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Since the beginning of the pandemic, businesses able to shift their employees to remote work have done so with varying…
Maine is mourning the loss of Spencer Smith, a 16-year-old sophomore at Brunswick High School who tragically took his life…
Maine Policy Institute has previously noted the potential pitfalls of relying on a single health authority, especially one subject to political consequences,…
Coronaviruses don’t get more deadly or dangerous after dark. Yet across the country, leaders are imposing new curfews on their residents…
A number of iconic Maine businesses have closed this year due to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic…
Gov. Janet Mills announced on Thursday new, last-minute restrictions on businesses to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Maine. Starting…
As COVID-19 case counts rise across the United States and Europe, it is important to understand how we identify active…
Last week, Governor Janet Mills joined Maine Public to shed crocodile tears for frontline workers who have been put in…
Governor Janet Mills’ latest batch of doomsday rhetoric is an admission that her coronavirus narrative is falling apart. In describing…
When Gov. Janet Mills updated her mask mandate last week to require Mainers to wear face coverings in public no…
Science, science science. It’s all about the science. Is it really, though? From the start of the pandemic to where…
Thinking about getting together with family for the holiday season? Think again. Just when you thought coronavirus restrictions couldn’t get…
Last Friday, Lindsey Crete, spokesperson for Governor Janet Mills, hinted to the Maine media that more economic restrictions would be…
Perhaps the only thing worse than being subjected to seemingly arbitrary and intrusive rules imposed to fight a pandemic is…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills joined Maine CDC director Dr. Nirav Shah on Wednesday to provide an update on the state…
In a recent interview on Lockdown TV, Dr. Scott Atlas, a healthcare policy scholar, medical scientist and member of the…
Our relationship with the arts has been severely and permanently altered this year. As every day passes, it appears more…
Three leading epidemiologists gathered in Massachusetts on Sunday to sign the Great Barrington Declaration, a public call to end lockdown…
Late last week, the Michigan Supreme Court in a 4-3 vote ruled that emergency orders issued by Governor Gretchen Whitmer…
When we hear about the challenge of testing for the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), we often hear that tests may take a…
Aquaboggan in Saco was forced to close in late August after receiving a cease-and-desist order from the Saco Police. The…
Recently, some on social media have shared a misrepresentation of an August 26 update to the US Centers for Disease…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday the creation of a new small business grant program to provide relief to struggling…
Researchers studying sewage samples from southern Brazil found remnants of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, as early as last November. This…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released a report on the state of mental health among…
Maine Policy Institute today released a new report that sheds light on the harmful effects of Governor Janet Mills’ economic…
As of July 1, Maine has entered its third stage of the COVID-19 recovery process, marked by the reopening of…
Last week, Governor Janet Mills’ Economic Recovery Committee released recommendations urging the administration to spend $1.1 billion to support and…
A recent commentary published in the Journal of Pediatrics encourages schools to reopen, citing that children rarely transmit COVID-19 to…
Senate President Troy Jackson and Speaker of the House Sara Gideon began polling Maine lawmakers on Tuesday to gauge their…
As the school year fast approaches, only one item in the curriculum seems guaranteed: change. Maine students will resume school…
A survey conducted by Rep. Justin Fecteau and Rep. Heidi Sampson indicates that Maine students are eager to return to school…
These days, in states across the nation, public health officials are discovering more and more cases of COVID-19 among their…
Under the “Keep Maine Healthy” program, Governor Janet Mills announced on Monday, June 8, her plan to provide an alternative…
During periods of crisis, some of the most innovative solutions to problems have been developed. Consider, for instance, some of…
Governors and bureaucrats are picking and choosing which parts of the Constitution they chose to obey or ignore on any…
As the July 14th primary election nears, Maine voters have requested absentee ballots that far exceed numbers from previous years. …
On Monday, Governor Janet Mills announced that she will not allow bars to reopen for indoor service as originally scheduled…
In November 2003, Maine Indoor Karting (MIK) opened its doors, becoming the first and only indoor go-karting facility in Maine.…
On Monday, Governor Janet Mills announced that restaurants in Androscoggin, Cumberland, and York counties may offer dine-in services beginning Wednesday,…
Mark Walsh, Vice President of Ocean Properties, criticized Governor Janet Mills’ and her testing alternative for out-of-state visitors in a…
Yesterday, a few dozen people gathered in the parking lot of American Legion Post 19 in Sanford to raise awareness…
Four restaurants in southern Maine are suing Governor Janet Mills over COVID-19 restrictions that prevent them from fully reopening. Mills’…
On Monday, Governor Janet Mills announced an alternative to the 14 day quarantine for out-of- state visitors as part of…
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle voiced frustration last Thursday after Department of Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman failed to…
Four businesses in Portland––Novare Res, Sagamore Hill Lounge, Tomaso’s Canteen, and Rising Tide Brewing––have acquired restaurant licenses that will allow…
On Friday, Governor Janet Mills released her response to requests from Speaker of the House Sara Gideon and Senate President…
This piece was originally published in the Portland Press Herald Businesses throughout Maine are closing their doors, some permanently and others…
The Gorham town council voted 6-1 Tuesday evening to pass a resolution calling for the reopening of all Gorham businesses.…
On March 17, Nelson Moody, owner of Yankee Lanes bowling alley in Brunswick, closed his doors and the business has…
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers representing rural towns in Androscoggin and Cumberland counties sent a letter to Governor Janet Mills…
Patty and Scott Ruppert own Live Well Farm, a destination wedding venue in Harpswell that they operate seasonally from the…