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Coronavirus
What happened to natural immunity?
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Occupational Licensing
This private eye was denied a license because he criticized police
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Regulations
Maine’s lobster industry is under siege
Headlines
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Redistricting commission in agreement on three of four new district maps, final meeting upcoming
Maine’s Apportionment Commission voted to approve new district maps for Maine’s House of...
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Legislative Council votes to reinstate face mask policy at State House, file brief in lobster lawsuit
Maine’s Legislative Council voted to reinstate its COVID-19 Prevention Policy, which requires face...
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What happened to natural immunity?
On September 9th, President Joe Biden ordered the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a...
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Afghanistan, accountability and Maine’s congressional delegation
The Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee have sent a letter to...
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Maine’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.9% in August
According to the Maine Department of Labor’s (DOL) Center for Workforce Research and...
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This private eye was denied a license because he criticized police
Occupational licensing has already been called out for hobbling opportunity, impeding mobility, protecting...
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Redistricting commission approves county commissioner maps, more votes to come with deadline looming
The Apportionment Commission held a public hearing on September 20 to hear public...
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Treasury Department seeks to track financial transactions of personal bank accounts over $600
In May, the Treasury Department released the Biden administration’s revenue proposals for fiscal...
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Reisman: Climate alarmism redux
Note: I am teaching Environmental Policy this fall, for perhaps the last time....
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DMR briefs legislature on impact of NOAA’s new lobstering rules, options for appeal
On September 14, the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Marine Resources met and discussed...
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Massachusetts man denied Maine occupational license appeals to SCOTUS
Approximately 25 percent of jobs in the United States require some kind of...
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Commissioner Makin briefs education committee on school reopenings, virus outbreaks
During a September 15 meeting of the legislature’s Committee on Education and Cultural...
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Redistricting commission preparing to release maps, hold public hearing
The Apportionment Commission, which is responsible for using the 2020 census data to...
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Legal and legislative challenges to Gov. Mills’ vaccine mandate are piling up
There are a growing number of legal challenges to Gov. Janet Mills’ requirement...
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Families are fleeing government-run schools
This fall may be the biggest moment of truth for public education since...
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers sign letter opposing new lobster regulations
The number of state legislators who have signed a letter calling for President...
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Maine delays enforcement of healthcare worker vaccine mandate but offers no testing alternative
According to Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS) Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew, Maine...
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Maine’s lobster industry is under siege
Maine’s lobstermen and women are under attack by the Biden Administration after a recent set of rule...
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Mills administration throwing money at hospitals, nursing homes in attempt to overcome workforce shortages
Gov. Janet Mills’ administration recently announced it is awarding Maine hospitals and long-term...
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Maine lobster industry rocked by new, unworkable federal regulations
New federal regulations created to protect the endangered right whale will close off...
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Here’s the list of billions in military equipment the US left behind for the Taliban
It’s always frustrating to read about the many ways the federal government wastes...
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Harvard epidemiologist says the case for COVID vaccine passports was just demolished
A newly published medical study found that infection from COVID-19 confers considerably longer-lasting...
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CDC: Schools with mask mandates didn’t see statistically significant different rates of COVID transmission from schools with optional policies
The ACLU on Tuesday announced it is bringing a lawsuit against South Carolina...
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Governor’s gamble: Weighing the potential costs of Mills’ healthcare worker vaccine mandate
On August 12, Maine Governor Janet Mills issued an emergency rule change through the state...
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Future of Shawmut Dam, Sappi mill remain uncertain
The future of the Shawmut Dam remains in question. Following a draft ruling...
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Massive nurse shortage hits Houston—weeks after 150 unvaccinated nurses and hospital workers fired
Jennifer Bridges knew what was coming when her director at Houston Methodist hospital...
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Maine’s redistricting committee off to a slow start
Maine’s Apportionment Commission, which is responsible for using the 2020 census data to...
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Number of unemployed Mainers increases slightly in July
Despite some improvements to Maine’s economy, the leisure and hospitality industries remain among...
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Consumer-owned utility supporters launch ballot initiative over LD 1708 veto
Though the legislature failed to override Gov. Janet Mills’ veto of a bill...
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Kids caught in the crossfire in debate over masks in schools
At the end of July, Governor Mills and the Maine CDC issued a...
