Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Forget the motherhood medals — Maine parents need real support If Republicans want more babies, they should stop punishing the parents who already have them. Parents don’t need platitudes. They need paid leave, child care they can […] Maine Morning Star Posted May 12, 2025 Tags Caregiving, Child Care, Children, Economic Security, Food Insecurity, Paid Family and Medical Leave
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Paid medical and family leave In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to talk about threats to Maine’s paid medical […] WGME Posted April 23, 2025 Tags Budget, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Maine GOP proposes cuts to health care, housing, college aid, and paid leave In a series of votes last Tuesday, Republicans in Maine’s House and Senate didn’t just block an urgent supplemental budget measure to ensure health care providers get […] James Myall Posted February 20, 2025 Tags Budget, Education, Higher Education, Medicaid, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Revenue
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget The new paid leave tax hitting Mainers in 2025, explained The new program will apply to 90 percent of Maine’s workforce, according to the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy. Self-employed people and tribal governments can opt into […] Bangor Daily News Posted December 30, 2024 Tags Budget, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Revenue, Taxes
Jobs and Income Maine Dept. of Labor says public is ‘definitely engaging’ in paid leave rulemaking James Myall, another coalition member and analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the rules are “generally good” and “erred on the side of making […] Maine Morning Star Posted June 27, 2024 Tags Paid Family and Medical Leave
Health Care, Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: New Family and Medical Leave Act In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Cate Blackford, from the Maine People’s Alliance, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss the new Family and Medical Leave Act. Click […] WGME Posted May 22, 2024 Tags Paid Family and Medical Leave, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy State of Working Maine 2023: Boosting Maine's Workforce Download the PDF: Full Report Summary Stories The major challenge facing Maine’s economy is the state’s plateauing workforce. In 2003, approximately 3 percent of jobs in Maine […] James Myall Posted November 20, 2023 Tags Affordable Care Act, Budget, Caregiving, Child Care, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Education, Housing, Immigration, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Wages
Jobs and Income Worker wins and setbacks in the 2023 legislative sessions In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been steady gains in the overall output of Maine’s economy and workforce, employment levels, and wages for people […] James Myall Posted July 31, 2023 Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Fair Scheduling, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Overtime, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Wages
Taxes and Budget Workers made big gains this session, but some important policies were deferred “I think paid family leave is definitely one of the biggest wins for workers and it will make a huge difference for many people,” said James Myall, […] Beacon Posted July 20, 2023 Tags Budget, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Family and Medical Leave
Taxes and Budget Bills passed by Maine lawmakers are piling up on ‘the table’ – and many will die there “It can be very sobering, and it can risk momentum for causes that you spend a lot of time building,” said Leuthy, who is now a lobbyist […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 19, 2023 Tags Budget, Child Care, Child Tax Credit, Direct Care Work, Housing, Paid Family and Medical Leave
