The program, which offers reduced parking rates to downtown employees, will soon expand to include those making 80% of the area median income.
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Appeals court upholds Acadia Hospital equal pay ruling
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit agreed that the hospital violated the state’s equal pay law by paying clinical psychologist Clare Mundell an hourly rate of $50 while paying men in her department $90 to $95 per hour.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Don’t feel guilty about taxing the wealthy
The American Dream was never about ultra-prosperity, but wealth has become the American Fever Dream.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: At 86, I’ve been here before. I will survive another downturn.
But one thing I will not cut out are my donations to groups that help the poor, because they need support more than ever right now.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Conservatism isn’t coming for my generation
Is it any wonder millennials have embraced more left-wing policies of wealth redistribution?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The rise of the left worldwide was the real story of 2022
Although the trend can be seen most clearly in Latin American countries, which have long been tormented by extremes of inequality, it is visible all over.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: It’s time to raise the federal minimum wage
The bottom line? As prices and profits soar, $7.25 just isn’t what it used to be.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: New Cold War needs a new Free World
Russian tanks in Ukraine signal the end of the idea that free markets would bring old enemies together.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Don’t ‘means test’ the child tax credit
‘Means tests’ restrict the availability of public assistance, by making people ‘prove’ they’re poor enough to deserve help.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: A caste society threatens American democracy
A democracy cannot solve problems if the people most likely to occupy positions of power dodge experiencing the problems of their constituents.