But another analysis, this one from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, contested that conclusion, noting that growth in private sector wages have outpaced growth for state public […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 5, 2024

Tags Budget, Unions, Wages

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

3 reasons why “no tax on tips” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be 

Both Vice President Harris and former President Trump have recently endorsed the idea of exempting tipped income from federal income taxes. The effort also has a vehicle […]

James Myall

Posted August 30, 2024

Tags Income Tax, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wages

Jobs and Income

Farmworker Rights — An Explainer

Print Who are Maine’s farmworkers? The people who milk our cows, rake our blueberries, harvest our potatoes, and do the hard work to power Maine’s agricultural sector […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted August 29, 2024

Tags Explainer, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Poverty, Racial Equity, Unions, Wages

Jobs and Income

Portland City Council to consider $20 minimum wage ballot proposal

Raising Portland’s minimum wage to $20 by 2028 would have the greatest benefit to workers ages 16 to 34 years old with a high school education or […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 17, 2024

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Portland could vote on minimum wage increase

Sykes cited the left-leaning nonprofit Maine Center for Economic Policy in stating that an increase would be especially beneficial for women and people of color. “Raising the […]

Spectrum News

Posted August 16, 2024

Tags Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine Can Now Order Employers to Pay Workers Damages for Missed Wages

The proposal passed the Maine Legislature earlier this year. The law change had support from labor leaders in Maine who said it was especially important to protect […]

US News and World Report

Posted August 12, 2024

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Eviction filings are down in Maine, but threat is still high

James Myall, an economic policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, had a similar guess. “One thing that could be playing a role is that […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 4, 2024

Tags Housing, Wages

Maine’s Economy

5 reasons to be optimistic about Maine’s economy

At a glance: Despite consensus that the economy is in bad shape, Americans are broadly optimistic about their own financial circumstances Economic data mirrors this sentiment: unemployment […]

James Myall

Posted July 30, 2024

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

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Maine’s minimum wage to increase to $14.65 next year, boosting wages for 96,000 workers

Maine’s minimum wage will increase to $14.65 next year

Mills administration agrees to give unionized state workers $2K payments

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Eviction filings are down in Maine, but threat is still high

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Maine’s minimum wage to increase to $14.65 next year, boosting wages for 96,000 workers

Maine’s minimum wage will increase to $14.65 next year

Mills administration agrees to give unionized state workers $2K payments

3 reasons why “no tax on tips” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Farmworker Rights — An Explainer

Portland City Council to consider $20 minimum wage ballot proposal

Portland could vote on minimum wage increase

Maine Can Now Order Employers to Pay Workers Damages for Missed Wages

Eviction filings are down in Maine, but threat is still high

5 reasons to be optimistic about Maine’s economy

3 reasons why “no tax on tips” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be 