Paid family leave
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PublishedAugust 27, 2023
Jim Fossel: Maine needs to keep citizen initiatives in check
Let's not stand by while our elected officials are rendered irrelevant.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2023
Commentary: Maine’s business community doesn’t support new tax-funded entitlement
Next session, Gov. Mills should introduce a bill that creates a family-related leave program that works for all Mainers, including small businesses, and is considerate of Maine’s economic constraints.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2023
White House salutes child care investments by Maine and other states
Senate President Troy Jackson attended an event at the White House on Wednesday to celebrate state efforts to improve access to affordable, high-quality child care as a means of lifting families out of poverty and strengthening local economies.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2023
Commentary: Gov. Mills’ broken promises continue to pile up
A series of reneged-on pledges has tarnished Janet Mills’ reputation. Maine can’t afford to govern like this.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2023
Budget approved by Democrats won’t go into effect until fall
Upset over being shut out of negotiations, Republicans vote against the state budget. It still passes, but without their votes, the newly added $800 million can't be spent until October.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2023
Maine Legislature passes budget with paid family leave, tax cut for retirees
Both the House and Senate voted for passage, but opposition from House Republicans meant there was not enough support to meet the two-thirds threshold needed for the supplemental spending package to take effect immediately.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2023
Our View: A budget that works for Maine families is a budget worth passing
The Legislature should support the bipartisan spending plan passed last week by the Appropriations Committee.
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PublishedJune 29, 2023
Families, business owners weigh implications of paid family leave, now likely to become Maine law
Patty Kidder said her family went bankrupt in the 1990s, and that it wouldn't have happened if they had had access to paid leave. Other Mainers have different reactions.
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PublishedJune 29, 2023
How will Maine’s paid family leave affect me and my employer?
Gov. Janet Mills has said she will sign the law, which would be fully implemented by 2026.
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PublishedJune 29, 2023
Gov. Mills: I will sign paid family leave into law
With the governor pledging her support, Maine will become the 13th state to have a mandatory paid family and medical leave program.
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