Census data shows most Mainers ahead compared to pre-pandemic — but poorest still struggling

At a glance: Between 2019 and 2023, Maine’s median household income rose 5% to nearly $74,000, while the bottom 20% saw a 1% drop to just over […]

James Myall

Posted September 17, 2024

Tags Economic Security, Health Care, Incomes, Minimum Wage, Poverty, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expiration is a chance for Tax Fairness to flourish

At a glance: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 expires in 2025, offering Congress a chance to reshape tax policy and reverse regressive measures […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted September 13, 2024

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

STATEMENT: New census data shows most Mainers ahead compared to pre-pandemic — but poorest Mainers still struggling

New data released today by the US Census Bureau shows inflation-adjusted incomes in Maine rising faster than the national average. The number of Mainers without health insurance […]

Posted September 12, 2024

Tags Economic Security, Health Care, Incomes, Job Quality, Poverty, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Monopoly League Baseball

As DBH has grown it’s been boosted, in part, by public taxpayers. In the three years DBH has been in operation, DBH-owned teams have extracted nearly $300 […]

The Lever

Posted September 12, 2024

Tags Budget, Local, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness

Jobs and Income

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

New data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Maine’s minimum wage will increase by 50 cents per hour in 2025 to keep pace with increased […]

James Myall

Posted September 11, 2024

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Wages

Education, Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Addressing the challenges of Maine's teacher shortage

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss the challenges Maine is seeing […]

WGME

Posted September 11, 2024

Tags Education, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income

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

That wage hike will affect about 1 in 6 Maine workers, which James Myall, an analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, called it “one of […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 11, 2024

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

With government assistance, Maine continues to have lowest share of people living in poverty

Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau Tuesday showed 82,000 Mainers — or just about 6% of the population — were still considered poor after accounting for […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted September 10, 2024

Tags Incomes, Poverty

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

What a Maine experiment shows us about universal basic income

“Doing something on a statewide basis could be hugely expensive depending on how big a population you’re talking about,” Garrett Martin, the CEO of the liberal Maine […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 10, 2024

Tags Budget, Guaranteed Income

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

STATEMENT: New census data underscores how federal and state programs boost income and reduce poverty for Mainers

Data on income, health insurance coverage, and poverty are available here. “Families are seeing the benefits of a strong economy and rising wages, especially in rural areas,” […]

Posted September 10, 2024

Tags Health Care, Incomes, Poverty

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Census data shows most Mainers ahead compared to pre-pandemic — but poorest still struggling

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expiration is a chance for Tax Fairness to flourish

STATEMENT: New census data shows most Mainers ahead compared to pre-pandemic — but poorest Mainers still struggling

Monopoly League Baseball

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

Wednesday Sit-Down: Addressing the challenges of Maine's teacher shortage

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

With government assistance, Maine continues to have lowest share of people living in poverty

What a Maine experiment shows us about universal basic income

STATEMENT: New census data underscores how federal and state programs boost income and reduce poverty for Mainers