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Published
May 27, 2021

Maine Voices: The injustice of making someone else pay for your values

Humane and effective ways exist to aid those in need – but Portland’s new wage and rent ordinances are not among them.
Published
May 4, 2021

Maine supreme court considers arguments over Portland’s new minimum wage law

Justices appear to agree that city voters have the authority to set a higher wage, but say ordinance language on the effective date for a hazard pay provision is confusing.
Published
May 3, 2021

Direct care workers urge lawmakers to raise pay rates to combat staffing shortages

A workforce shortage and low wages have created a crisis for those who need help from direct care workers. On Monday, some workers made their case for a pay hike to the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee.
Published
April 27, 2021

Biden signs $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers

The increase could be dramatic for workers who earn the current minimum of $10.95 an hour.
Published
February 25, 2021

Minimum wage increase must be stripped from COVID relief bill, Senate arbiter decides

The proposal would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 over 5 years, well over the $7.25 in effect since 2009.

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Published
February 3, 2021

Commentary: Emergency wage is not sustainable for Portland’s small businesses

Hazard pay of $18 an hour – a minimum wage that’s the highest in the nation – is hurting the very people it’s meant to help.
Published
January 29, 2021

Commentary: Abolish the federal minimum wage

Local governments and entrepreneurs are in the best position to decide what wages should be.
Published
January 24, 2021

Portland businesses struggle to keep up with new $18 hazard pay

Some have cut hours and laid off staff. Others have raised prices. Many say the situation isn't sustainable.
Published
January 23, 2021

Another View: Higher federal minimum wage an essential part of COVID recovery

It’s the right thing to do to provide not a handout, just a fair wage for a fair day’s work. And it’s badly overdue.
Published
December 30, 2020

Maine Voices: Government by referendum is almost always a bad idea

Approval of Portland’s rent-control and minimum-wage proposals shows what happens when the public decides issues without asking many hard questions.