Jobs and Income

Older Mainers navigate care gaps later in life

Direct care workers — which include nursing assistants, home health aides and personal care aides — earn less in Maine than others in the state with a […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted October 19, 2025

Tags Direct Care Work, Seniors

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

LD 1932: Maine direct care bill could raise pay, improve services

LD 1932, a direct care bill sponsored by Speaker Ryan Fecteau and carried over from the first legislative session, gives Maine a big chance to keep caregivers, […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted August 20, 2025

Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Revenue, Seniors, Wages

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Legislative Rundown: First regular session of the 132nd

Co-authored by James Myall, Arthur Phillips & Maura Pillsbury In the first half of 2025, MECEP presented 110 pieces of testimony before the Maine Legislature that affect […]

MECEP

Posted July 30, 2025

Taxes and Budget

Final part 2 budget rejects many cuts and makes investments — but lawmakers still have to address long term revenue needs

Status as of 12:00 P.M, June 19. Maine’s legislature passed the second part of the biennial budget on Wednesday, following the recommendations of the majority of members […]

MECEP

Posted June 13, 2025

Tags Budget, Child Care, Children, Direct Care Work, Education, Health Care, Higher Education, Medicaid, SNAP

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Advocates urge lawmakers to offer pay raises to direct care workers

“Keeping wages and benefits flat will only exacerbate the shortage, strain our hospitals and long-term care facilities, and further endanger public health,” he said during a press […]

Maine Public

Posted June 5, 2025

Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Job Quality, Wages

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Care workers gather at Maine State House to join call for wage increases

The Maine Center for Economic Policy, a progressive think tank, has estimated that 23,500 hours per week of home care for older adults went unserved in 2024 […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 5, 2025

Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Job Quality

Jobs and Income

As Maine diversifies, so does its health care workforce

Some of the largest gaps are in care for older adults, both in facilities and at home. A 2024 report estimated the state needs an additional 2,300 full-time care […]

The Maine Monitor

Posted May 11, 2025

Tags Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Immigration

Taxes and Budget

Calm before the storm: New revenue forecast shows little change, for now

At a glance: The state’s Revenue Forecasting Commission made only minor adjustments to future revenue estimates, resulting in a net increase of just over $1 million, while […]

James Myall

Posted May 2, 2025

Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Education, Medicaid, Revenue, SNAP, Trump Tax Cuts

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Direct care workers fight for restoration of cost-of-living increases in Maine budget

Arthur Phillips, policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a progressive think tank, said that without the COLAs, the average direct care worker will lose […]

Sun Journal

Posted March 6, 2025

Tags Direct Care Work, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Maine shouldn't balance the budget on the backs of direct care workers

At a glance: Proposed budget cuts would lower direct care labor reimbursements, reducing pay and worsening workforce shortages Low wages for direct care professionals already impose significant […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted March 5, 2025

Tags Budget, Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs

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Older Mainers navigate care gaps later in life

LD 1932: Maine direct care bill could raise pay, improve services

Legislative Rundown: First regular session of the 132nd

Final part 2 budget rejects many cuts and makes investments — but lawmakers still have to address long term revenue needs

Advocates urge lawmakers to offer pay raises to direct care workers

Care workers gather at Maine State House to join call for wage increases

As Maine diversifies, so does its health care workforce

Calm before the storm: New revenue forecast shows little change, for now

Direct care workers fight for restoration of cost-of-living increases in Maine budget

Maine shouldn't balance the budget on the backs of direct care workers