Jobs and Economy
"Part of my work in psychiatry has been devoted to the recruitment of physicians to come to Maine for specialty training. Many of those choose to stay and practice. These are highly educated, idealistic men and women who are attracted, among other things, by Maine's quality of life and culture..."
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"A group of businesspeople announced their support on Friday for same sex marriage. The newly formed coalition, Maine Businesspeople For Marriage Equality, says that along with being the right thing to do, upholding the same sex marriage law will provide Maine with a powerful economic development tool. Former Labor Commissioner..."
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"Respondents were asked to imagine themselves in a hypothetical scenario: They live in a state that recognizes marriage equality, and their employer is requiring that they transfer to a state that does not. Then they were asked how they would respond. More than 4 out of 10 (42%) of LGBT..."
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"Respondents were asked to imagine themselves in a hypothetical scenario: They live in a state that recognizes marriage equality, and their employer is requiring that they transfer to a state that does not. Then they were asked how they would respond. More than 4 out of 10 (42%) of LGBT..."
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"A group of Maine lawmakers and lawyers, including two Maine Law School professors and former attorneys general, put out a nine-page rebuttal to the ad a week ago, saying "it is paramount that voters make decisions based on fact and belief, not on conjecture and distortion." The group states there..."
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"As the legislative leaders, former Attorneys General, and as the Dean and a long-time faculty person of the School of Law, we take issue with the false and misleading allegations and insinuations in these advertisements. ... It is highly unusual for us to weigh in together in any public campaign...."
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"Maine's labor force shrank by 2,020 marking the sixth straight month of declining--the previous record was five months...."
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"It is morally deficient to codify intolerance, and wrong to deprive certain citizens of basic rights on no higher grounds than the prejudice of others. But the presence among Prop. 8 detractors of major California companies like PG&E, AT&T, Google and Levi Strauss illustrates that this issue speaks to economics..."
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"The New York State AFL-CIO is urging the Legislature is pass a bill that would allow same-sex couples in the state to marry. It also wants lawmakers to enact legislation banning discrimination against transgender New Yorkers and provide a mechanism to end bullying and harassment of LGBT youth in public..."
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"Wedding planners, bakers and hotels began booking more business almost immediately after the state Supreme Court's May 15 decision overturning a ban on gay marriage. Citing pent-up demand, one UCLA study projects that same-sex unions could provide a $370-million shot in the arm to the state economy over the next..."
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"A report prepared for the Massachusetts economic development office estimated that 32,000 same-sex couples are likely to come to the state to marry over the next three years, pumping about $111 million into the economy. The report said the state stands to gain about $5 million of that from sales..."
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"This analysis estimates the impact of the California Supreme Court's recent decision to extend marriage to same-sex couples on state and local government revenues in California. Using the best data available, we estimate that allowing same-sex couples to marry will result in approximately $63.8 million in revenue over the next..."
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