Jobs and Income Portland voters to decide on minimum wage increase to $19 by 2028 The Maine Center for Economic Policy projects that this vote will affect more than 15,000 workers, representing one in five employees in Portland. A similar proposal was […] WGME Posted October 15, 2025 Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Should Maine return tribal land? In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, James Myall, policy analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about whether Maine should […] WGME Posted October 15, 2025 Tags Tribal Sovereignty, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: Government shutdown In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss the government shutdown. Click here to […] WGME Posted October 1, 2025 Tags Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Cutting or canceling the data In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13. Click here to watch the full video, first […] WGME Posted September 24, 2025 Tags Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
Health Care Wednesday Sit-Down: The state of health care access in Maine In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about the state of health care. […] WGME Posted September 22, 2025 Tags Health Care, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: New numbers show cracks in the economy In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about the state of the economy. […] WGME Posted September 10, 2025 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income Wednesday Sit-Down: The state of labor in Maine In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about the state of labor. Click […] WGME Posted August 27, 2025 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Unions, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Back to school tariff impacts In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about tariffs and how they may […] WGME Posted August 20, 2025 Tags Economic Security, Tariffs, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: What changes at the IRS mean for you In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Maura Pillsbury, a public policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about changes […] WGME Posted August 13, 2025 Tags Federal, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Tariffs and inflation In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about tariffs and inflation. Click here […] WGME Posted July 16, 2025 Tags Federal, Inflation, Tariffs, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
