Stakeholders on both sides said Wednesday that the outcome — 62.7% of voters supported the incremental wage hike — was a clear statement from city residents that the cost of living is simply too high.
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Why I’m voting to increase the minimum wage in Portland | Opinion
When more workers are able to afford to live here, our city will be more stable.
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Portland voters set to decide on minimum wage hike
If Question A is approved at the polls, the city’s wage floor would incrementally rise to $19 an hour by 2028.
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Portland voters will decide on a $19 minimum wage this November
The City Council voted 5-4 to send a measure to increase the city’s minimum wage to the ballot. Opponents say the proposal could cause layoffs and closures, while supporters contend that the growing cost of living in the city has made it impossible to make ends meet.
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Portland voters will decide on a $19 minimum wage this November
The City Council voted 5-4 to send a measure to increase the city’s minimum wage to the ballot. Opponents say the proposal could cause layoffs and closures, while supporters contend that the growing cost of living in the city has made it impossible to make ends meet.
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Portland businesses share concerns as City Council considers $20 minimum wage
Supporters say pay hasn’t kept up with the cost of living, while opponents say they would have to lay off staff to account for the increase and note that voters shot down a similar proposal in 2022.
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Portland council to take on concert venue, minimum wage, coal pile in busy summer meetings
The 3 hot-button topics have prompted the addition of an extra meeting this month so councilors can hear public feedback and give more equitable consideration to each item.
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Gov. Mills signs minimum wage for Maine agriculture workers into law
Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, said the bill is a ‘long overdue step towards justice’ for workers who are primarily Black, Brown, Latino, and Indigenous laborers who have historically been excluded from labor protections.
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Farmworker minimum wage on track to become Maine law
A bill to extend the state minimum wage to agricultural employees has now been approved by the Senate and House of Representatives.
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Portland voters could see a $20 minimum wage proposal on the November ballot
The council’s Housing and Economic Development Committee voted Tuesday night to advance a proposal to increase the minimum wage to $20 per hour by 2029. Last summer, the council shot down a nearly identical proposal.