Lawmakers Look to Guarantee Affordable Childcare for Working Mainers by 2030
Maine’s childcare system is struggling to meet the needs of families. As we’ve reported in the past, some progress has been made to...
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Apr 24, 2023
Maine Legislators Look to Address Income Disparity in the Healthcare Sector
In Maine, our hard working healthcare workers play a critical role in ensuring that our families and communities remain healthy and safe....
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Apr 11, 2023
State Legislature Works To Ensure a Fair Workweek For Maine Workers
In Maine, we owe our thriving economy to the hard working people in our workforce. Their contributions to businesses across the state are...
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Mar 31, 2023
New bill to aid, support employee-owned and cooperative businesses
Maine is well known for its many small businesses. They make up the backbone of our economy and our communities, and employee-owned...
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Feb 10, 2023
The Paid Family Medical Leave Commission Releases Its Report.
This week, The Commission To Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program released its recommendations for a comprehensive...
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Jan 13, 2023
Governor Mills Recently Unveiled Her Two-Year Budget Proposal. Here’s What You Need To Know.
The Mills administration recently unveiled its budget proposal for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year. The $10.3 billion two-year budget proposal...
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Dec 30, 2022
The PFML Commission And PFML Ballot Initiative Organizers Both Agree: Mainers Need A Strong Policy.
Earlier this month, the Commission on Paid Family and Medical Leave held its final meeting to discuss its findings and recommendations...
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Oct 21, 2022
Five questions candidates for Governor in Maine should be asked to answer at the next debate.
Question 1: At some point in everybody's life, they are going to need to take an extended period off from work. Whether they have a new...
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Oct 3, 2022
TUNE IN: Commission on Paid Family and Medical Leave Discusses Implementation Of A Statewide Program
On Monday, October 3rd, the Commission on Paid Family and Medical Leave will hold a meeting to discuss the preliminary findings of an...
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Sep 6, 2022
Maine’s Revenue Sharing Increase Cuts Taxes For Working Families.
As the cost of living rises in Maine and across the country, we’re thankful that our state lawmakers have been fighting to help working...
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Aug 18, 2022
A Statewide Paid Family Leave Policy Is the Rainy Day Fund Mainers Need.
Without the flexibility to take time off from work, navigating family care needs can be nearly impossible. Unexpected challenges at home...
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Jun 14, 2022
The Earned Income Tax Credit: More Money for Working Mainers
Rising inflation is taking its toll on Mainers. For many working Mainers, it’s a daily struggle to put food on the table, pay bills, and...
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Apr 7, 2022
Fixing the “Family Glitch” in Maine and Nationwide
The Affordable Care Act was a major step forward for health insurance in the United States. For the first time, millions could access...
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Feb 23, 2022
Massachusetts Provides a Roadmap for Paid Family and Medical Leave in Maine
The Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston has released a case study that presents an...
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Dec 6, 2021
What Makes a Strong Paid Family and Medical Leave Policy?
The Commission on Paid Family and Medical Leave is in the midst of crafting its recommendations for Maine’s statewide Paid Family and...
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Nov 30, 2021
Bates College Staff and Faculty Deserve a Union
Among the many fragile systems exposed by the pandemic was a lack of job security for scores of American workers. In higher education...
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Nov 29, 2021
Maine Lawmakers Invest $20 Million in Rural Communities
Maine’s rural forestry industries, like the state’s economy as a whole, sustained significant blows in the face of the pandemic. Loggers,...
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Nov 22, 2021
Over Half a Million Mainers Will Receive Hazard Pay
On November 10, Governor Mills announced that 524,754 working Mainers will receive one-time Disaster Relief Payments of $285, to be...
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Nov 9, 2021
We need your help to pass Paid Family and Medical Leave!
Last month, Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Commission met for the first time to begin development on a statewide PFML program....
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Nov 2, 2021
The Chamber of Commerce Does Not Speak for Maine Workers
The Chamber of Commerce is a well-known presence in any community. For owners of businesses large and small, it represents an opportunity...
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