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 Portland could vote on minimum wage increase Sykes cited the left-leaning nonprofit Maine Center for Economic Policy in stating that an increase would be especially beneficial for women and people of color. “Raising the […] Spectrum News Posted August 16, 2024 Tags Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Wages
Jobs and Income Maine Calling: Long-Term Care In the past decade, dozens of nursing homes in Maine have closed—one of the highest rates in the nation. Families across the state struggle to find safe, […] Maine Public Posted August 15, 2024 Tags Direct Care Work, Job Quality, Jobs
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 […] WMTW Posted August 15, 2024 Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income Wednesday Sit-Down: Wage protection changes for workers In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Arthur Phillips, policy analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about wage protection changes […] WGME Posted August 14, 2024 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income Maine Can Now Order Employers to Pay Workers Damages for Missed Wages The proposal passed the Maine Legislature earlier this year. The law change had support from labor leaders in Maine who said it was especially important to protect […] US News and World Report Posted August 12, 2024 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
Taxes and Budget Mainers will be able to file federal taxes for free in 2025 Maura Pillsbury, state and local tax policy analyst for the progressive Maine Center on Economic Policy, who had previously called on Gov. Janet Mills’ administration to join Direct File, […] Maine Morning Star Posted August 9, 2024 Tags Taxes
Taxes and Budget Mainers will soon be able to file federal tax returns online for free The liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy had urged the administration of Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, to join the program to ease the tax filing process and because a […] Bangor Daily News Posted August 9, 2024 Tags Taxes
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: New report on taxes being paid by illegal immigrants in the U.S. 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 a new report […] WGME Posted August 7, 2024 Tags Immigration, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
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