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Education & Training

  • Lawmakers view bills to lower college costs, increase degree completion

    Staff January 25, 2017

    The Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee is reviewing two bills sponsored by Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, that seek to reduce out-of-pocket costs for college and increase post-secondary degree attainment rates for Maine

    Staff January 25, 2017

  • UNE dental college's first graduating class takes its skills on the road

    Staff January 19, 2017

    Students in the inaugural graduating class at the University of New England College of Dental Medicine have begun the final component of their program, which involves participating in the college's first community-based externships around New

    Staff January 19, 2017

  • Alfond grant will help fund program to train nurses

    Staff January 17, 2017

    Saint Joseph's College in Standish received a $1.5 million challenge grant to address critical shortages in Maine's nursing workforce.

    Staff January 17, 2017

  • Tech program links students to business

    January 16, 2017

    A new education trend based on combining classroom instruction in science, technology, engineering and math benefits with hands-on challenges requiring real-world solutions is paying off for a Biddeford company.

    January 16, 2017

  • USM growth strong in Lewiston

    January 13, 2017

    The University of Southern Maine says undergraduate enrollment grew by 4% among campuses in Portland, Gorham and Lewiston.

    January 13, 2017

  • Workforce shortage identified in Paris/Norway region

    January 13, 2017

    Employment and business experts meet to discuss a workforce shortage in the greater Paris/Norway region.

    January 13, 2017

  • Delta Dental establishes fund for UNE

    December 20, 2016

    Delta Dental Plan of Maine will donate $600,000 to the University of New England College of Dental Medicine for the development of a scholarship and loan-repayment program.

    December 20, 2016

  • Aging Mainers aren’t alone in working longer

    December 1, 2016

    Maine's aging workforce can be viewed a selling point or a drawback, depending on the perspective.

    December 1, 2016

  • UMaine at Presque Isle students map with drones

    November 30, 2016

    Drone technology for practical application is getting a boost at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, where students and professors in the geographic information systems program deployed two DJI Phantom-4 drones to take aerial photos that will

    November 30, 2016

  • Portland: New office seeks to connect immigrants with employers

    November 28, 2016

    The City of Portland is considering opening a new office aimed at helping immigrants, minorities and other economically hard-pressed residents connect with businesses and service providers.

    November 28, 2016

  • Report details Island Institute's 2016 impact on islands and coast

    James McCarthy November 28, 2016

    The Rockland-based nonprofit reported operating revenue of $5.47 million and almost $5.4 million in operating expenses, which included $883,179 being spent on community development and $1 million on economic development.

    James McCarthy November 28, 2016

  • EMCC launches human services degree program to meet employer demand

    Staff November 15, 2016

    Eastern Maine Community College plans to launch a new associate degree program in human services in January 2017, which the Bangor-based college says will meet a growing demand from employers within the state.

    Staff November 15, 2016

  • UMaine System's $150M graduate center plan addresses need for high-skill workers

    James McCarthy November 14, 2016

    Eliot Cutler, CEO of the Maine Center for Professional Graduate Studies, says the ambitious $150 million proposal to create a new graduate center for business, law and public policy is based on two related premises. Many Maine employers can't find

    James McCarthy November 14, 2016

  • Portland nonprofit Spurwink lands $20M education grant

    Staff November 11, 2016

    Spurwink, a Portland-based nonprofit that provides behavioral health and educational services for children, adults and families, has won a five-year, $20 million U.S. Department of Education grant that it will use to expand a program that improves

    Staff November 11, 2016

  • Husson, local businesses partner for workforce development

    Staff November 10, 2016

    Husson University and a number of local employers have entered into partnerships that will provide a boost to workforce development through targeted education programs at the school.

    Staff November 10, 2016

  • Election Day in Maine has come and gone. Here's where the results stand

    November 9, 2016

    Maine voters took to the polls this week to make their voices heard on a number of ballot measures that impact the state's business community, including the legalization of recreational marijuana, raising the state's minimum wage and a $100 million

    November 9, 2016

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Do you support an increase in Portland's minimum wage?
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 $19 per hour by 2028. (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. 

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