Posted inOpinion Contributor Paid leave helps families and business owners by Opinion Contributor July 11, 2025July 10, 2025 “Paid leave creates fairer workplaces, lowers employee turnover, and promotes a stronger, more reliable workforce.”
Posted inState The new paid leave tax hitting Mainers in 2025, explained by Michael Shepherd December 30, 2024December 30, 2024
Posted inOpinion Contributor Lawmakers should rethink Maine’s costly paid leave program by Michael Cianchette, Opinion columnist December 20, 2024December 19, 2024
Posted inOpinion Contributor Investing in Maine families through paid family and medical leave will pay off by Opinion Contributor July 2, 2024July 3, 2024
Posted inPolitics Janet Mills’ criticisms of paid leave bill may push Maine toward 2024 referendum by Michael Shepherd May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
Posted inPolitics Janet Mills silent on paid leave bill drawing wide support from Maine Democrats by Billy Kobin May 23, 2023May 23, 2023
Posted inLetters Letter: Maine families need paid leave by Opinion Contributor May 22, 2023May 23, 2023
Posted inBusiness Cost emerges as early hurdle to Maine paid-leave plans by Lori Valigra September 13, 2022September 13, 2022
Posted inPolitics Progressives want to put a sweeping paid-leave law on Maine’s 2023 ballot by Michael Shepherd July 19, 2022July 20, 2022
Posted inBusiness Maine paid leave law goes into effect with new year by The Associated Press January 1, 2021January 1, 2021
Posted inFree, Nation, National Politics, News Donald Trump and Congress hope to act next week on new virus aid bill by The Associated Press April 10, 2020June 16, 2020
Posted inEditorials, Opinion Some caution about paid family and medical leave proposal by Bangor Daily News May 16, 2019May 17, 2019
Posted inDaily Brief, Politics Maine Democrats face harder sell to enact Gideon’s signature family leave bill by Michael Shepherd April 19, 2019April 19, 2019
Posted inNational Politics, Wires Ivanka Trump pushes ‘bipartisan agreement’ on paid family leave by The Washington Post February 13, 2019