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Amid efforts to boost worker pay, Maine Republicans introduce 7 bills to roll back wages

In the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers considered at least five GOP-led efforts to undercut the minimum wage. If they had been approved, James Myall, policy analyst at […]

Beacon

Posted January 19, 2023

Tags Incomes, Wages

Editorial: It’s past time to stop editing MLK’s words and ideas

The Bangor Daily News was the source of a national uproar on Monday when it reprinted a deeply-edited, heavily-sanitized version of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” […]

Beacon

Posted January 17, 2023

Tags Inequality, Racial Equity

Taxes and Budget

Bills to ensure wealthy and corporations pay fair share of taxes will be a focus this session

Still, some bills that simply made the tax code more balanced were successful last year, including a measure to stop large chain stores from exploiting a “dark store” tax […]

Beacon

Posted January 13, 2023

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Mills pitches $10.3B budget plan as progressives call for stronger social safety net

The budget will now be taken up by the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, which is under new leadership this year, and will also be negotiated by […]

Beacon

Posted January 11, 2023

Tags Budget

Jobs and Income

Maine, Portland minimum wages jump on Jan. 1

It is unclear how many workers this will affect – many businesses have already raised hourly wages for many positions to try to compete in a labor […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 2, 2023

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine’s minimum wage to hit $13.80 on Jan. 1

Raising the minimum wage also helps other workers because employers are likely to bump up the pay of other hourly employees to keep up, said James Myall, […]

Spectrum News

Posted December 29, 2022

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine's minimum wage to increase in new year

The wage adjustments will boost pay for up to 147,000 working Mainers, while nearly 76,000 workers who earn just over the new minimum wage level will see their wages […]

The Center Square

Posted December 14, 2022

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

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 […]

WMTW

Posted December 6, 2022

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal

Taxes and Budget

Parents urge Golden, delegation to make expanded Child Tax Credit permanent

Arthur Phillips, a policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, said on Monday that Maine’s full delegation should support making the expanded CTC permanent because of […]

Beacon

Posted December 6, 2022

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal

Taxes and Budget

Mainers urge for permanently expanding child tax credit

MECEP policy analyst Arthur Phillips is featured in video coverage of the December 5th rally in support of the expanded Child Tax Credit. Click here to read […]

Fox 23

Posted December 5, 2022

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal

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Amid efforts to boost worker pay, Maine Republicans introduce 7 bills to roll back wages

Editorial: It’s past time to stop editing MLK’s words and ideas

Bills to ensure wealthy and corporations pay fair share of taxes will be a focus this session

Mills pitches $10.3B budget plan as progressives call for stronger social safety net

Maine, Portland minimum wages jump on Jan. 1

Maine’s minimum wage to hit $13.80 on Jan. 1

Maine's minimum wage to increase in new year

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

Parents urge Golden, delegation to make expanded Child Tax Credit permanent

Mainers urge for permanently expanding child tax credit