Jobs and Income

Economic burden of the COVID-19 pandemic falls hardest on Mainers of color

The pandemic shined a lens on existing racial and gender disparities in Maine and throughout the country during the pandemic, highlighting large differences in access to jobs […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 9, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment

Taxes and Budget

Higher taxes on corporations and the wealthiest can secure a lasting recovery for Maine

“The Build Back Better legislation offers our members of Congress and senators a chance to deliver real results for Mainers. It’s a chance to lift children out of […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 6, 2021

Tags Budget, Federal, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Maine expands back-to-work bonuses after seeing just 300 applications in 2 weeks

Adding the benefit for workers who take part-time jobs could boost participation in the program, said James Myall, an analyst for the liberal Maine Center for Economic […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted July 1, 2021

Tags Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Maine’s Economy

There is hope for a rural Maine renaissance

At the same time, I directed a Maine Center for Economic Policy project, Spreading Prosperity to All of Maine, which also highlighted opportunities for rural revitalization. The keys, we […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted June 8, 2021

Tags Economy, Recession

Taxes and Budget

The state of Maine’s budget debate ahead of Janet Mills’ virtual speech

But Sarah Austin, a budget analyst for the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy and a member of the state’s economic forecasting commission, argues the opposite is true. […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted March 15, 2021

Tags Budget, Revenue

Jobs and Income

The pandemic is pushing many Mainers into new lines of work

The pandemic had already erased 3 out of every 5 jobs in the hospitality and leisure industry by last April, according to the Maine Center for Economic […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted March 3, 2021

Tags Jobs, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Top Democrats propose bill to assess racial biases in Maine laws

“There’s all this information that’s out there that legislators don’t even know is available until they ask for it,” said James Myall, a policy analyst for the […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 3, 2021

Tags Racial Equity

Taxes and Budget

The Daily Brief: Janet Mills boxed herself in on virus aid taxes before reversing course

Republicans have argued that Mills should fund the tax cuts with spending cuts rather than federal funding, but Wednesday marked a victory in their first real tax […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 28, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Court case begins in Portland to settle hazard pay disputes

An independent study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a liberal think tank, found that at least 9,700 workers would be impacted by the emergency hazard […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 20, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Incomes, Wages

Maine’s Economy

4 Maine Burger King restaurants are closing for good

But overall, quick-service restaurants like Burger King have fared better than other kinds of restaurants during the pandemic, James Myall, policy analyst at the left-leaning Maine Center […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 28, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Jobs

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Economic burden of the COVID-19 pandemic falls hardest on Mainers of color

Higher taxes on corporations and the wealthiest can secure a lasting recovery for Maine

Maine expands back-to-work bonuses after seeing just 300 applications in 2 weeks

There is hope for a rural Maine renaissance

The state of Maine’s budget debate ahead of Janet Mills’ virtual speech

The pandemic is pushing many Mainers into new lines of work

Top Democrats propose bill to assess racial biases in Maine laws

The Daily Brief: Janet Mills boxed herself in on virus aid taxes before reversing course

Court case begins in Portland to settle hazard pay disputes

4 Maine Burger King restaurants are closing for good