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Published
September 21, 2016

Maine Voices: Minimum-wage hike would hurt Maine

Studies predict roughly 3,800 jobs would be lost and small businesses would be most affected.
Published
September 16, 2016

Restoring the value of work: The case for the $12 minimum wage

Passing Question 4 will be an important step toward a Maine economy that works for everyone.
Published
September 1, 2016

Companies agree to back pay after lawsuit testing nation’s first $15 minimum wage law

Firms servicing Seattle's airport settled after they allegedly ignored a law they considered invalid.
Published
August 30, 2016

Commentary: Myriad benefits of higher wages give workers their fair share

Raising Maine's base pay would help struggling adults, with little effect on jobs or teenage employment.
Published
August 30, 2016

Commentary: Linking minimum wage, inflation would add to harm done by Maine base-pay hike

States with indexed wages tend to suffer more during downturns and have reduced job growth.

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Published
August 15, 2016

Letter to the editor: Wage-hike foe should disclose his sources’ ties

Patrick Marvin’s Aug. 11 Maine Voices column opposing raising the minimum wage prompted me to research a few items. What is this “Employment Policy Institute” that he cites? Is the institute associated with a think tank or an academic institution, or is it a quasi-government agency? If you Google “Employment Policy Institute,” you’re pointed in […]
Published
August 11, 2016

Maine Voices: Raising minimum wage will hurt small businesses and increase layoffs

Base pay of $12 per hour would eliminate 4,000 jobs in Maine, most of them held by women.
Published
August 5, 2016

M.D. Harmon: Basic economics shows forced minimum-wage hike is bad idea

More machines will replace workers, there will be fewer jobs for retirees and teens, and consumers will pay higher prices.
Published
July 27, 2016

Trump’s minimum-wage reversal is latest headache for Republicans

Breaking with his party's views and platform, Donald Trump backs a $10-an-hour federal minimum wage.
Published
July 18, 2016

Maine Voices: A no-tip, living wage for servers will anchor the restaurant industry

Employees will stay longer and have a steady, reliable income to spend in a city they can afford to live in.