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Unemployment claims in Maine surpassed February’s total in just 3 days this week

Nearly 5,000 Mainers have claimed unemployment since Sunday, putting Maine on track to surpass the highest weekly total since the Great Recession.

by The Editorial Board March 15, 2020March 15, 2020

Maine’s economy and the nation’s will take a beating because we didn’t prepare for this outbreak.

A bill in the Legislature would allow thousands more salaried workers in Maine to earn overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours a week.

Maine and its cities mirror a national trend, with a labor shortage driving up bids, while agencies scale back work on roads, bridges and schools.

by Christine Cummings February 26, 2020February 27, 2020

Requiring businesses to compensate municipalities for the cost of recycling packaging simply shifts costs.

by Jonette Christian February 12, 2020February 11, 2020

We need more data on how long it takes most refugees to make enough in wages to support their families without taxpayers’ help.

by The Editorial Board January 28, 2020January 27, 2020

Armed with a $100 million gift, a new center for data study could build a community of companies and workers.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal December 29, 2019December 27, 2019

Maine should focus on what we have (nature, breweries) and beef up what we lack (affordable housing, good-paying jobs, public transit).

by Sam Zuckerman and Dylan Voorhees December 26, 2019December 27, 2019

The installation of solar panels at the Blaine House is a symbolic welcome to an industry that will inspire investment and job creation statewide.

by The Editorial Board December 22, 2019December 20, 2019

Institutions benefit when they help their regional economy thrive.