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Minimum wage
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Five ballot initiatives approved to appear on Portland’s November ballot
Katherine Revello
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July 7, 2022
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Commentary
DSA ballot initiatives would add insult to injury for Portland businesses
Libby Palanza
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June 13, 2022
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News
Maine DSA pushing four ballot questions in Portland, including $18 minimum wage
Katherine Revello
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June 7, 2022
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Minimum Wage
With the new year comes another increase to Maine’s minimum wage
Katherine Revello
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January 9, 2022
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Commentary
Shortage of adult workers makes teens employable again
J.D. Tuccille
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December 5, 2021
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Minimum Wage
Inflation drives Maine’s minimum wage to $12.75 in 2022
Katherine Revello
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September 29, 2021
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News
Legislature, governor pass $8.5 billion supplemental budget
Katherine Revello
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July 6, 2021
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Commentary
The high cost of trying to use the minimum wage as welfare
Martin Jones
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February 17, 2021
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Minimum Wage
Local Kroger stores close as California ‘Hero Pay’ ordinance backfires
Brad Polumbo
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February 3, 2021
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Minimum Wage
New research debunks claim that a $15 minimum wage would not reduce employment
Brad Polumbo
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January 27, 2021
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Coronavirus
3 glaring problems with Joe Biden’s new multi-trillion COVID package
Brad Polumbo
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January 18, 2021
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Labor
After a tough year for restaurants, Biden wants to eliminate the tip credit
Jacob Posik
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January 17, 2021
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Commentary
The good, the bad and the ugly bills that could be debated this session
Jacob Posik
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January 6, 2021
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News
Government by referendum is almost always a bad idea
Martin Jones
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January 4, 2021
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Minimum Wage
Portland’s delay on minimum wage ordinance provides no legal cover to local businesses
Melissa Baker
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November 19, 2020
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Labor
Portland businesses worried about city’s new minimum wage ordinance
Jacob Posik
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November 12, 2020
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News
Press Herald editorial board opposes local initiatives advanced by Democratic Socialists
Jacob Posik
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October 14, 2020
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Labor
Minimum wage and overtime changes come with unintended consequences
Adam Crepeau
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January 7, 2020
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News
The new year brings changes to state and local laws
Adam Crepeau
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January 6, 2020
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Labor
The minimum wage myth that persists
Liam Sigaud
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August 12, 2019
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Labor
Proposed overtime rules will result in lost wages and benefits
Adam Crepeau
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August 4, 2019
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Minimum Wage
CBO report shows $15 federal minimum wage would hurt US economy
Liam Sigaud
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July 16, 2019
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Minimum Wage
Maine’s higher minimum wage is doing tangible harm to young workers
Liam Sigaud
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April 1, 2019
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Labor
Numerous bills put in jeopardy the health of our small business economy
Stacey Guerin
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March 17, 2019
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Minimum Wage
Minimum wage law hurting small business and Maine’s most vulnerable
Jeff Timberlake
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January 24, 2019
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Minimum Wage
Big labor still wants to eliminate Maine’s tip credit
Jacob Posik
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January 16, 2019
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News
Maine progressives continue to offer misleading information about the minimum wage
Jacob Posik
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January 11, 2019
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Minimum Wage
Reductions in child poverty not a result of minimum wage increases
Liam Sigaud
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October 23, 2018
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News
Don’t expect higher minimum wages to reduce poverty
Liam Sigaud
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October 17, 2018
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Healthcare
Medicaid expansion and paying home-care workers must be done in a fiscally responsible manner
Paul LePage
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July 2, 2018
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Commentary
Why are young people fleeing Seattle?
Jacob Posik
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May 3, 2018
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News
Minimum wage propaganda drives higher prices and taxes
Paul LePage
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April 30, 2018
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Labor
MECEP’s shoddy defense of the minimum wage ignores basic research methods
Liam Sigaud
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April 26, 2018
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Minimum Wage
Let’s ensure Maine’s minimum wage law does no harm
Paul LePage
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February 23, 2018
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News
Maine businesses struggle under minimum wage law
David Woodsome
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February 14, 2018
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Minimum Wage
Maine’s minimum-wage law needs adjustment
Lisa Keim
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February 7, 2018
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Minimum Wage
Maine’s minimum wage is unworkable for small, rural employers
Jacob Posik
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January 29, 2018
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Commentary
Ignore the Hollywood campaign to end tipping
Wendyll Caisse
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January 25, 2018
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News
Maine’s grassroots restaurant group takes tip credit fight to national stage
Jacob Posik
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January 11, 2018
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Commentary
To be competitive, Maine’s young workers need a training wage
Lisa Keim
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November 13, 2017
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Minimum Wage
The corrupt link between Seattle’s ‘Fight for $15’ and Berkeley researchers
Jacob Posik
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August 4, 2017
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Minimum Wage
Seattle offers a chilling example for Maine on minimum wage
Jacob Posik
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July 3, 2017
