Jobs and Income

Portland voters to decide on whether or not to raise minimum wage to $19

According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, if this proposal passes, 11% of Portland workers would get a raise. Click here to read the full story, […]

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Posted October 31, 2025

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage

Taxes and Budget

Bill could double child tax credit for Maine families

The most recent poverty report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy shows that in 2023, Maine’s child poverty rate, 12.6%, remained “historically low.” Advocates at the press conference said they […]

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Posted April 7, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Care, Child Tax Credit, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Day care providers raise alarm about Gov. Mills' budget proposal

The Maine Center for Economic Policy says the child care cuts would save the state $15 million a year and reduce the average child care worker’s annual […]

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Posted January 29, 2025

Tags Budget, Caregiving, Child Care, Wages

Taxes and Budget

How will Trump's proposed tariffs impact Maine?

However, Garrett Martin, the president and CEO of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, says the cost of the tariffs will ultimately be passed onto the consumer. […]

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Posted November 26, 2024

Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

No taxes on tips? What this could mean for Maine

“Some of the lowest income folks wouldn’t benefit from this kind of policy,” said James Myall, Economic Policy Analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “They […]

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Posted August 15, 2024

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Undocumented immigrants contribute more than $15M in Maine taxes per year, study says

“With a plateauing workforce and an aging population, Maine should welcome everyone who wants to work. What this report quantifies is what we’ve known all along: all […]

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Posted July 31, 2024

Tags Immigration, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Advocates in Maine push for child tax credit expansion

Advocates in Maine are calling on state and federal lawmakers to expand child tax credits. In 2021, Congress passed an extension to the child tax credit in […]

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Posted March 10, 2023

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Mainers voice their concern; ask for expanding of child tax credit

Today, a group of advocates and parents voiced their concerns in front of Congressman Jared Golden’s office asking Congress to permanently expand the Child Tax Credit. Their […]

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Posted December 6, 2022

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal

Maine’s Economy

Two months ahead of Election Day, Maine Gov. Janet Mills defends economic record

Maine’s gross domestic product growth under Mills, 2.4%, is above the national average, 1.7%, while under LePage, GDP growth, .9%, was below the national average, 2.6%, according […]

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Posted September 8, 2022

Tags Economy

Education

Maine programs offer student loan debt relief favoring certain careers

The Maine Center For Economic Policy forecast that 95% of the state residents with student loan debt would benefit from the Biden plan, which would increase the amount eligible […]

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Posted August 25, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

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Portland voters to decide on whether or not to raise minimum wage to $19

Bill could double child tax credit for Maine families

Day care providers raise alarm about Gov. Mills' budget proposal

How will Trump's proposed tariffs impact Maine?

No taxes on tips? What this could mean for Maine

Undocumented immigrants contribute more than $15M in Maine taxes per year, study says

Advocates in Maine push for child tax credit expansion

Mainers voice their concern; ask for expanding of child tax credit

Two months ahead of Election Day, Maine Gov. Janet Mills defends economic record

Maine programs offer student loan debt relief favoring certain careers