Maine has nation’s worst COVID-19 racial disparity

An analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy yielded similar results, albeit using a different method of analyzing the numbers. That analysis showed an infection rate […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 21, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity

Health Care, Jobs and Income

New Commission on race equity sends Gov. Mills first recommendations to reduce racial inequality in the near and long term

The brutal, unjust killing of George Floyd on May 25 and so many Black lives taken before and since, has reignited a global conversation about systemic racism […]

Amjambo Africa

Posted June 18, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Panel recommends ways for Mills to address racial disparities in Maine

A commission formed to help the state end racial disparities and discrimination is urging Gov. Janet Mills to use federal CARES Act funds to support a response […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 18, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Newly established commission on race equity presents Gov. Mills with initial recommendations

The brutal, unjust killing of George Floyd on May 25 and so many Black lives taken before and since, has reignited a global conversation about systemic racism […]

WABI

Posted June 18, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity

Jobs and Income

Analysis worries many Maine layoffs could become permanent

The effects of the COVID-19 financial downturn have wiped out as many as one in six jobs in Maine, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), and […]

The Center Square

Posted June 16, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Jobs, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

While signs of improvement appear, Maine unemployment remains at unprecedented levels

While the latest data on Maine unemployment claims show some reason for hope, Maine’s unemployment levels remain at unprecedented levels three months after the coronavirus pandemic sent […]

James Myall

Posted June 12, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Unemployment

Health Care

Black Mainers now 20 times more likely than whites to experience COVID-19 — and the disparity is growing

Black and African American Mainers are now roughly 20 times more likely than whites to have contracted COVID-19, according to data released by the Maine CDC. One […]

James Myall

Posted June 5, 2020

Tags Coronavirus

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

MECEP Statement: Black Lives Matter

AUGUSTA, Maine — In response to the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and the racist, deadly attack against Ahmaud Arbery, the Maine Center […]

Posted June 2, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity

Health Care, Maine’s Economy

Job losses bring additional crisis for laid-off workers: loss of health coverage

Between 72,000 and 131,000 Mainers could lose their employer-sponsored health insurance as a result of widespread layoffs spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, with as many as 31,000 […]

James Myall

Posted May 29, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Pandemic has erased one in six Maine jobs since February

Maine lost nearly 106,000 jobs1 in the two months leading up to April 12 as Maine businesses laid off workers across the state because of the ongoing public […]

James Myall

Posted May 22, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Unemployment

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Maine has nation’s worst COVID-19 racial disparity

New Commission on race equity sends Gov. Mills first recommendations to reduce racial inequality in the near and long term

Panel recommends ways for Mills to address racial disparities in Maine

Newly established commission on race equity presents Gov. Mills with initial recommendations

Analysis worries many Maine layoffs could become permanent

While signs of improvement appear, Maine unemployment remains at unprecedented levels

Black Mainers now 20 times more likely than whites to experience COVID-19 — and the disparity is growing

MECEP Statement: Black Lives Matter

Job losses bring additional crisis for laid-off workers: loss of health coverage

Pandemic has erased one in six Maine jobs since February