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Minimum Wage
Maine’s tip credit appears destined for reinstatement
Jacob Posik
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June 14, 2017
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Minimum Wage
Maine is One Step Closer to Restoring the Tip Credit
Jacob Posik
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May 11, 2017
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News
Let’s Fix Questions 2 and 4 for Working, Taxpaying Mainers
Jacob Posik
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May 10, 2017
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Commentary
A Modest Proposal for Dealing with the Consequences of Question 4
Ernest Copley
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November 16, 2016
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Commentary
Another Reason Question 4 Is a Job Killer
Beth O'Connor
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September 27, 2016
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Commentary
Maine Enjoys Second Highest Personal Income Growth in the Nation, Without Question 4
Plead the Fifth
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September 15, 2016
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Commentary
Question 4 Is a Problem Which Literally Just Keeps Growing
Joshua Durgin
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September 1, 2016
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Commentary
Raising Minimum Wage Will Hurt Small Businesses and Increase Layoffs
Patrick Marvin
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August 19, 2016
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Commentary
Question 4 Will Eliminate Low-Wage Jobs, Not Low Wages
Joshua Durgin
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August 11, 2016
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Commentary
Pro-Minimum Wage Study Filled with Flaws
Patrick Marvin
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August 2, 2016
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Commentary
Question 4: Eliminating the Tip Credit Is Bad for Business
Liam Sigaud
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July 26, 2016
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Commentary
Maine People’s Alliance Should Put Its Money Where Its Mouth Is Â
Office of Governor Paul LePage
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July 13, 2016
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Commentary
Checking the Facts of Minimum Wage Hikes
Joe Horvath and Ben Wilterdink
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July 6, 2016
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News
Ballot Order of Referendum Questions Announced
Krysta West
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June 28, 2016
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Commentary
Questioning the Citizenship Behind Citizen Initiatives
Beth O'Connor
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June 23, 2016
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Commentary
Memo to Maine Media: Stop Being Duped by Astroturf
Steve Robinson
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June 20, 2016
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News
MDOL Comments on Minimum Wage Ballot Question
Department of Labor
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June 14, 2016
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Commentary
Maine People’s Alliance’s Shocking Agenda
Krysta West
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June 8, 2016
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Commentary
Ballot Questions Would Take Maine Backwards
Paul LePage
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June 3, 2016
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Commentary
Four Things Other New England States Are Doing Worse Than Maine
Joe Horvath
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May 31, 2016
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Commentary
Minimum Wage Advocates More Concerned with Soundbites than Responsible Public Policy
Liam Sigaud
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April 29, 2016
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News
Minimum Wage Research Poses Problem to $12 Hike
Nathan Strout
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April 26, 2016
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Commentary
Researching the Minimum Wage
John Frary
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April 21, 2016
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Commentary
Fuzzy Math In Push For Raising The Minimum Wage
Nathan Strout
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April 15, 2016
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Commentary
Raising the Minimum Wage (At All) Will Kill Economic Growth
James Erwin
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April 7, 2016
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Commentary
Common Sense & the Minimum Wage
Dominic DeLuca
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March 30, 2016
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Commentary
How Economic Ignorance Kills Jobs
Beth O'Connor
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March 21, 2016
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Commentary
Don’t Increase the Minimum Wage
Liam Sigaud
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March 8, 2016
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Commentary
Maine Minimum Wage Could Become Highest in Country
Jacob Posik
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January 22, 2016
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Commentary
Sigaud: What People Get Wrong About Raising The Minimum Wage
Liam Sigaud
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November 11, 2015
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Commentary
Posik: Portland Voters Reject Minimum Wage Increase
Jacob Posik
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November 5, 2015
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Commentary
Stephens: Whack-a-Mole for Business
Barry Stephens
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September 16, 2015
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Commentary
Posik: Municipal Minimum Wage Dispute Unavailing
Jacob Posik
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May 5, 2015
2
Commentary
Rousselle: Abolish the Minimum Wage
Christine Rousselle
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April 24, 2015
3
Commentary
Why Maine Cannot Afford a Minimum Wage Increase
Nathan Hitchcock
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March 20, 2015
2
News
Greens Seeking to Double the Minimum Wage in Portland
Patrick Marvin
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March 6, 2015
4
Commentary
Minimum Wage Increase Kills Local Book Store [UPDATED]
Nathan Strout
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February 3, 2015
8
Commentary
How Misinformation Pollutes Public Policy
Matthew Gagnon
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January 2, 2015
7
Commentary
Minimum Wage Increase Wrong for Maine
Patrick Marvin
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November 24, 2014
3
News
Daily Catch 11/24/14: MHPC in the News, Obama’s Executive Order, and Portland’s Minimum Wage Hike
Nathan Strout
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November 24, 2014
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News
Bellows: I’ll convince libertarians to support minimum wage hike
Steve Robinson
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September 25, 2014
10
News
Small business owners balk at minimum wage hike
Steve Robinson
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August 25, 2014
2
Commentary
Portland Wage Hike Potentially Devastating to Small Businesses
Steve DiMillo
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August 20, 2014
12
News
Study: Minimum wage laws increased unemployment, slowed job creation in 2013
Steve Robinson
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April 1, 2014
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News
9 Things Maine's Do-Nothing Democrats Want More Than Paying Hospital Bills
Steve Robinson
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March 29, 2013
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News
House GOP: Democrats Deliver Another Blow to Job Creation in Maine
Steve Robinson
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March 27, 2013
0
News
Democrats Fear Big Minimum Wage Hike Will Reduce Welfare Rolls
Steve Robinson
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March 22, 2013
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