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