Jobs and Budget Cuts Top New England Service Providers’ Concerns

A recent survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston confirms that limited job opportunities and federal, state, and local budget cuts pose significant problems for low […]

Garrett Martin

Posted January 12, 2012

Tags Budget, Health Care, Incomes, Jobs, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Maine people deserve credible analysis

Two weeks ago MECEP released an analysis estimating the loss of nearly 4,500 jobs if the LePage Administration’s proposed $221 million cuts to the Department of Health […]

Garrett Martin

Posted December 19, 2011

Tags Budget, Jobs

Jobs and Income

What’s the real deal with jobs in Maine?

In recent weeks, there has been a tit-for-tat about jobs playing out in the Maine media. The opening salvo came from Doug Rooks writing in the (Lewiston) […]

Garrett Martin

Posted December 13, 2011

Tags Employment, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Beware the Bogus Business Ranking

Forbes magazine is out with its latest “Best States for Business” rankings. Maine’s ranking, 50th, will grab headlines and provide fodder for further assaults on Maine’s environment, […]

Garrett Martin

Posted December 12, 2011

Tags Economy, Jobs, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Fact Sheet: Getting Maine Back to Work

Maine has a jobs deficit. More than 100,000 Mainers are unemployed or underemployed. A responsible bond package can create jobs now and pave the way for future […]

MECEP

Posted September 27, 2011

Tags Bonds, Employment, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Fact Sheet: Making Work Pay: Maine's Minimum Wage

MECEP’s analysis shows that Maine workers, Maine businesses and Maine’s economy all benefit from a minimum wage that keeps pace with the cost of living. Making Work […]

MECEP

Posted March 11, 2011

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Testimony on L.D. 447 and L.D. 457, Proposals Regarding Maine's Minimum Wage

MECEP supports passage of both of these bills because it is critically important for policymakers to implement policies that preserve economic security and opportunities for Maine workers, […]

MECEP

Posted March 11, 2011

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage

Jobs and Income

Testimony on L.D. 516, “An Act To Amend Maine Law To Conform with Federal Law Regarding Employment Practices for Certain Minors”

MECEP has reservations about L.D. 516 because we believe it effectively eliminates reasonable, long-standing protections that ensure our teenage workers strike a proper balance between education and […]

MECEP

Posted March 9, 2011

Tags Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Testimony Regarding L.D. 1: An Act to Ensure Regulatory Fairness and Reform

According to its summary, LD 1 “proposes to amend the laws to improve the business climate in the State and encourage job creation and retention and expand […]

MECEP

Posted February 15, 2011

Tags Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Who in Maine Deserves a Raise?

In this season of hope, peace and goodwill to all, a Bangor Daily News editorial today (“Maine’s Low Wages”, 12/22/2010) comments on Governor-elect LePage’s recent lament that […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 22, 2010

Tags Incomes

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Jobs and Budget Cuts Top New England Service Providers’ Concerns

Maine people deserve credible analysis

What’s the real deal with jobs in Maine?

Beware the Bogus Business Ranking

Fact Sheet: Getting Maine Back to Work

Fact Sheet: Making Work Pay: Maine's Minimum Wage

Testimony on L.D. 447 and L.D. 457, Proposals Regarding Maine's Minimum Wage

Testimony on L.D. 516, “An Act To Amend Maine Law To Conform with Federal Law Regarding Employment Practices for Certain Minors”

Testimony Regarding L.D. 1: An Act to Ensure Regulatory Fairness and Reform

Who in Maine Deserves a Raise?