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Jackson Lab to build onsite child care facility

According to employee surveys conducted by the lab, the second largest issue they face – right after housing – is day care. Those findings echo similar sentiments […]

Mount Desert Islander

Posted September 14, 2022

Tags Children, Economic Security, Job Quality

Taxes and Budget

Editorial: Crime and treatment

The ACLU and Maine Center for Economic Policy make the case for decriminalizing the use and possession of drugs and investing instead in things like treatment, recovery […]

Mount Desert Islander

Posted April 7, 2022

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Inequality

Jobs and Income

Editorial: Removing workforce barriers

Last week, the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a liberal-leaning think tank, released a report titled “State of Working Maine” and in it detailed the impact of the pandemic on […]

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Posted December 2, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Racial Equity, Unemployment, Wages

Jobs and Income

Editorial: Addressing food insecurity

Maine has the highest food insecurity rate of all the New England states and a 2018 report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy Maine found that families are struggling […]

Mount Desert Islander

Posted September 24, 2020

Tags Food Insecurity, SNAP

Health Care

Mainers deserve better coverage

A recent study by Maine Center for Economic Policy on behalf of Maine AllCare (available at maineallcare.org) showed that a universal, publicly funded health care system covering […]

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Posted January 17, 2020

Tags Health Care

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Jackson Lab to build onsite child care facility

Editorial: Crime and treatment

Editorial: Removing workforce barriers

Editorial: Addressing food insecurity

Mainers deserve better coverage