Jobs and Income Maine nears making farmworkers eligible for minimum wage “Workers in Maine’s agriculture industry, disproportionately Black, Latino, and Indigenous Mainers, have been subject to exemptions from basic labor laws that make them much more likely to […] Beacon Posted July 10, 2023 Tags Immigration, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity
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
Jobs and Income ‘We’re responsible for the history we make:’ Lawmakers push for migrant labor rights Maine is not the only state where lawmakers are trying to expand rights for farmworkers. Currently, 12 states guarantee collective bargaining rights to such workers. And in […] Beacon Posted April 19, 2023 Tags Economic Security, Immigration, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
Jobs and Income Maine lawmakers pledge to help fund child care during State House event A recent report by the Legal Services Corporation shows 92% of low-income Americans can’t afford an attorney and usually have inadequate or no representation in their legal […] NewsCenter Maine Posted April 9, 2023 Tags Immigration, Inclusive Economy, Incomes, Inequality
Health Care MaineCare Expansion at 4: Greater Care, Healthier Hospitals, Stronger Economy On January 3, 2019, Governor Janet Mills signed her first executive order, implementing the expansion of MaineCare, Maine’s Medicaid program, which had been approved by voters in […] James Myall Posted January 3, 2023 Tags Health Care, Immigration, Medicaid
Jobs and Income In the words of workers: Youth and Family Outreach Michelle and “Lynn” shared their stories as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2022 report. Click here to view the full report, as well as other […] MECEP Posted October 11, 2022 Tags Children, Coronavirus, Education, Immigration, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
Jobs and Income In the words of workers: Gervin Kah Gervin shared his story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2022 report. Click here to view the full report, as well as other workers’ stories. […] MECEP Posted October 11, 2022 Tags Immigration, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment
Taxes and Budget How to create more bang for Maine’s budget bucks This year’s historic budget surplus offers a rare opportunity to invest in Mainers in ways that will have a lasting and tangible impact. While many of the […] MECEP Posted March 23, 2022 Tags Budget, Children, Economy, Education, Health Care, Higher Education, Immigration, Inequality, Racial Equity