Jobs and Income Minimum Logic Read about the latest proposals to change the minimum wage in Maine. Garrett Martin Posted February 23, 2010 Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income MECEP Analysis - Minimum Wage History in Maine versus Indexing View a chart depicting the history of the minimum wage in Maine and what would have happened historically if the state’s minimum wage had been indexed to […] MECEP Posted February 23, 2010 Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income Testimony on LD 192 - An Act to Index the State Minimum Wage to Inflation This bill will put more money in the pockets of working Mainers and, by doing so, ultimately supports greater economic activity and prosperity for all. Maine workers […] MECEP Posted February 18, 2010 Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! As the 2010 election cycle shifts into high gear, one issue is front and center: the need to get Maine and America’s unemployed back to work. MECEP […] Mark Sullivan Posted February 16, 2010 Tags Employment, Jobs
Maine’s Economy Testimony Regarding LD 1690 An Act to Prevent Predatory Signature Gathering and Ensure a Clean Citizen and People’s Veto Process Democracy functions best when there is transparency and accountability. Minimizing fraud and the influence of special interests are important goals of any democratic system of government, especially […] MECEP Posted February 8, 2010 Tags Economy
Taxes and Budget Fact Sheet: State budget cuts will likely result in a loss of 7,000 to 10,000 Maine jobs MECEP analysis finds that state budget cuts will likely result in a loss of 7,000 to 10,000 Maine jobs Maine workers will lose jobs as a result […] Jody Harris Posted February 4, 2010 Tags Budget, Jobs
Taxes and Budget Testimony Regarding LD 1694 (Transparency and Accountability for Tax Breaks) As this Committee is too intimately aware, the state of Maine’s economy is bleak. Unemployment is high and revenues are not stable. At least one to two […] MECEP Posted February 2, 2010 Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Health Care What's Your Cap? Most of us recognize the roulette wheel that is health insurance. This past weekend, I attended a fundraiser for a former student of mine and her family. […] Garrett Martin Posted February 1, 2010 Tags Health Care, Insurance and Financial Services Committee