Jobs and Income

Maine must end carveouts that take workers’ rights away from essential farmers and food producers

Everyone deserves the same basic protections and rights on the job. Laws guaranteeing the minimum wage, overtime, and the right to form a union are foundational to creating […]

James Myall

Posted April 7, 2021

Tags Inequality, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Unions, Wages

Jobs and Income

At-will employment is cover for discrimination. Maine should abolish it to protect workers from unfair firing

No worker should be fired from their job without a good reason. That’s why we have anti-discrimination laws, which protect Mainers from being fired on the basis […]

James Myall

Posted March 24, 2021

Tags Employment, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Recognizing foreign credentials would help New Mainers and our state prosper

Maine’s economy is at its best when Mainers of all backgrounds can make full use of their experience, skills, and education. But New Mainers who arrive in […]

James Myall

Posted March 23, 2021

Tags Economy, Employment, Immigration, Inequality, Jobs, Racial Equity

Taxes and Budget

Taxing the unearned income of the top 1 percent would help un-rig Maine’s tax code, boost resources for communities

Most Mainers get the bulk of their income from wages. But those at the top of our economy often earn money in another way: They often have unearned income, from things like capital gains and […]

Sarah Austin

Posted March 16, 2021

Tags Budget, Inequality, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care

One in ten Black Mainers has tested positive for COVID. Our vaccine plan may widen racial disparities.

In late February, Maine passed another grim COVID-19 milestone, with one in ten Black Mainers having tested positive for the virus. That’s more than three times the […]

James Myall

Posted March 4, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity

Maine’s Economy

This bill would give lawmakers a new tool to promote racial justice

Our state will be at its strongest when every Mainer, regardless of race, ethnicity, or family history, has an equal opportunity to live a happy, successful, and […]

James Myall

Posted February 3, 2021

Tags Inequality, Racial Equity

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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Maine must end carveouts that take workers’ rights away from essential farmers and food producers

At-will employment is cover for discrimination. Maine should abolish it to protect workers from unfair firing

Recognizing foreign credentials would help New Mainers and our state prosper

Taxing the unearned income of the top 1 percent would help un-rig Maine’s tax code, boost resources for communities

One in ten Black Mainers has tested positive for COVID. Our vaccine plan may widen racial disparities.

This bill would give lawmakers a new tool to promote racial justice

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