Jobs and Income

LD 599: Expanding overtime protections for 21,000 salaried workers

At a glance: LD 599 would align Maine’s salary threshold for overtime pay with the federal standard of $58,656, ensuring an additional 21,000 salaried workers are eligible […]

James Myall

Posted March 28, 2025

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Overtime, Wages

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Direct care workers fight for restoration of cost-of-living increases in Maine budget

Arthur Phillips, policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a progressive think tank, said that without the COLAs, the average direct care worker will lose […]

Sun Journal

Posted March 6, 2025

Tags Direct Care Work, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Maine shouldn't balance the budget on the backs of direct care workers

At a glance: Proposed budget cuts would lower direct care labor reimbursements, reducing pay and worsening workforce shortages Low wages for direct care professionals already impose significant […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted March 5, 2025

Tags Budget, Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Golden’s Family Income Security Credit: strong fundamentals undermined by some problematic provisions

Congressman Jared Golden has shared a new idea to change the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and make it better for families. The fundamentals of his plan, called […]

James Myall

Posted February 28, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Care, Child Tax Credit, Federal, Incomes, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Proposed Medicaid cuts put Maine families’ incomes at risk

At a glance: Proposed Medicaid cuts could affect over 400,000 Mainers, especially children, older adults, and families with low income, reducing access to essential health care and […]

Megan Michaud

Posted February 21, 2025

Tags Budget, Health Care, Incomes, Inequality, Medicaid, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, TCJA

Maine’s Economy

MECEP Map: Economic Insights for Maine’s Legislative Districts 2025

2025 State of the Districts Dive into the data to discover the economic trends in Maine’s legislative districts, and how they compare with other regions in Maine. […]

James Myall

Posted January 27, 2025

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Education, Food Insecurity, Health Care, Incomes, Poverty, Seniors, Unemployment, Wages

Jobs and Income

Despite progress, Maine women still earn less and are more likely to live in poverty

And more than 23,500 hours of care that Mainers are entitled to goes undelivered every week, though this figure is likely an underestimate when accounting for reporting […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted December 12, 2024

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

State of Working Maine 2024: Gains and Gaps in a Strong Economy

Report PDF Summary pdf view stories State of Working Maine 2024 examines Maine’s economy and how it performs for working Mainers, particularly in the post-COVID era. A […]

James Myall

Posted October 23, 2024

Jobs and Income

Report finds Maine’s labor market strong, but households still struggle to meet basic costs

As average prices rose 20% nationally between 2019 and 2023, median household income in Maine rose 25% in that same timeframe, according to the State of Working […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted October 23, 2024

Tags Incomes, Inflation, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income

Wednesday Sit-Down: Incomes in Maine

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, James Myall, policy analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about incomes in Maine. […]

WGME

Posted September 25, 2024

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

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LD 599: Expanding overtime protections for 21,000 salaried workers

Direct care workers fight for restoration of cost-of-living increases in Maine budget

Maine shouldn't balance the budget on the backs of direct care workers

Golden’s Family Income Security Credit: strong fundamentals undermined by some problematic provisions

Proposed Medicaid cuts put Maine families’ incomes at risk

MECEP Map: Economic Insights for Maine’s Legislative Districts 2025

Despite progress, Maine women still earn less and are more likely to live in poverty

State of Working Maine 2024: Gains and Gaps in a Strong Economy

Report finds Maine’s labor market strong, but households still struggle to meet basic costs

Wednesday Sit-Down: Incomes in Maine