The Affordable Care Act was a major step forward for health insurance in the United States. For the first time, millions could access...

It’s been a tough two years for Mainers. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant inflation as supply chain issues persist, made...

The Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston has released a case study that presents an...

It’s been a difficult two years for Maine. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people lost their jobs and many industries have suffered....

It’s a new year, which means a new legislative session is underway. Our leaders in Augusta made great strides last year to make...

The Commission on Paid Family and Medical Leave is in the midst of crafting its recommendations for Maine’s statewide Paid Family and...

Among the many fragile systems exposed by the pandemic was a lack of job security for scores of American workers. In higher education...

Maine’s rural forestry industries, like the state’s economy as a whole, sustained significant blows in the face of the pandemic. Loggers,...

On November 10, Governor Mills announced that 524,754 working Mainers will receive one-time Disaster Relief Payments of $285, to be...

Last month, Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Commission met for the first time to begin development on a statewide PFML program....

The Chamber of Commerce is a well-known presence in any community. For owners of businesses large and small, it represents an opportunity...

Maine’s Commission on Paid Family and Medical Leave will meet for the first time on Friday, October 29 at 9:00 AM to begin developing a...

Planning for retirement can be a terrifying prospect for many working families. Between housing, healthcare, and child care costs, plus...

Pfizer this week announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is effective for children ages 5 to 11. While this is great news in a time where...

The federal government has dealt working families across the country a one-two punch in the past few weeks. On August 27, the Supreme...

Governor Mills and state legislators this session moved to establish a commission to develop a statewide paid family and medical leave...

Without a statewide paid family and medical leave program, taking time off from work to care for a loved one in need means giving up a...

More than a year after the pandemic began, working parents are struggling to re-enter a workforce that had already stretched them too...

Maine is one step closer to creating a statewide Paid Family and Medical Leave program. On June 3 and 7, respectively, the State Senate...

Senate President Troy Jackson and a coalition of small Maine business owners yesterday announced LD 1411, "An Act To Establish the Maine...