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Dan D'Ippolito

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Wednesday Sit-Down: Hot labor summer

A summer of labor unrest from Hollywood to UPS rail workers to coffee shops. some are calling it the “Hot Labor Summer.” Chris Smalls, the founder of […]

Fox 23

Posted September 6, 2023

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Unions, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income

Mainers are vetting workplaces more before accepting job offers

Corporate profits in Maine are rising faster than labor costs, suggesting that businesses are keeping profits rather than passing them along in worker wages, James Myall, a […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted August 25, 2023

Tags Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Budget showdown

Sarah Austin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss the battle over the budget in Congress. Click here to watch the […]

Fox 23

Posted August 23, 2023

Tags Budget, Federal, Wednesday Sit Down

Education, Taxes and Budget

Golden Blasted for 'Tantrum' Attacking Student Borrowers After Taking Sallie Mae Donation

James Myall, a policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, pointed out that Golden’s claim about “six-figure salaries” is hardly relatable for the people he represents in […]

Common Dreams

Posted August 19, 2023

Tags Student Debt

Education, Taxes and Budget

Golden’s ‘Blue Dogs’ get money from Sallie Mae after opposing student debt relief

It’s unclear how Golden defines working class, however, as 92,000 of his Second District constituents would be eligible under Biden’s plan. As Beacon previously reported, about 33% of managerial and professional households in […]

Beacon

Posted August 18, 2023

Tags Student Debt

Maine’s Economy

Wednesday Sit-Down: Inflation in Maine

Arthur Phillips from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss inflation in Maine. Click here to watch the full video, first posted […]

Fox 23

Posted August 16, 2023

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Inflation

Jobs and Income

Commentary: With Maine governor’s veto, farmworkers were again denied their basic economic rights

This session’s bill represented a small step toward justice for those who do the back-breaking work that fuels our agricultural sector and feeds our state. These workers […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 15, 2023

Tags Economic Security, Fair Scheduling, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Maine’s Economy

Wednesday Sit-Down: Tribal sovereignty in Maine

Penobscot National Ambassador Maulian Bryant sat down with CBS13 to discuss the issue of tribal sovereignty in Maine. Click here to watch the full video, first posted […]

Fox 23

Posted August 9, 2023

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Racial Equity, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income

Wednesday Sit-Down: Minimum wage for Maine farm workers

Arthur Phillips from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss minimum wage for farm workers in Maine. Click here to watch the […]

Fox 23

Posted August 2, 2023

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Wages, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

A new program gives low-income Maine mothers monthly cash. Will it help lift them out of poverty?

Nationally, basic and guaranteed income programs have been found to have many benefits related to financial and economic security, though there are also challenges, particularly around funding, said […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 1, 2023

Tags Incomes

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Wednesday Sit-Down: Hot labor summer

Mainers are vetting workplaces more before accepting job offers

Wednesday Sit-Down: Budget showdown

Golden Blasted for 'Tantrum' Attacking Student Borrowers After Taking Sallie Mae Donation

Golden’s ‘Blue Dogs’ get money from Sallie Mae after opposing student debt relief

Wednesday Sit-Down: Inflation in Maine

Commentary: With Maine governor’s veto, farmworkers were again denied their basic economic rights

Wednesday Sit-Down: Tribal sovereignty in Maine

Wednesday Sit-Down: Minimum wage for Maine farm workers

A new program gives low-income Maine mothers monthly cash. Will it help lift them out of poverty?