Nick Murray
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Child Care
Pediatric medical experts agree: Send kids back to school
These days, in states across the nation, public health officials are discovering more...
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Coronavirus
Sanford-area charities rally to urge Gov. Mills to let them open
Yesterday, a few dozen people gathered in the parking lot of American Legion...
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Daily Catch
Maine Brewers Guild urges Gov. Mills to relax reopening rules
On Tuesday, Scott Sullivan, head of the Maine Brewers Guild, a nonprofit trade...
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Judiciary
‘How is this constitutional?’ Understanding the limits of emergency executive power
On Thursday, May 14, Maine Policy Institute hosted an online panel discussion with...
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National
Modest meat reforms would help Americans stay fed during the pandemic
Recent stories of farmers euthanizing livestock and dumping milk have startled many Americans,...
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Commentary
How similar are the recovery plans in Maine and New Hampshire?
Last Friday, Maine Governor Janet Mills released a revision to her phased reopening...
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Education
Homeschooling experts highlight the varied paths to gaining an education
On Thursday, April 9, Maine Policy Institute hosted a panel of veteran homeschoolers...
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Daily Catch
New documentary ‘America Lost’ explores America’s forgotten cities
With recent reports of staggering numbers of new U.S. unemployment claims–including over 21,000...
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Commentary
SEIU pledges $150 million to defeat President Trump in 2020
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Janus decision in June of 2018,...
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Daily Catch
What you need to know to participate in next week’s election
This upcoming Tuesday will be Maine’s first primary election for president since 2000,...
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Energy Policy
New report highlights the downfalls of establishing a state-owned utility
A recent report by London Economics International (LEI), a Boston-based financial advisory firm...
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Judiciary
Maine’s high court strikes down warrantless blood tests
On Tuesday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court struck down a law requiring police...
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Commentary
Want a new mobile phone? First, give the state your face
Last week, the government of China initiated a mandate that every new SIM...
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Daily Catch
How unworkable government rules separate man from his bacon
Farmer Randy Canarr of Souder Station Farm has been farming and raising livestock...
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Tech Policy
Calls to break up ‘Big Tech’ are misguided
In recent weeks, Americans have heard much about the problems with “Big Tech.”...
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Labor
CMS finalizes rule to end dues skimming of in-home caregivers
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule...
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Labor
What’s next for workplace freedom?
Three employees of Kent State University on Monday, April 29 filed suit against...
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Tech Policy
There’s no need to neuter the net in Maine
This week, the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology held a...
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Education
New bill creates unnecessary burden for special needs students and their families
On Thursday, Feb. 14 the legislature’s education committee held a public hearing on...
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Education
Don’t close the book on virtual charter schools
State Representative Michael Brennan of Portland recently introduced a pair of bills concerning...
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Daily Catch
Lessons in disruption from the 19th Century
Today’s world is in many ways at a crossroads, especially as technology and...
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National
Open markets for internet providers can bridge the digital divide
Many would agree that consistent access to the internet is an important part...
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Commentary
Portland City Council chasing opportunity into oblivion
Recently, the Housing Committee of Portland’s City Council met to discuss the possibility...
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Daily Catch
Microsoft’s ‘Airband Initiative’ serves rural Maine without government’s clumsy hand
Twenty-three million Americans–about 39 percent of the population–do not have access to broadband...
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Daily Catch
Portland City Council considers burdensome paid sick leave mandate
On Tuesday, April 24, the Portland City Council’s Health and Human Services Committee...
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Education
Maine can build on the success of its chartered schools
When conservatives in Augusta pushed to implement the law enabling charter schools in...
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Commentary
Sanford City Council needs a Constitutional Reality Check
On Tuesday, the Sanford City Council met to take public comment on a...
