Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Business (2)
- Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence (2)
- Family Law (2)
- Medicine and Health Sciences (2)
- Psychiatry and Psychology (2)
-
- Social Work (2)
- Sociology (2)
- American Politics (1)
- Constitutional Law (1)
- Economics (1)
- Health Policy (1)
- Insurance (1)
- Insurance Law (1)
- Labor Economics (1)
- Labor Relations (1)
- Labor and Employment Law (1)
- Law and Politics (1)
- Political Science (1)
- Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration (1)
- Second Amendment (1)
- Social Policy (1)
- Keyword
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 5 of 5
Full-Text Articles in Law
Spruce Run News (Fall 2003), Spruce Run Staff
Spruce Run News (Fall 2003), Spruce Run Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
Hot Jobs Or Not So Hot? Outlook For Maine's Women Workers, Bureau Of Labor Education. University Of Maine
Hot Jobs Or Not So Hot? Outlook For Maine's Women Workers, Bureau Of Labor Education. University Of Maine
Bureau of Labor Education
There are currently many upbeat analyses of the best and highest paying “hot new jobs” available to women workers in the first decade of the 21st century. Presumably, these career choices will offer such desirable things as good wages, decent benefits, creative and interesting work, and opportunities for advancement. However, while many individual women may benefit from such career advice, the sad fact is that the largest occupations available to women workers in Maine will continue to be pathways primarily to low wages, disappearing benefits, and dismal economic security. This briefing paper focuses on four basic questions concerning Maine’s women …
Spruce Run News (Spring 2003), Spruce Run Staff
Spruce Run News (Spring 2003), Spruce Run Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
The Changing Nature Of Long-Term Care In Maine, Paul Saucier, Julie Fralich
The Changing Nature Of Long-Term Care In Maine, Paul Saucier, Julie Fralich
Maine Policy Review
The increase in the proportion of older adults, many with one or more chronic medical conditions, will increase the demand for long-term care. Paul Saucier and Julie Fralich discuss the socio-demographic factors affecting long-term care policy, and describe various state and federal options for providing and financing long-term care. They note that Maine’s long-term care system has so far been able to absorb considerable growth in people by serving increasing numbers in lower-cost settings. Cost sharing has been introduced, and tax policy has been changed to provide incentives for long-term care insurance. Policymakers must now consider whether the current balance …
Campaign Finance Reform, Free Speech And The Supreme Court, Derek Langhauser
Campaign Finance Reform, Free Speech And The Supreme Court, Derek Langhauser
Maine Policy Review
In December 2003, the United States Supreme Court upheld all the key provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002. In their 5-4 decision, the justices deferred broadly to the limitations set by Congress on unregulated “soft money” and “issue ads” in political campaigns. Derek Langhauser, who worked in Senator Olympia Snow’s office as counsel in McConnell v FEC, as this case was called, gives a legal history of the challenge of balancing Congress’ interest in protecting the integrity of elections with the Constitution’s competitive rights of free speech and association. He describes in detail the Supreme …