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Portland voters weigh five citizen initiative questions at the polls

Perhaps the most hotly debated proposal from the DSA, Question D would raise the minimum wage in Portland from its current figure and incremental track — $13 […]

Portland Phoenix

Posted October 19, 2022

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Maine’s Economy

What’s next for Maine, Portland?

“We’re watching for how the recovery from the pandemic recession has us landing in Maine: Is it equal? Are there divides in geography, population groups, such as […]

Portland Phoenix

Posted November 18, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Inequality, Recession

Maine’s Economy

Anti-racist action in Portland follows canceled Black Lives Matter protest

In Portland, according to the FBI Crime Data Explorer and the US Census Bureau, 17.8 percent of police arrests from 2008-2018 were of Black people, while Blacks account for only 8.3 […]

Portland Phoenix

Posted September 9, 2020

Tags Racial Equity

Jobs and Income

Portland lawmaker’s mission: ‘Abolition of structural racism’

Unlike most commissions that rely on mainstream economic advice, this one has a progressive look: a representative from Coastal Enterprises, and James Myall, a respected analyst from […]

Portland Phoenix

Posted July 22, 2020

Tags Racial Equity

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Portland voters weigh five citizen initiative questions at the polls

What’s next for Maine, Portland?

Anti-racist action in Portland follows canceled Black Lives Matter protest

Portland lawmaker’s mission: ‘Abolition of structural racism’