Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Lawmakers hear proposals to better support families and child care providers According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, an estimated 18,000 people in Maine are currently out of the labor force due to a lack of child care. […] Maine Morning Star Posted April 4, 2025 Tags Budget, Child Care, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income Proposals to bolster farmworkers’ hour and wage rights back before Legislature The Maine AFL-CIO was generally in favor of the proposals, but described LD 588 as a compromise. All three of the bills were also supported by the […] Maine Morning Star Posted April 2, 2025 Tags Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Racial Equity
Education, Taxes and Budget U.S. Department of Education determines Maine guilty of violating Title IX The letter gives the state ten days to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order banning trans girls from playing girls’ sports or risk losing federal funding. While the […] Maine Morning Star Posted March 20, 2025 Tags Budget, Education, Federal
Taxes and Budget Maine delegation say they’ll challenge Trump’s dismantling of Education Department The Education Department awarded $347 million to Maine entities in 2024, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, with funding mostly coming through the National School Lunch Program, Special […] Maine Morning Star Posted March 20, 2025 Tags Budget, Education, Federal
Taxes and Budget Mainers object to proposed program cuts ahead of governor’s budget address Mills vetoed a proposal last year to tax wealthy Mainers at higher rates, but Ryan Tipping, director of campaigns and strategy for the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy, said […] Maine Morning Star Posted January 28, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income While supportive of Medicaid funding, public pushes back on cuts in Mills’ short-term budget fix Last year, the Maine Center for Economic Policy in partnership with the Maine Council on Aging released a report that found sizable gaps already exist between care needed and […] Maine Morning Star Posted January 24, 2025 Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Job Quality, Wages
Taxes and Budget Taxes take center stage in budget debates President and CEO of the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy, Garrett Martin, has similarly argued Mills’ budget proposal comes up short for workers and families. Martin is advocating […] Maine Morning Star Posted January 15, 2025 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Increasing tobacco tax, AI protections among 2025 Maine health priorities Jess Maurer, executive director of the Maine Council on Aging, and Arthur Phillips, the economic policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, both said they […] Maine Morning Star Posted January 2, 2025 Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income Commission recommends more caregiving support to address Maine’s persistent gender disparities Women are more likely to work part-time roles or drop out of the workforce altogether in order to care for family members when such services aren’t available. […] Maine Morning Star Posted December 12, 2024 Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work
Taxes and Budget Gov. Mills vows lean budget in light of projected revenue shortfall The progressive research organization Maine Center for Economic Policy would like to see reforms to Maine’s tax code to close the gap, while maintaining funding levels for education, […] Maine Morning Star Posted November 25, 2024 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
