‘Student Loan Bill of Rights’ will protect Maine students from predatory lenders

“This bill will prevent giant financial corporations from padding their bottom lines by preying on Mainers who just want to responsibly pay down their student debt,” Maine […]

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Posted June 11, 2019

Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt

Taxes and Budget

Tax breaks for wealthy may beat out health, education, opioid response in Maine budget

The administration’s proposal did not call for repealing the LePage-era tax breaks for high-income earners, and the committee is not likely to pursue other sources of new […]

Beacon

Posted June 5, 2019

Tags Tax Breaks

Taxes and Budget

Coalition of Maine groups demands roll-back of LePage tax breaks for wealthy

With state budget negotiations on the horizon, a newly formed coalition of 22 Maine organizations and elected officials, called the Prosperity Coalition, held a press conference Thursday […]

Beacon

Posted May 10, 2019

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness

Jobs and Income

Gideon’s bill would make Maine a national leader on paid family leave

If passed, the program would cover 95 percent of private employees and offer up to 12 weeks of paid family leave, as well as 20 weeks of […]

Beacon

Posted April 19, 2019

Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Taxes and Budget

Firefighters, city officials say Mills’ budget shortchanges municipalities

With the cut to revenue sharing, Mills may end up continuing the legacy of her predecessor, Governor LePage, who shifted state tax reliance away from the income […]

Beacon

Posted March 20, 2019

Tags Budget

Jobs and Income

Maine Republicans attempt to roll back wages for younger workers

During Monday’s hearing before the legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee, proponents of Maine’s minimum wage law pointed to economic data showing how the state has fared overall […]

Beacon

Posted March 18, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Analysis: GOP plan would reduce paid sick protections for 190,000 Maine workers

An initial analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy found that 57,000 Maine workers who would be covered by Sen. Millett’s bill would be denied any ability to […]

Beacon

Posted March 12, 2019

Tags Paid Sick Days

Taxes and Budget

Experts say repealing estate tax cut for millionaires key to fixing Maine’s wealth gap

A legislative effort to undo massive estate tax cuts passed by former Gov. Paul LePage was praised by tax fairness advocates and policy experts at a public […]

Beacon

Posted March 7, 2019

Tags Estate Tax, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Restaurant licenses, sales, jobs, wages and hours all up after Maine’s tipped wage hike

As policy analyst James Myall with the Maine Center for Economic Policy points out, if increasing servers’ wages would cause restaurants and bars to close, as Republican […]

Beacon

Posted March 6, 2019

Tags Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Mainers testify that state’s lack of paid sick days is ‘arcane and insane’

In a packed public hearing before the state legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee Monday, Maine workers, employers and advocates argued in favor of a proposal for a […]

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Posted February 25, 2019

Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

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‘Student Loan Bill of Rights’ will protect Maine students from predatory lenders

Tax breaks for wealthy may beat out health, education, opioid response in Maine budget

Coalition of Maine groups demands roll-back of LePage tax breaks for wealthy

Gideon’s bill would make Maine a national leader on paid family leave

Firefighters, city officials say Mills’ budget shortchanges municipalities

Maine Republicans attempt to roll back wages for younger workers

Analysis: GOP plan would reduce paid sick protections for 190,000 Maine workers

Experts say repealing estate tax cut for millionaires key to fixing Maine’s wealth gap

Restaurant licenses, sales, jobs, wages and hours all up after Maine’s tipped wage hike

Mainers testify that state’s lack of paid sick days is ‘arcane and insane’