody Harris

Posted August 19, 2014

Tags Food Insecurity, SNAP

Jobs and Income

July jobs report: Maine continues to lag US, New England recovery

The July jobs report, released today, raises continued concerns about the strength of Maine’s economic recovery. The state’s July unemployment rate of 5.5 percent remains unchanged from a […]

Garrett Martin

Posted August 18, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs, Recession

Jobs and Income

More Data to Consider as Portland Debates Raising Its Minimum Wage

Late last month, Portland Mayor Michael Brennan announced the initial details of his plan to raise the city’s minimum wage. If passed, the bill would likely raise the […]

Hal Brewster

Posted August 13, 2014

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage

Health Care

A Divide and Conquer Strategy that Risks the Health of Maine’s Seniors and Working Poor

The classic “divide and conquer” strategy, often attributed to cunning Julius Caesar, operates on the premise that pitting your adversaries against each other before you strike is […]

Christy Daggett

Posted August 5, 2014

Tags Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Seniors

Taxes and Budget

State revenue in FY 2014 was slightly higher than expected but 2011 tax cuts keep revenues well below pre-recession levels

Total General Fund revenue for the state fiscal year ending in June 2014 was $3,113,496,933, which was $39 million (1.3%) more than expected, according to the revenue […]

Joel Johnson

Posted August 1, 2014

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Education

Emery Community Arts Center: A Case Study

The case study examines the successes and challenges that university organizers faced in planning and constructing a community arts center in Farmington and assesses whether an arts center […]

Jody Harris

Posted July 30, 2014

Tags Education

Jobs and Income

Maine’s Real Unemployment and Jobs Picture Reflects Continuing Challenges for Maine Workers

Over 90,000 Mainers are still struggling to find work according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A stubbornly large number of part-time workers […]

Garrett Martin

Posted July 29, 2014

Tags Employment, Incomes, Jobs

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Attention: Important Census Data Ahead

A simple 1-2 punch to give working Mainers a raise

Maine’s Working Families Deserve to Earn a Living Wage

LePage Proposal Will Exacerbate Maine’s Hunger Crisis

July jobs report: Maine continues to lag US, New England recovery

More Data to Consider as Portland Debates Raising Its Minimum Wage

A Divide and Conquer Strategy that Risks the Health of Maine’s Seniors and Working Poor

State revenue in FY 2014 was slightly higher than expected but 2011 tax cuts keep revenues well below pre-recession levels

Emery Community Arts Center: A Case Study

Maine’s Real Unemployment and Jobs Picture Reflects Continuing Challenges for Maine Workers