Taxes and Budget

Maine's budget provides historic supports and fortifies the foundation for a strong economy

This week Governor Mills signed the “part two budget” that makes historic investments — establishing a paid family and medical leave program for Maine, committing over $100 […]

Sarah Austin

Posted July 13, 2023

Tags Budget, Child Care, Child Tax Credit, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Education, Employment, Family and Medical Leave, Health Care, Housing, Jobs, Seniors, Tax Fairness, 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

Health Care

Statement from the All Means All Campaign on LD 199

AUGUSTA – Organizations supporting the All Means All campaign to allow all income-qualified Mainers to access MaineCare, regardless of age or immigration status, issued the following statement […]

Posted June 28, 2023

Tags Health Care, Immigration, Inequality

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

Health Care

Survey results show a “broken” health care system in Maine

Profit-centered. Unaffordable. Confusing. This is how Mainers describe our health care system. When even people who are insured describe rationing medication, forgoing treatment, and thousands of dollars […]

James Myall

Posted June 21, 2023

Tags Health Care

Health Care, Jobs and Income

Maine nurses split over whether state mandate of staff ratios would help

“Part of that is that health care jobs were extremely stressful – and dangerous – over the past two years, which probably led people to find other […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 18, 2023

Tags Health Care, Job Quality, Jobs

Continuing services budget provides stability to Maine communities and economy

Two weeks ago, the Joint Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs decided the budget for the upcoming two years would be divided into two parts: a “continuing […]

Josie Phillips

Posted April 3, 2023

Tags Budget, Caregiving, Children, Education, Health Care, Wages

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Maine lawmakers push to expand MaineCare to some non-citizens

“With some of the previous expansions of MaineCare, the federal government has born a lot of the cost,” Maine Center for Economic Policy Analyst James Myall said. […]

Fox 23

Posted March 28, 2023

Tags Health Care, Racial Equity, Taxes

Health Care

Will legislators undo LePage’s rollback and restore health coverage to low-income immigrants?

“New Mainers are particularly likely to work in grocery stores and care homes, restaurant kitchens and hotels — many of the industries which are currently struggling to […]

Beacon

Posted February 27, 2023

Tags Health Care, Racial Equity

Health Care

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Maine's budget provides historic supports and fortifies the foundation for a strong economy

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

Statement from the All Means All Campaign on LD 199

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

Survey results show a “broken” health care system in Maine

Maine nurses split over whether state mandate of staff ratios would help

Continuing services budget provides stability to Maine communities and economy

Maine lawmakers push to expand MaineCare to some non-citizens

Will legislators undo LePage’s rollback and restore health coverage to low-income immigrants?