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Education & Training

  • Building contractors launch innovative program to boost their workforce

    Staff June 15, 2018

    The Maine State Building and Construction Trades Council is launching a new workforce training program with an eye towards engaging Greater Portland's diverse population to think about pursuing a career in the building trades

    Staff June 15, 2018
  • Dead River donates trucks for driver training center at EMCC

    Staff June 14, 2018

    Maine has a shortage of commercial truck drivers, so Dead River Co. donated five trucks to a new training center at Eastern Maine Community College.

    Staff June 14, 2018
  • Legal settlement helping Maine address its shortage of plumbers

    Staff June 8, 2018

    Four Maine high schools that were selected by the Attorney General’s Office to start plumbing training programs with funds received from a consumer protection settlement are beginning to make a dent in the shortage of plumbers in Maine.

    Staff June 8, 2018
  • China gives greenlight to Husson's joint program with Chinese medical college

    Staff June 5, 2018

    Husson University President Robert A. Clark recently visited Nanyang Medical College in the southwest Chinese province of Henan in an effort to build on a relationship that began with the two institutions signing a memorandum of understanding in

    Staff June 5, 2018
  • Four savvy teens win scholarships in Tyler Tech's App Challenge

    Staff June 4, 2018

    Four tech-savvy high school students from across Maine were selected as winners of the 2018 Tyler Technologies Maine App Challenge, a contest that encourages students to develop a mobile application and create a video to showcase their app.

    Staff June 4, 2018
  • UNE hires former UConn dean to lead College of Pharmacy

    Staff May 30, 2018

    Robert L. McCarthy, professor of pharmacy practice and dean emeritus in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Connecticut, has been named the next dean of the University of New England College of Pharmacy.

    Staff May 30, 2018
  • U.S. Labor Secretary tours Cianbro, Penobscot Job Corps training centers

    Staff May 30, 2018

    U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta joined U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, in tours of the Penobscot Job Corps Center in Bangor and Cianbro Corp.'s job-training facility in Pittsfield on Tuesday.

    Staff May 30, 2018
  • Free workshops for immigrant entrepreneurs scheduled for June

    Staff May 25, 2018

    Immigrants in Maine looking to start a business or seeking help with an existing one are invited to attend four free workshops in Portland next month.

    Staff May 25, 2018
  • Portland vocational training to boost building trades

    May 24, 2018

    The city of Portland has two new initiatives to provide vocational opportunities in the building trades.

    May 24, 2018
  • Lincoln Academy sees decline in international enrollment

    May 24, 2018

    An expected dip in international enrollment at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle tracks with similar trends seen at other private schools around Maine.

    May 24, 2018
  • Husson expands graduate nursing program for online offerings

    Staff May 23, 2018

    Husson University's School of Nursing is launching a new fully online track for its master of science in nursing program this fall that focuses on educational leadership.

    Staff May 23, 2018
  • Interim president named for UMaine Farmington

    Staff May 23, 2018

    The University of Maine System Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Eric C. Brown as interim President of the University of Maine at Farmington. The one-year term is effective July 1.

    Staff May 23, 2018
  • Hiring minors? No-cost course tells you what you need to know

    Staff May 22, 2018

    Maine Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Standards is hosting a no-cost course in Augusta and Portland to help employers navigate the waters of hiring minors. This seminar covers the basics, such as how to apply for a work permit, how many hours

    Staff May 22, 2018
  • University of New England launches 'The Institute for North Atlantic Studies'

    Staff May 21, 2018

    The University of New England announced today it is launching a new program to train the next generation of leaders to develop research, industry and community partnerships to meet shared challenges and opportunities throughout the North Atlantic

    Staff May 21, 2018
  • Bates College to start new science and research building in 2019

    Staff May 18, 2018

    Bates College in Lewiston announced May 17 it will break ground in 2019 on a new science building that is intended to expand science education at the college, embrace advanced technologies and accelerate faculty collaborations across various fields

    Staff May 18, 2018
  • SMCC launches apprenticeship program for medical assistants

    Staff May 15, 2018

    Southern Maine Community College, in partnership with Maine Medical Partners and Southern Maine Health Care, is launching a new medical assisting apprenticeship program. Students will learn medical assisting skills in the classroom and apply them on

    Staff May 15, 2018

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Do you support an increase in Portland's minimum wage?
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Poll Description

The Portland City Council is weighing a controversial proposed hike to the city’s minimum wage.

The proposal would increase the minimum wage from $15.50 per hour to $20 per hour within four years. (The statewide hourly minimum wage is $14.65.)

The proposal does not include a wage hike for tipped workers who are currently paid an hourly wage of $7.75, but employers are required to ensure that wages and tips combined total $15.50 per hour. 

While inflation pressures have made it hard to survive on the minimum wage, many business owners are concerned the hike would cut already thin margins.