All posts tagged "minimum wage increase"
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Inflation drives Maine’s minimum wage to $12.75 in 2022
The Maine Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced the state’s minimum wage will...
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The minimum wage myth that persists
Advocates of a higher minimum wage rarely appeal to scholarly research to bolster...
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CBO report shows $15 federal minimum wage would hurt US economy
A $15 federal minimum wage would wipe out 1.3 million low-income jobs and...
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Minimum wage law hurting small business and Maine’s most vulnerable
They say elections have consequences, and in the case of the minimum wage...
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Minimum wage propaganda drives higher prices and taxes
Maine’s progressives have been selling the benefits of the minimum wage increase using...
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Maine’s minimum-wage law needs adjustment
This article was originally published in the Sun Journal. Nearly two years ago...
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Maine’s minimum wage is unworkable for small, rural employers
Maine employers have been struggling to meet the demands of Question 4 since...
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Seattle offers a chilling example for Maine on minimum wage
There are numerous anecdotal reasons that conservatives oppose raising the minimum wage. Doing...
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Let’s Fix Questions 2 and 4 for Working, Taxpaying Mainers
It’s a busy and important day for conservatives in Augusta, where the Labor,...
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A Modest Proposal for Dealing with the Consequences of Question 4
Question 4, a citizen initiative passed by Maine voters in 2016, increased the...
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Researching the Minimum Wage
On April 15 Nathan Strout’s “Fuzzy Math in Push for Raising the Minimum...
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Fuzzy Math In Push For Raising The Minimum Wage
As I watch the campaign to raise the minimum wage to $12 an...
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Don’t Increase the Minimum Wage
Proponents of a higher minimum wage, led by the Maine People’s Alliance, have...
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Maine Minimum Wage Could Become Highest in Country
A coalition comprised of three liberal political entities in the state of Maine...
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Greens Seeking to Double the Minimum Wage in Portland
On Thursday, the Portland Green Independent Committee announced that it will be pushing...
