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
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's budget surplus In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Josie Phillips, a policy fellow with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to break down the debate […] WGME Posted February 29, 2024 Tags Budget, Revenue, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income State government workers union files complaint against Mills administration over bargaining dispute Since the market pay study was not part of the January review, MSEA said there is no evidence for the claim that the state has addressed the pay […] Maine Morning Star Posted February 29, 2024 Tags Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income State workers union accuses Mills administration of violating labor law But another analysis, this one from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, contests that conclusion, noting that growth in private sector wages have continued to outpace growth for […] Bangor Daily News Posted February 28, 2024 Tags Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income Labor report highlights scant enforcement of wage and hour laws Arthur Phillips, an analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, agreed that the move to strategic enforcement is important, especially given that current low inspection rates […] Maine Morning Star Posted February 28, 2024 Tags Job Quality, Jobs
Taxes and Budget Rent relief, election support, teacher raises dominate week one of budget hearings Arthur Phillips, economic policy analyst for Maine Center for Economic Policy said educators are falling behind entry-level workers in the private sector but also peer educators in […] Maine Morning Star Posted February 24, 2024 Tags Budget, Education, Housing
Taxes and Budget Student loans forgiven for initial round of Maine borrowers under revamped federal program James Myall, an analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the new program is intended to revamp a previous federal repayment loan plan that was […] Maine Public Posted February 23, 2024 Tags Budget, Education, Federal, Student Debt
Taxes and Budget Conservatives, progressives alike object to $107M savings in Mills’ budget proposal Both the left-leaning policy organization Maine Center for Economic Policy and the conservative Maine Policy Institute criticized Mills’ decision to store away $107 million in the special reserve fund […] Maine Morning Star Posted February 21, 2024 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget Facing deep fiscal challenges, child care providers urge lawmakers to adjust reimbursement rules In all, current reimbursement rules cost child care providers that accept subsidies about $5 million a year, said Arthur Phillips of the Maine Center for Economic Policy. […] Maine Morning Star Posted February 20, 2024 Tags Budget, Child Care
Jobs and Income Proposals to beef up Maine’s wage and overtime laws head to floor During a public hearing last week, supporters said the rules are needed to deter employees from breaking labor laws. Advocates cited a study by the Maine Center for Economic […] News From The States Posted February 15, 2024 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Wages