Jobs and Income

Restaurant licenses, sales, jobs, wages and hours all up after Maine’s tipped wage hike

As policy analyst James Myall with the Maine Center for Economic Policy points out, if increasing servers’ wages would cause restaurants and bars to close, as Republican […]

Beacon

Posted March 6, 2019

Tags Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Personal income grew in Maine — thanks to the minimum wage

Income for the poorest Mainers rose much faster for these workers than for any other group. Compared with 2016, household incomes for the bottom quarter of Maine […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 24, 2018

Tags Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

State of Working Maine 2018

Contents Editor’s note: State of Working Maine 2018 contains extensive endnotes and citations not reflected in this online version of the report. To see the complete report […]

James Myall

Posted November 19, 2018

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Education, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Education, Taxes and Budget

Maine teachers spend millions of their own dollars on classroom basics

Maine’s teachers spent at least $4.2 million out of their own pockets on basic school supplies in 2016, the most recent year for which we have data, […]

James Myall

Posted September 13, 2018

Tags Education, Taxes, Wages

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

New report: Corporations are choosing shareholder windfalls over workers’ raises

A stock buyback is when a publicly traded company purchases shares from its own shareholders. In the corporate world, it’s a way to push or keep stock […]

Sarah Austin

Posted August 8, 2018

Tags Incomes, Taxes, Wages

Maine’s Economy

New federal wage data brings more evidence for success of Maine's new minimum wage law

New Occupational and Employment Statistics, or OES, data released Friday by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics continued to strengthen the case that Maine’s new voter-approved minimum […]

James Myall

Posted April 2, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

BDN Editorial: Maine Shouldn’t go Backward on its Minimum Wage

Employment increased in nearly every industry, including low-wage industries, such as retail, restaurants and accommodations, according to an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy. Read […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 22, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

PRESS RELEASE: Amended bill would still undermine Maine's minimum wage law, says MECEP Executive Director Garrett Martin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feburary 8, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 Amended bill would still undermine Maine’s minimum wage law, says MECEP Executive Director […]

Posted February 8, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

PPH Editorial: One year in, no reason to change minimum wage law

“A year after the first wage increase went into effect, it appears that is exactly what is happening. Meanwhile, there is little evidence that the dire predictions […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 29, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Maine’s Economy

Lawmakers are considering a bill to cut the minimum wage. Here’s why they should oppose it.

According to a recent MECEP analysis, the recent voter-approved minimum wage law is working. Workers’ paychecks are growing, and job growth continues at a steady clip. Nonetheless, […]

James Myall

Posted January 24, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

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Restaurant licenses, sales, jobs, wages and hours all up after Maine’s tipped wage hike

Personal income grew in Maine — thanks to the minimum wage

State of Working Maine 2018

Maine teachers spend millions of their own dollars on classroom basics

New report: Corporations are choosing shareholder windfalls over workers’ raises

New federal wage data brings more evidence for success of Maine's new minimum wage law

BDN Editorial: Maine Shouldn’t go Backward on its Minimum Wage

PRESS RELEASE: Amended bill would still undermine Maine's minimum wage law, says MECEP Executive Director Garrett Martin

PPH Editorial: One year in, no reason to change minimum wage law

Lawmakers are considering a bill to cut the minimum wage. Here’s why they should oppose it.