Jobs and Income

‘Embarrassing and shameful’: Advocates blast Mills’ veto of farmworker rights bill

“Continuing the current system of sub-minimum wages for farmworkers means that about one quarter of Maine’s agricultural workers will continue to live in poverty,” said Arthur Phillips, […]

Beacon

Posted July 20, 2023

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Wages

Jobs and Income

Budget committee funds bills to increase paltry legislator pay, implement drug policy reforms

While LD 1155 was approved by AFA, a number of workers rights-related reforms failed to receive funding. One such measure was LD 1376, a bill to increase the state’s […]

Beacon

Posted July 13, 2023

Tags Health Care, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs

Maine’s Economy

Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's housing crisis

Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss the housing crisis in Maine. Click here to watch the full video, […]

Fox 23

Posted July 12, 2023

Tags Housing, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income

Maine nears making farmworkers eligible for minimum wage

“Workers in Maine’s agriculture industry, disproportionately Black, Latino, and Indigenous Mainers, have been subject to exemptions from basic labor laws that make them much more likely to […]

Beacon

Posted July 10, 2023

Tags Immigration, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity

Education, Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Supreme Court strikes down student loan forgiveness

Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss the Supreme Court striking down student loan forgiveness. Click here to watch […]

Fox 23

Posted July 5, 2023

Tags Student Debt, Wednesday Sit Down

Taxes and Budget

5 things that matter to most Mainers in the state budget

One of the groups not in favor of the Dirigo Business Incentive is the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy, which argued it will primarily benefit large businesses and […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted July 3, 2023

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Last-minute budget deal

Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss the last-minute budget deal in Maine. Click here to watch the full video, […]

Fox 23

Posted June 28, 2023

Tags Budget, Wednesday Sit Down

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Campaign to extend MaineCare coverage to all eligible noncitizens vows to fight on

“Maine should be a place where all of us, regardless of background or origin, can get health care when we need it. Unfortunately, this week the Maine […]

Beacon

Posted June 28, 2023

Tags Health Care, Immigration, Medicaid

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Bill to extend MaineCare coverage to noncitizens wins support in Maine House

Groups supporting the proposal include Maine Equal Justice, Maine Center for Economic Policy, Presente! Maine, Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault, the ACLU of Maine, American Cancer Society […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 26, 2023

Tags Health Care, Immigration, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

Maine Democrats begin crafting another state budget over Republican opposition

Major pieces of a potential Democratic-only budget were still unclear on Saturday. Mills’ proposal included major items mostly swept out of the last spending plan, including $80 […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted June 24, 2023

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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‘Embarrassing and shameful’: Advocates blast Mills’ veto of farmworker rights bill

Budget committee funds bills to increase paltry legislator pay, implement drug policy reforms

Wednesday Sit-Down: Maine's housing crisis

Maine nears making farmworkers eligible for minimum wage

Wednesday Sit-Down: Supreme Court strikes down student loan forgiveness

5 things that matter to most Mainers in the state budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Last-minute budget deal

Campaign to extend MaineCare coverage to all eligible noncitizens vows to fight on

Bill to extend MaineCare coverage to noncitizens wins support in Maine House

Maine Democrats begin crafting another state budget over Republican opposition