Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Maine’s opportunity to lead on clean energy and good jobs At a glance The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) incentivized high-road jobs standards in renewable energy construction by linking federal tax credits to fair wages and registered apprenticeship […] Arthur Phillips Posted November 7, 2025 Tags Federal, Infrastructure, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income Portland voters to decide on whether or not to raise minimum wage to $19 According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, if this proposal passes, 11% of Portland workers would get a raise. Click here to read the full story, […] WMTW Posted October 31, 2025 Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income Portland voters set to decide on minimum wage hike An analysis of the proposal by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank, estimates that more than 15,000 workers — about 1 in 5 […] Portland Press Herald Posted October 30, 2025 Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income Portland voters to decide on minimum wage increase to $19 by 2028 The Maine Center for Economic Policy projects that this vote will affect more than 15,000 workers, representing one in five employees in Portland. A similar proposal was […] WGME Posted October 15, 2025 Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy The impact of a $19 minimum wage on Portland workers and the local economy Portlanders will have the opportunity to vote to gradually raise the city’s minimum wage to $19 per hour by 2028, after the City Council voted to include […] James Myall Posted September 25, 2025 Tags Economy, Employment, Gender, Inclusive Economy, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Seniors, Wages
Jobs and Income New U.S. Census data highlight Maine's strong labor market and low number of uninsured residents The U.S. Census released data Thursday from the 2024 American Community Survey on labor markets, personal income, health insurance and other factors in Maine and the country. […] Maine Public Posted September 11, 2025 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
Jobs and Income Wednesday Sit-Down: The state of labor in Maine In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about the state of labor. Click […] WGME Posted August 27, 2025 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Unions, Wednesday Sit Down
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 Tags Appropriations Committee, Budget, Caregiving, Child Care, Consumer Protection, Corporate Power, Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Farmworkers, Health Care, Housing, Immigration, Income Tax, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income Gov. Mills again vetoes bill protecting farmworkers’ right to discuss work conditions Though most other workers are protected from retaliation when speaking about working conditions, farmworkers have long been excluded because those roles were historically filled by Black workers, […] Maine Morning Star Posted June 24, 2025 Tags Economic Security, Farmworkers, Inclusive Economy, Job Quality, Jobs, Racial Equity
Jobs and Income Gov. Mills vetoes farmworker protections bill Arthur Phillips, economic policy analyst at MECEP, called that bill a “historic step forward,” but wrote that the veto of LD 588 makes it a “partial victory.” […] Beacon Posted June 24, 2025 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Farmworkers, Inclusive Economy, Job Quality, Jobs, Racial Equity
