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question 4 2016

Published
November 23, 2016

Maine group starts petition to exempt tipped workers from new minimum wage rule

The Restaurant Workers of Maine wants to show lawmakers that there is support for amending the recently passed referendum that increases wages.
Published
November 9, 2016

Business leaders will ask Maine lawmakers to modify minimum wage increase

Representatives of the restaurant and retail industries say rules for tipped workers and inflation-based increases would hurt small businesses.
Published
November 8, 2016

Maine voters poised to put new laws on the books, but margins are narrow

The state stands to join others in legalizing marijuana and increasing the minimum wage and would stand alone in adopting ranked-choice voting.
Published
October 28, 2016

Millions pouring into campaigns for and against Maine ballot questions

Among the major donors seeking to influence voters are the National Education Association, the National Rifle Association and a Virginia health policy group.
Published
October 13, 2016

LePage says 2 leaders of effort to raise Maine’s minimum wage should be jailed

It's their punishment for pushing an increase that would hurt the elderly, the governor says as he urges voters to reject referendum Questions 1 through 5 on the Nov. 8 ballot.

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Published
October 2, 2016

Our View: Yes on Question 4: It’s time for Maine to raise minimum wage

Giving low-paid employees an increase is the best way to restore the value of hard work.
Published
October 1, 2016

Ballots go out as absentee voting gets more popular in Maine

Municipal clerks in southern and central Maine report steady demand for absentee ballots in this presidential election year.
Published
September 28, 2016

Poll shows 6 out of 10 Mainers back $12 minimum wage by 2020

The support for a gradual statewide increase comes even though a majority of likely voters say it would hurt small businesses, much like the 28 percent who oppose Question 4.
Published
July 8, 2016

Group seeking $12 base wage posted jobs paying $10 an hour

The Maine People's Alliance insists the pay level in the ad was an error, but a critic of raising the minimum calls it a 'Do as I say, not as I do' moment.
Published
July 6, 2016

LePage uses radio address to oppose minimum wage ballot question

The governor's criticism, which blames union activism, includes familiar arguments about the impact on the cost of goods and some inaccurate information.