Taxes and Budget

Mainers urge Congress to expand Child Tax Credit during lame duck session

“Rising costs have coincided with rising profits for corporations, while families with low incomes struggle to keep up,” said Garrett Martin of the Maine Center for Economic […]

Beacon

Posted November 18, 2022

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Food Insecurity

Jobs and Income

Midterms Voters Turned Out for Progressive Economic Solutions

Portland, Maine: Voters rejected Question D, which would have raised the overall minimum wage to $18 by 2025 and eliminated the subminimum wage for tipped work. The measure would […]

Common Dreams

Posted November 18, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Everything You Need To Know About Maine Stimulus Checks

“As housing, food, and energy costs have increased, the stimulus checks will be a big help for low-income households struggling to cover higher costs,” says Sarah Austin, […]

Nasdaq

Posted November 15, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Incomes

Taxes and Budget

LePage refuses to say whether he’ll continue to fully fund public education

Property taxes are incredibly regressive, meaning they fall more heavily on the poor than on the rich. State funding, on the other hand, comes from a more […]

Beacon

Posted October 28, 2022

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Podcast: There’s no crying in Capitalism!

This week, the Cate, Esther and Ben dig into election-eve campaign spending and what it may or may not mean, highlight the new “State of Working Maine […]

Beacon

Posted October 21, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

To ensure the stability of Maine’s economy, report suggests Maine should do more to protect workers

A new report has revealed that even though Maine recovered quickly from the recession caused by the pandemic, that improvement has obscured “continued fundamental weaknesses that are […]

The Star Bulletin

Posted October 20, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

To protect fragile economy, report argues Maine must do more for workers

A recent report found that although Maine bounced back quickly from the pandemic-induced downturn, that recovery has masked “continued underlying weaknesses in the economy.” Challenges identified in […]

Beacon

Posted October 19, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Job Quality, Jobs, Unions, Wages

Jobs and Income

Portland voters weigh five citizen initiative questions at the polls

Perhaps the most hotly debated proposal from the DSA, Question D would raise the minimum wage in Portland from its current figure and incremental track — $13 […]

Portland Phoenix

Posted October 19, 2022

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Not all Maine workers benefiting from pandemic boost in power

Maine is seeing a robust economic recovery from the COVID-19 downturn, but that good news hides ongoing weaknesses among the state’s workers, a new report released Tuesday […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted October 19, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

New report addresses Maine’s workforce shortage

The Maine Center for Economic Policy hosted a webinar Tuesday afternoon to discuss the findings of a new report on workers in the state. “State of Working […]

WABI

Posted October 18, 2022

Tags Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

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Mainers urge Congress to expand Child Tax Credit during lame duck session

Midterms Voters Turned Out for Progressive Economic Solutions

Everything You Need To Know About Maine Stimulus Checks

LePage refuses to say whether he’ll continue to fully fund public education

Podcast: There’s no crying in Capitalism!

To ensure the stability of Maine’s economy, report suggests Maine should do more to protect workers

To protect fragile economy, report argues Maine must do more for workers

Portland voters weigh five citizen initiative questions at the polls

Not all Maine workers benefiting from pandemic boost in power

New report addresses Maine’s workforce shortage