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Taxes and Budget

GRAPHIC SERIES: Yes, a state budget can change lives

Governor Mills’ budget proposal lays the foundation for Maine people and communities. State lawmakers can strengthen Maine’s economy even more — and make sure no one gets […]

MECEP
Posted January 30, 2023
Tags Budget, Caregiving, Child Tax Credit, Children, Education, Explainer, Housing
Jobs and Income

Amid efforts to boost worker pay, Maine Republicans introduce 7 bills to roll back wages

In the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers considered at least five GOP-led efforts to undercut the minimum wage. If they had been approved, James Myall, policy analyst at […]

Beacon
Posted January 19, 2023
Tags Incomes, Wages

Editorial: It’s past time to stop editing MLK’s words and ideas

The Bangor Daily News was the source of a national uproar on Monday when it reprinted a deeply-edited, heavily-sanitized version of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” […]

Beacon
Posted January 17, 2023
Tags Inequality, Racial Equity
Taxes and Budget

Bills to ensure wealthy and corporations pay fair share of taxes will be a focus this session

Still, some bills that simply made the tax code more balanced were successful last year, including a measure to stop large chain stores from exploiting a “dark store” tax […]

Beacon
Posted January 13, 2023
Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Mills pitches $10.3B budget plan as progressives call for stronger social safety net

The budget will now be taken up by the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, which is under new leadership this year, and will also be negotiated by […]

Beacon
Posted January 11, 2023
Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on Mills budget proposal

Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) president and CEO Garrett Martin reacts to the preliminary unveiling of Governor Mills’ budget proposal: “Maine Center for Economic Policy applauds […]

Posted January 11, 2023
Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget

New year, new budgets, new ways to put working families first

In passing the 2023 budget plan, our representatives in Congress took an important step in providing the kinds of tools Maine working families said they need, including […]

MECEP
Posted January 5, 2023
Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, Children, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Housing, Medicaid, Wages
Jobs and Income

Maine, Portland minimum wages jump on Jan. 1

It is unclear how many workers this will affect – many businesses have already raised hourly wages for many positions to try to compete in a labor […]

Portland Press Herald
Posted January 2, 2023
Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income

Maine’s minimum wage to hit $13.80 on Jan. 1

Raising the minimum wage also helps other workers because employers are likely to bump up the pay of other hourly employees to keep up, said James Myall, […]

Spectrum News
Posted December 29, 2022
Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income

Maine's minimum wage to increase in new year

The wage adjustments will boost pay for up to 147,000 working Mainers, while nearly 76,000 workers who earn just over the new minimum wage level will see their wages […]

The Center Square
Posted December 14, 2022
Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
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