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Overturning Roe undermines Americans’ economic security

The US Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade strikes a calamitous blow against decades of legal precedent, dangerously impacting health, privacy, and self-determination for millions of […]

Posted June 24, 2022
Tags Economic Security, Health Care, Inequality, Racial Equity
Education, Jobs and Income

Student debt cancellation would help working families, improve equity, and expand access to higher education

Last week, President Biden stated he is considering cancelling some amount of student debt and expects to make a decision on the issue in the coming weeks.1 […]

Arthur Phillips
Posted May 10, 2022
Tags Education, Employment, Housing, Incomes, Inequality, Jobs, Racial Equity, Seniors, Student Debt
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
Maine’s Economy

Bill to make demographic data more consistent, available making its way through Maine Legislature

“Having wider access to the data, I think, is just a good thing in general,” said James Myall, a policy analyst for Maine Center for Economic Policy, in […]

The Maine Monitor
Posted March 13, 2022
Tags Economic Security, Racial Equity
Maine’s Economy

Equal footing for Maine tribes

At its core, tribal sovereignty is about fairness. LD 1626, “An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement […]

James Myall
Posted February 25, 2022
Tags Economic Security, Economy, Inequality, Racial Equity, Tax Fairness
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Lawmakers should use surplus revenue to help Mainers who need it most

“Policies that get cash in the hands of the households that need it most have been central to reducing economic harm and fueling a faster recovery. Maine lawmakers, following the […]

Bangor Daily News
Posted December 21, 2021
Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Inequality, Racial Equity, Revenue, Seniors, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income

Editorial: Removing workforce barriers

Last week, the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a liberal-leaning think tank, released a report titled “State of Working Maine” and in it detailed the impact of the pandemic on […]

Mount Desert Islander
Posted December 2, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Racial Equity, Unemployment, Wages
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

New Report & Press Event: State of Working Maine 2021

AUGUSTA, MAINE — The experiences of frontline workers during the pandemic offer lessons beyond the immediate public health threat, according to a new report released today by the Maine […]

Posted November 4, 2021
Tags Caregiving, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Employment, Inequality, Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Days, Racial Equity, Unemployment, Unions, Wages
Health Care

Maine has a chance to correct injustice by expanding health care to New Mainers with low incomes

All Mainers — no matter where they come from or what they look like — deserve access to affordable health care. MaineCare offers affordable health care coverage […]

James Myall
Posted April 16, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Health Care, Inequality, Racial Equity
Maine’s Economy

To advance racial equity, Maine’s Permanent Commission needs permanent resources

Note: James Myall is a member of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations All Mainers — regardless of race, ethnicity, […]

James Myall
Posted April 14, 2021
Tags Inequality, Racial Equity
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