With businesses scrambling to find workers, we need immigrants to keep the Trump boom going.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sen. Breen: On Equal Pay Day, let’s pay women what they deserve
A bill before the Maine Legislature promotes pay equality by discouraging employers from basing wages on a worker’s salary history.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine businesses may benefit from additional visas for temporary foreign workers
Federal immigration authorities are expected to release an additional 30,000 visas for the workers, which could help fill seasonal labor gaps afflicting Maine’s summer tourism businesses.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: It’s time for nonviolent offenders to receive a second chance
Mainers convicted of low-level crimes should be able to clear their records and move on with their lives.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
‘This is Maine’ picked up by NESN
Erin Ovalle’s series on what draws people to Maine will air on Saturday mornings starting April 6.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Make honest comparison of Trump, Obama economic records
There have been months of robust growth under the current president – but job creation still lags.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine should seize opportunity to update unfair overtime rules
It’s time to close a loophole that’s costing 28,000 Mainers time-and-a-half pay.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: Trump’s economic hoaxes collide with reality
His tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks haven’t ensured the boom he said they would.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: If companies won’t raise pay, then Congress will try to do it for them
With big employers enjoying record profits, boosting wages would be easy – and it would fend off federal intervention.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Can America build big things anymore, or are we all talk?
Democrats should make clear what infrastructure projects they actually support.