Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Taxes on Maine's wealthiest residents In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Maura Pillsbury, analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about taxes on Maine’s wealthiest […] Fox 23 Posted June 11, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income Portland could raise minimum wage to $20 an hour A study from the Maine Center for Economic Policy indicates that while the increase would benefit workers across all industries, those in low-wage sectors would experience the […] Fox 23 Posted May 20, 2025 Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage
Taxes and Budget Bipartisan bill would boost funding for Maine families, child care workers The bill expands existing programs to support the child care workforce, which has already helped increase staffing by 15 percent, according to the Maine Center for Economic […] Fox 23 Posted May 15, 2025 Tags Budget, Caregiving, Child Care, Children
Taxes and Budget Mainers rally for tax fairness in Augusta Mainers rallied for tax fairness in Augusta Tuesday. The group Mainers for Tax Fairness, who helped organize the event, claim Congress is gutting things like Social Security, […] Fox 23 Posted April 15, 2025 Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income At-home aide crisis leaves Mainers to age alone, 'die early' “The direct care workforce in Maine is in a fragile state,” Maine Center for Economic Policy Analyst Josie Phillips said. Phillips released a report this year which […] Fox 23 Posted December 6, 2023 Tags Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Wages
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: A potential government shutdown Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss a potential government shutdown. Click here to watch the full video, first […] Fox 23 Posted September 27, 2023 Tags Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
Health Care Wednesday Sit-Down: High prescription drug prices Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss high prescription drug prices. Click here to watch the full video, first […] Fox 23 Posted September 20, 2023 Tags Health Care, Prescription Drugs, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: Child poverty Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss child poverty. Click here to watch the full video, first posted Wednesday, […] Fox 23 Posted September 13, 2023 Tags Children, Poverty, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income Wednesday Sit-Down: Hot labor summer A summer of labor unrest from Hollywood to UPS rail workers to coffee shops. some are calling it the “Hot Labor Summer.” Chris Smalls, the founder of […] Fox 23 Posted September 6, 2023 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Unions, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Budget showdown Sarah Austin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss the battle over the budget in Congress. Click here to watch the […] Fox 23 Posted August 23, 2023 Tags Budget, Federal, Wednesday Sit Down