Taxes and Budget

Proposed family caregiver credit would recognize Mainers for millions of hours of unpaid labor

Maine’s patchwork system of professional caregivers is inadequate to meet the needs of every resident with long-term care needs. To fill these needs, Mainers step up to […]

Sarah Austin

Posted February 6, 2020

Tags Caregiving, Wages

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Portland MLK dinner gives hundreds ‘reality check’ on racial injustice, tribal sovereignty

Outside of slavery, animosity towards Mainers of color assumed other familiar and far-reaching forms. Low wages and disproportionately higher incarceration rates have left people of color empty […]

Beacon

Posted January 21, 2020

Tags Health Care, Inequality, Racial Equity, Wages

Jobs and Income

Fewer Maine kids live in poverty. Thank the minimum wage increase.

U.S. Department of Labor statistics show that wages grew across the board for Maine workers in 2017. Analysis by the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) found that income growth […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 3, 2020

Tags Minimum Wage, Poverty, Wages

Jobs and Income

New year brings raise for minimum-wage workers, in final phase of voter-approved plan

“When workers with low incomes have more money in their pockets, the entire economy benefits,” Myall said in a statement. “Workers in low-paying jobs tend to spend […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted December 31, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Minimum wage increase will boost pay for nearly 171,000 Mainers in 2020

CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 Increase to $12 per hour will lift low-wage Mainers’ earnings by $158 million AUGUSTA, Maine — Workers with low wages will receive […]

Posted December 30, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Maine’s Economy

Report: State of Working Maine 2019

Introduction How should we measure Maine’s economy? An economy is strongest when it works for everyone. That means everyone has a fair shot at success, everyone’s contributions […]

James Myall

Posted December 18, 2019

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Employment, Food Insecurity, Incomes, Inequality, Jobs, Unemployment, Wages

Education, Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Racial inequities run deep in Maine’s systems, data shows

Data published this week by the Maine Center For Economic Policy shows whether it’s economy, education, health care or criminal justice, systems in the state work better […]

Seacoast Online

Posted June 9, 2019

Tags Education, Health Care, Inequality, Racial Equity, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine Lawmakers Consider Proposals To Head Off Minimum Wage Hikes

But opponents argued that there are no studies to support claims that Maine’s economy has been hurt by the minimum wage increases approved by referendum. “The efforts […]

Maine Public

Posted March 18, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine Republicans attempt to roll back wages for younger workers

During Monday’s hearing before the legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee, proponents of Maine’s minimum wage law pointed to economic data showing how the state has fared overall […]

Beacon

Posted March 18, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Small business owners, workers weigh in on a series of minimum wage bills

Others testified in support of the higher minimum wage. “All the evidence points to the same conclusion,” said James Myall, a policy analyst at the Maine Center […]

WABI

Posted March 18, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

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Proposed family caregiver credit would recognize Mainers for millions of hours of unpaid labor

Portland MLK dinner gives hundreds ‘reality check’ on racial injustice, tribal sovereignty

Fewer Maine kids live in poverty. Thank the minimum wage increase.

New year brings raise for minimum-wage workers, in final phase of voter-approved plan

Minimum wage increase will boost pay for nearly 171,000 Mainers in 2020

Report: State of Working Maine 2019

Racial inequities run deep in Maine’s systems, data shows

Maine Lawmakers Consider Proposals To Head Off Minimum Wage Hikes

Maine Republicans attempt to roll back wages for younger workers

Small business owners, workers weigh in on a series of minimum wage bills