Jobs and Income Report projecting virtually no job growth in Maine through 2026 is seen as ‘a call to action’ [Maine Center for Economic Policy’s James] Myall said it’s important to remember that the Department of Labor’s grim projections about a lack of job growth in Maine […] Portland Press Herald Posted August 7, 2018 Tags Jobs
Jobs and Income Some Farmington area stores struggle to get employees “Rural Maine is aging faster than the rest of the state,” said James Myall, a policy analyst for the [Maine Center for Economic Policy]. “There are more […] Morning Sentinel Posted July 7, 2018 Tags Employment, Jobs
Maine’s Economy Sexual harassment in state government is likely costing Maine millions Sexual harassment in state government could be costing Maine taxpayers millions in employee turnover and lost productivity, according to MECEP analysis. This week, the Legislature’s State and […] James Myall Posted February 28, 2018 Tags Economy, Job Quality, Jobs
Education, Maine’s Economy 'LIFT 2.0' bill will increase earnings, reduce poverty with job training, education On Tuesday, Maine’s Speaker of the House, Sara Gideon, presented a bill to reduce poverty by expanding access to education and job training. The legislation will lift […] Mario Moretto Posted February 16, 2018 Tags Jobs, Poverty, SNAP, TANF
Jobs and Income MECEP Op-Ed in the BDN: Pine Tree Development Zones have failed. Lawmakers need better ideas to create jobs. This Op-Ed was originally published in the Bangor Daily News. Click here to see the original publication. Posted January 10, 2018 Tags Jobs
Maine’s Economy Minimum Wage Increase Contributes to Largest Annual Wage Gain in 10 years Wage and employment gains during the first six months of 2017 reveal that Maine’s voter-approved minimum wage increase has not hurt the state’s economy as the referendum’s […] James Myall Posted January 8, 2018 Tags Jobs, Minimum Wage
Health Care Maine Public: Would Expanding Medicaid Help Or Harm Mainers And The State's Hospitals? If expansion passes, the federal government will initially cover 94 percent of the cost. That ratchets down to 90 percent by 2020 and stays at that level. The Maine Center for Economic Policy projects that’s an injection of about $500 million from the feds per year. But Littlefield says there’s also a state cost. Maine Public Posted October 31, 2017 Tags Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid
Health Care We All Have a Stake in Question 2 Right here in Knox and Waldo counties, the Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates there will be a $39 million impact on our local economy, with 367 new jobs created. The Free Press Posted October 26, 2017 Tags Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid
Health Care MECEP Podcast Ep. 2: Medicaid Expansion in Maine In the second episode of MECEP’s podcast, our policy analyst James Myall joins us to explain the benefits of Medicaid Expansion in Maine—which includes expanding health coverage […] MECEP Podcast Posted October 23, 2017 Tags Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid
Maine’s Economy MECEP Podcast Ep. 1: The State of Working Maine 2017 On the Maine Center of Economic Policy’s (MECEP) podcast, staff discuss the recently released report, The State of Working Maine 2017. Read the full report here: www.mecep.org/SOWM2017 Music […] Posted October 20, 2017 Tags Economy, Jobs