Jobs and Income

Teen entrepreneurs mean business

James Myall, an economic policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, pointed to the tight labor market and inflationary pressure as the two most likely […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted November 11, 2024

Tags Inflation, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income

Report: post-inflation wages for Mainers up over the last 4 years

A new report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a progressive-leaning research and advocacy group, finds many workers in the state are faring better compared to those in […]

Maine Public

Posted October 24, 2024

Tags Inflation, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

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

Maine’s Economy

New Census Bureau data shows mixed progress on income, poverty, and health

The latest round of the American Community Survey (ACS) released by the US Census Bureau in September offers a snapshot of economic and social conditions in Maine […]

James Myall

Posted November 1, 2023

Tags Affordable Care Act, Economic Security, Health Care, Incomes, Inflation, Minimum Wage, Poverty, SNAP, Wages

Maine’s Economy

Wednesday Sit-Down: Inflation in Maine

Arthur Phillips from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss inflation in Maine. Click here to watch the full video, first posted […]

Fox 23

Posted August 16, 2023

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Inflation

Maine’s Economy

Rising prices ease but more work remains to improve economic security for Mainers

Price increases significantly moderated in the second half of 2022 For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the monthly US Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted January 13, 2023

Tags Economy, Inflation

Jobs and Income

Maine's minimum wage will rise to $13.80 next year

Under a provision of a state law that went into effect last year, Maine’s minimum wage will be adjusted annually based on the cost of living index […]

Maine Public

Posted September 13, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Inflation, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Wages

Taxes and Budget

MECEP applauds the enactment of the “Inflation Reduction Act”

“The Inflation Reduction Act will ensure wealthy corporations making record profits pay their fair share. It will bring down the cost of prescription drugs for older Mainers […]

Posted August 16, 2022

Tags Economy, Federal, Inequality, Inflation, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

The Inflation Reduction Act makes our tax code fairer, tackles the climate crisis, and makes health care more affordable for Mainers

On Sunday, the US Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, a bill which promises to make historic investments in clean energy, long-awaited fixes to our upside-down tax […]

James Myall

Posted August 11, 2022

Tags Federal, Health Care, Inflation, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

What the Inflation Reduction Act means for Maine

Stateside advocates like King, the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy and Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, say the bill will reduce costs for Mainers on utilities and health care, […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted August 8, 2022

Tags ARPA, Federal, Health Care, Inflation, Taxes

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Teen entrepreneurs mean business

Report: post-inflation wages for Mainers up over the last 4 years

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

New Census Bureau data shows mixed progress on income, poverty, and health

Wednesday Sit-Down: Inflation in Maine

Rising prices ease but more work remains to improve economic security for Mainers

Maine's minimum wage will rise to $13.80 next year

MECEP applauds the enactment of the “Inflation Reduction Act”

The Inflation Reduction Act makes our tax code fairer, tackles the climate crisis, and makes health care more affordable for Mainers

What the Inflation Reduction Act means for Maine