Jobs and Income Portland City Council to consider $20 minimum wage ballot proposal Raising Portland’s minimum wage to $20 by 2028 would have the greatest benefit to workers ages 16 to 34 years old with a high school education or […] Portland Press Herald Posted August 17, 2024 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Eviction filings are down in Maine, but threat is still high James Myall, an economic policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, had a similar guess. “One thing that could be playing a role is that […] Portland Press Herald Posted August 4, 2024 Tags Housing, Wages
Taxes and Budget From Augusta – Prioritizing policies that support Maine families Amid the rising costs making it harder for folks to make ends meet, lawmakers boosted tax credits for working families. In the first regular session, I voted […] Portland Press Herald Posted August 1, 2024 Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes
Jobs and Income Maine urged to raise wages for home health aides, long-term care workers The Maine Center for Economic Policy recommends that health support workers be paid at least 140% of minimum wage, or $19.80 per hour. Click here to read […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 18, 2024 Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs
Taxes and Budget Opinion: Gov. Mills is choosing austerity over the people of Maine Raising revenue – especially from the wealthiest Mainers who have the most ability to pay – is a solution that is popular with the public, enjoys broad […] Portland Press Herald Posted May 10, 2024 Tags Appropriations Committee, Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Mills vetoes bill restructuring income tax brackets Garrett Martin, president and CEO of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said in a statement Friday that the governor’s veto is a missed opportunity to add […] Portland Press Herald Posted April 28, 2024 Tags Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income Gov. Mills vetoes 3 bills, including measure to set minimum wage for farmworkers “After a year of deliberation, with all relevant stakeholders at the table agreeing farmworkers should be guaranteed at least the minimum wage, Gov. Mills still chose to […] Portland Press Herald Posted April 23, 2024 Tags Economic Security, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
Taxes and Budget New rent relief program to offer struggling Mainers up to $800 a month There are twice as many renter households with extremely low income in Maine as there are housing units affordable at that income, said James Myall, an economic […] Portland Press Herald Posted April 22, 2024 Tags Budget, Housing
Health Care, Taxes and Budget Maine Legislature preserves expansion of Medicare Savings Programs The Legislature approved the supplemental budget early Thursday morning, and it now heads to Gov. Janet Mills, who is expected to sign it. By refusing to roll […] Portland Press Herald Posted April 18, 2024 Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicare
Health Care, Taxes and Budget Mills administration wants to roll back law expanding financial support for older Mainers The Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning research organization, estimates about 45,000 Mainers who would have been eligible to receive thousands of dollars per year would […] Portland Press Herald Posted March 5, 2024 Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicare