Posted inOpinion Contributor It’s time to raise the federal minimum wage by Opinion Contributor August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 “Thirteen years is long enough. It’s far past time to raise the federal minimum wage.”
Posted inPortland Portland activists try to force November vote on $18 minimum wage by Michael Shepherd June 3, 2022June 3, 2022
Posted inNational Business Blue state minimum wages inch upward, widening gap with South by Bloomberg May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
Posted inPortland Portland to consider reinstating hazard pay for workers by CBS 13 February 7, 2022February 7, 2022
Posted inPortland Hazard pay will raise Portland’s minimum wage to $19.50 starting Jan. 1 by Lori Valigra December 21, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inOpinion Contributor Record job openings make the case for raising the minimum wage by Opinion Contributor November 8, 2021November 8, 2021
Posted inPolitics State workers secure $15 minimum wage in deal with Janet Mills by Caitlin Andrews October 8, 2021October 8, 2021
Posted inBusiness Maine’s minimum wage will increase to $12.75 next year by Jessica Piper September 23, 2021September 24, 2021
Posted inMidcoast Bowdoin College is raising its minimum hourly wage to $17 by Christopher Burns August 26, 2021August 26, 2021
Posted inHancock Jackson Lab raises its minimum wage for 2nd time in 5 years by Fred Bever, Maine Public August 3, 2021August 3, 2021
Posted inNational Business A dozen years after last minimum wage hike, is $15 the new norm? by The Associated Press July 27, 2021July 28, 2021
Posted inBusiness Northern Light Health bumps starting pay to $15 an hour at all locations by Charlie Eichacker, Maine Public May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
Posted inPolitics Maine House narrowly approves $16 minimum wage for school workers by Mal Leary, Maine Public May 20, 2021May 20, 2021
Posted inNational Politics Joe Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers by The Associated Press April 27, 2021April 27, 2021
Posted inDaily Brief The fallout in Maine as Joe Biden’s relief bill nears the finish line by Michael Shepherd, Caitlin Andrews and Jessica Piper March 8, 2021March 8, 2021
Posted inNational Politics Senate Democrats set aside minimum wage hike, but jobless benefit split slows relief bill by The Associated Press March 5, 2021March 5, 2021
Posted inOpinion Contributor The federal minimum wage needs to increase. By how much is a difficult political question. by David Farmer, Opinion columnist March 3, 2021March 2, 2021
Posted inNational Politics Minimum wage hike all but dead in big pandemic relief bill by The Associated Press March 2, 2021March 2, 2021
Posted inNational Politics Senate Democrats consider changes to House virus relief bill by The Associated Press March 1, 2021March 1, 2021
Posted inNational Politics Parliamentarian says COVID-19 bill must lose minimum wage hike by The Associated Press February 25, 2021February 25, 2021