Jobs and Income

Save Our Storefronts – The Fight For Rent Relief For Small Businesses One Story At A Time

In New York alone, small businesses employ 50.2% of the state’s workforce, according to the Small Business Trends website. Small businesses also support their local economies. For every […]

Bkylner

Posted January 27, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economy

Maine’s Economy

Biden’s COVID relief plan is a solid down payment on promise to ‘build back better’

Last week, President Biden announced his first major legislative proposal — a $1.9 trillion economic aid package branded as the “American Rescue Plan.” The plan includes multiple measures to […]

James Myall

Posted January 22, 2021

Tags Child Tax Credit, Coronavirus, Economy, Federal

Maine’s Economy

4 Maine Burger King restaurants are closing for good

But overall, quick-service restaurants like Burger King have fared better than other kinds of restaurants during the pandemic, James Myall, policy analyst at the left-leaning Maine Center […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 28, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Maine can help fuel economic recovery for all by taxing wealth and high incomes

AUGUSTA, MAINE — The state’s wealthiest residents have largely avoided the economic and health effects of COVID-19. Meanwhile, Mainers with the lowest incomes, who are more likely to […]

Posted December 10, 2020

Tags Economy, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

In percentage of owners as well as earnings, Black-owned businesses lag behind white counterparts in Maine

Black Mainers are less likely to own a business than white residents, and those who do report earning substantially less money than white peers, according to publicly […]

The Maine Monitor

Posted December 6, 2020

Tags Economy, Racial Equity

Maine’s Economy

Our View: Buy local, start early for Maine pandemic holiday shopping

Mainers should remember that it’s just as easy to order products from a local business as it is to order from a national online merchant, but the […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted November 22, 2020

Tags Economy, Local

Maine’s Economy

What’s next for Maine, Portland?

“We’re watching for how the recovery from the pandemic recession has us landing in Maine: Is it equal? Are there divides in geography, population groups, such as […]

Portland Phoenix

Posted November 18, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Inequality, Recession

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Report: how workplace racial equity contributes to economy

The Maine Center for Economic Policy recently released a report regarding how race equity in the workplace boosts the economy. “Some of the big findings in my […]

Fox Bangor

Posted November 16, 2020

Tags Economy, Inequality, Racial Equity

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Report: Addressing systemic racism in economy would benefit all Mainers

Under the state’s current economic system, white residents are advantaged over Black, indigenous and other people of color. A new report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) outlines […]

Beacon

Posted November 16, 2020

Tags Economy, Inequality, Racial Equity

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Report: Policies boosting race equity in Maine would add jobs, income

Maine policies that advance race equity and undo racism in employment would boost the state’s economy, adding millions of dollars in economic activity and thousands of jobs, […]

MaineBiz

Posted November 12, 2020

Tags Economy, Inequality, Racial Equity

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Save Our Storefronts – The Fight For Rent Relief For Small Businesses One Story At A Time

Biden’s COVID relief plan is a solid down payment on promise to ‘build back better’

4 Maine Burger King restaurants are closing for good

Maine can help fuel economic recovery for all by taxing wealth and high incomes

In percentage of owners as well as earnings, Black-owned businesses lag behind white counterparts in Maine

Our View: Buy local, start early for Maine pandemic holiday shopping

What’s next for Maine, Portland?

Report: how workplace racial equity contributes to economy

Report: Addressing systemic racism in economy would benefit all Mainers

Report: Policies boosting race equity in Maine would add jobs, income