Student debt cancellation would help working families, improve equity, and expand access to higher education

Last week, President Biden stated he is considering cancelling some amount of student debt and expects to make a decision on the issue in the coming weeks.1 […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted May 10, 2022

Tags Education, Employment, Housing, Incomes, Inequality, Jobs, Racial Equity, Seniors, Student Debt

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Income of wealthiest in Maine nearly doubled from 2019 to 2020, report shows

Sarah Austin, director of policy and research at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said because there weren’t any big changes to the tax code between those […]

Beacon

Posted December 2, 2021

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Tax Fairness

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

MECEP insight in advance of October jobs report

AUGUSTA, Maine — Ahead of the Department of Labor’s Friday release of the October “Employment Situation in Maine,” the Maine Center for Economic Policy is providing the following context: […]

Posted November 18, 2021

Tags Economy, Employment, Incomes

Taxes and Budget

House Ways and Means Committee tax plan rebalances tax code, boosts incomes for Mainers

New analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found provisions in a bill recently approved by the House Ways and Means Committee would improve tax […]

Sarah Austin

Posted September 29, 2021

Tags Economic Security, Incomes, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Extra pay for extra work: How Maine can restore overtime pay for 28,000 Mainers

When Mainers work long hours, they deserve to be compensated fairly for their extra work. Overtime protections exist to ensure extra work is rewarded with extra pay, […]

James Myall

Posted March 22, 2021

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Overtime, Wages

Jobs and Income

Wage theft costs workers millions. This bill would help workers get what they’re owed.

All Mainers are entitled to the wages they earn, and no one should have their wages stolen by their employer. While most employers play by the rules […]

James Myall

Posted March 17, 2021

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Wages

Jobs and Income

Collins pushes for federal minimum wage even lower than Maine’s rate

Analysts have pointed out that, factoring in inflation, Collins’ new proposal provides even less for low-wage workers than what she supported previously. In 2014, Collins voted against a $10.10 […]

Beacon

Posted February 26, 2021

Tags Federal, Incomes, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Court case begins in Portland to settle hazard pay disputes

An independent study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a liberal think tank, found that at least 9,700 workers would be impacted by the emergency hazard […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 20, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Incomes, Wages

Jobs and Income

Portland: Minimum Wage Increase Won't Be Enforced Until 2022

Wages could rise for as many as 23,500 Portland workers because of the ordinance, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning research and advocacy […]

Associated Press

Posted November 11, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

City says it won’t enforce emergency wage for Portland workers until 2022

As many as 23,500 Portland workers could eventually see a wage increase under the new ordinance, including 14,000 workers making less than $15 an hour, according to […]

Central Maine Newspapers

Posted November 10, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages

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Student debt cancellation would help working families, improve equity, and expand access to higher education

Income of wealthiest in Maine nearly doubled from 2019 to 2020, report shows

MECEP insight in advance of October jobs report

House Ways and Means Committee tax plan rebalances tax code, boosts incomes for Mainers

Extra pay for extra work: How Maine can restore overtime pay for 28,000 Mainers

Wage theft costs workers millions. This bill would help workers get what they’re owed.

Collins pushes for federal minimum wage even lower than Maine’s rate

Court case begins in Portland to settle hazard pay disputes

Portland: Minimum Wage Increase Won't Be Enforced Until 2022

City says it won’t enforce emergency wage for Portland workers until 2022