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Health Care

130th Legislature makes health care more affordable for Mainers

The 130th Maine legislature made real progress on health care affordability for Mainers. Maine Center for Economic Policy supported several bills which increased eligibility for children and […]

James Myall
Posted May 25, 2022
Tags Affordable Care Act, Economic Security, Family and Medical Leave, Federal, Health Care, Paid Sick Days, Prescription Drugs
Health Care

Health insurance costs will soar for 66,000 Mainers if Congress doesn’t act

Among the many provisions included in the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress in 2021 was a program to increase the affordability of health insurance purchased through […]

James Myall
Posted May 13, 2022
Tags Children, Federal, Health Care, Seniors
Taxes and Budget

Economic relief should target people who need it most

Governor Janet Mills has proposed using the majority of Maine’s historic $1.2 billion budget surplus to pay for economic relief checks to 800,000 Mainers. While the rising […]

James Myall
Posted March 29, 2022
Tags Budget, Children, Economic Security, Food Insecurity, Housing, Inequality
Maine’s Economy

Equal footing for Maine tribes

At its core, tribal sovereignty is about fairness. LD 1626, “An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement […]

James Myall
Posted February 25, 2022
Tags Economic Security, Economy, Inequality, Racial Equity, Tax Fairness
Jobs and Income

Surveys show strong support and widespread need for paid family and medical leave

Maine’s Commission to Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program recently solicited public feedback through two separate surveys of employees and employers on the need […]

James Myall
Posted February 22, 2022
Tags Children, Economic Security, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Sick Days
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Rising inflation is likely temporary — and the Build Back Better bill will help curb it

Over the past several months, inflation has risen relatively quickly, particularly in contrast to the past decade of exceptionally small price increases. This has led to misplaced […]

James Myall
Posted November 16, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Unions, Wages
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

REPORT: State of Working Maine 2021

Download the PDF version FULL REPORT SUMMARY Introduction The experiences of frontline workers during the pandemic offer lessons beyond the public health threat. They point to a […]

James Myall
Posted November 3, 2021
Jobs and Income

Latest data shows up to 95,000 Mainers risk losing unemployment benefits this week

As noted by Maine Center for Economic Policy in a previous article, September 4 marks the end of new federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs enacted by Congress […]

James Myall
Posted September 6, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal, Unemployment, Wages
Jobs and Income

Progress for Maine Workers in the first part of the 130th Legislature

After a particularly difficult year for Maine workers — during which many people labored under intense pressure and the looming threat of the COVID-19 pandemic — the […]

James Myall
Posted September 1, 2021
Tags Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Paid Sick Days, Wages
Jobs and Income

Nearly 86,000 Mainers at risk of losing unemployment benefits in less than a month

Unless Congress acts quickly, the expiration of temporary federal expansions to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) system will push almost 86,000 Mainers off an economic cliff in early […]

James Myall
Posted August 4, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal, Unemployment, Wages
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