Cost emerges as early hurdle to Maine paid-leave plans

A separate estimate assumes $192 million in benefits would be paid out annually from the fund, according to economic policy analyst James Myall at the liberal Maine Center for […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 13, 2022

Tags Budget, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Sick Days

Education

Federal student debt cancellation helps 177,000 Mainers who need help the most

Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) celebrates President Biden’s plan to forgive federal student loans — up to $20,000 for people who went to college on Pell […]

Posted August 24, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Education, Federal, Incomes, Jobs, Racial Equity, Student Debt

Jobs and Income

ANALYSIS: Portland 2022 Minimum Wage Initiative

Analysis of the likely impacts of an initiative proposed by Maine DSA to increase the minimum wage in Portland to $18 an hour by 2025; to phase […]

MECEP

Posted August 23, 2022

Tags Economy, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Maine’s Economy

Paul LePage Is Back!

By most metrics, despite the high inflation and soaring energy costs, Governor Mills has a sterling set of accomplishments to fall back on during her reelection campaign […]

The Nation

Posted May 31, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Jobs, Poverty, Revenue

Education, Jobs and Income

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

Education, Jobs and Income

MECEP applauds Governor Mills, legislative leaders’ passage of bill to empower students by expanding access to transcripts and diplomas

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) applauds Governor Mills and legislative leaders for passing LD 1838, which will substantially reform the harmful practice of transcript […]

Posted April 5, 2022

Tags Employment, Jobs, Student Debt

Jobs and Income

Surveys show strong support and widespread need for paid family and medical leave

Maine’s Commission to Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program recently solicited public feedback through two separate surveys of employees and employers on the need […]

James Myall

Posted February 22, 2022

Tags Children, Economic Security, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Sick Days

Jobs and Income

Mills administration cracking down on employer wage and hour violations

Although recently bolstered, the team of inspectors remains smaller than it was 50 years ago, which means relying on worker complaints, said James Myall, a policy analyst […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted February 6, 2022

Tags Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Lawmaker seeks to protect workers who take paid time off from retaliation

James Myall, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), told Beacon in a recent interview that workers’ fear of using leave was well-documented at the […]

Beacon

Posted January 31, 2022

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Sick Days

Jobs and Income

Bill would make more than 30,000 salaried workers in Maine eligible for overtime

Maine is among a handful of states that calculate their salary thresholds above the federal standard of $35,680. Raising overtime standards would group Maine with eight states […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 28, 2022

Tags Job Quality, Jobs

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Cost emerges as early hurdle to Maine paid-leave plans

Federal student debt cancellation helps 177,000 Mainers who need help the most

ANALYSIS: Portland 2022 Minimum Wage Initiative

Paul LePage Is Back!

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

MECEP applauds Governor Mills, legislative leaders’ passage of bill to empower students by expanding access to transcripts and diplomas

Surveys show strong support and widespread need for paid family and medical leave

Mills administration cracking down on employer wage and hour violations

Lawmaker seeks to protect workers who take paid time off from retaliation

Bill would make more than 30,000 salaried workers in Maine eligible for overtime