This week, the anti-tobacco organization “Flavors Hook Kids” held an online news conference for Maine media. During the event, leaders…
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Maine Governor Janet Mills issued a press release Tuesday outlining a proposed path forward on the PPP issue that took…
Advocates of ranked-choice voting again seek to expand the use of the voting system in Maine, this time hoping to…
The Paycheck Protection Program, part of the federal CARES Act passed last year, was crafted by Congress to provide loans…
A new “Hero Pay” mandate in Long Beach, California has inadvertently cost some frontline grocery workers their jobs. “Ralphs and…
Much of the Maine Legislature’s regular business looks different this year. The Clerk of the House and Secretary of the…
I sold my car when I went to New York City in 2019, so I’m one of the rare individuals…
At the peak of state-ordered lockdowns in response to COVID-19, 316 million Americans across 42 states lived under a stay-at-home order. Millions…
President Joe Biden is pushing a federal $15 minimum wage in his sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, and the…
Governor Janet Mills wants to balance her bloated budget on the backs of struggling small business owners, forcing them to…
As I dig deeper into the recent supplemental and biennial budget proposals from Governor Janet Mills, the truth about her…
After Maine Democrats sent a letter to the state’s top public safety official Monday calling for an investigation into the…
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, horrified Americans were ready to embrace virtually any proposal that promised to keep them safe.…
It’s no secret that restaurants have been particularly impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns and economic restrictions, both in Maine and across…
Last week our team offered a preview of the First Session of the 130th Maine Legislature based on a list…
The economic shock from the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, exacerbated by the response of many state governors, is just beginning…
The controversy over a hazardous-duty supplement to the minimum wage required by the recent referendum results in Portland is only…
Last week, the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) released its final Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which was signed by the governors…
Earlier this month, the Maine Climate Council released its four-year plan titled, “Maine Won’t Wait”, a proposal covering a multitude…
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Research Center released a new survey this week that should have lawmakers and…
School officials and building committees involved in Portland’s elementary school renovations are seeking clarification on the energy requirements of the…
Certificate of Need (CON) laws are state regulatory procedures that require health care facilities to obtain permission from the state…
In a decision handed down late Thanksgiving Eve, a five-Justice majority of the Supreme Court struck down parts of New…
The Reason Foundation’s 25th Annual Highway Report highlights something Mainers of all political stripes know well: We need to “fix…
One of the overlooked stories on Election Day was the defeat of pro-carbon tax politicians across the nation and here in…
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recently came under fire for comments he made at the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention.…
Portland residents approved on November 3 an ordinance that increases the city’s minimum wage from $12 an hour to $15…
The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the service sector, made millions unemployed, and forced many of us who still do have…
Portland voters approved Question A on their local ballots last week, an initiative opposed by the city’s mayor and most…
Governor Janet Mills’ latest batch of doomsday rhetoric is an admission that her coronavirus narrative is falling apart. In describing…
Should Americans be allowed to freelance? Progressive Democrats have been pushing legislation at the state and federal level that would force gig economy companies…
With more than 90% of the votes counted in Massachusetts, it appears that the initiative to implement Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV)…
COVID-19 has changed a lot about our lives in 2020, including how we vote. Millions more Americans are expected to…
A poll released Monday by UMass Amherst and WCVB is showing a tightening race among Massachusetts voters on Ranked-Choice Voting…
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled late last week that absentee ballots must be returned to municipal clerks by Election…
A recent Ipsos poll asked 1,001 Massachusetts adults about a number of issues, including their thoughts about ranked-choice voting (RCV).…
The recent death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg certainly sent massive political shockwaves throughout the country, as did…
Maine Policy Institute and a coalition of 17 other organizations sent letters to their respective governors this week urging them…
I listened last week to the questioning of Judge Amy Coney Barrett by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and…
In less than three weeks, or earlier if voting by absentee, you will be taking part in the 2020 election.…
Better late than never, I suppose. Maine finally began disbursing grants to struggling small businesses and nonprofits with CARES Act…
The Portland Press Herald’s editorial board isn’t buying what the Southern Maine Democratic Socialists of America are selling, and it’s…
Last week, the Cato Institute released the newest edition of its Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors. The institute’s…
The National Federation of Independent Business Research Center released a new nationwide survey Wednesday that underscores how difficult the last…
It’s Supreme Court nomination time again, and the result is predictable. The usual suspects on the progressive left, especially those…
The Trump administration’s controversial nationwide eviction moratorium, issued through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) earlier this month,…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills recently signed a curtailment order to keep the state’s budget stable during this seemingly never-ending period…
Rising Tide Brewing, a popular brewery located in Portland, faces a national labor complaint filed by a former employee who…
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that ranked-choice voting must be used in the state’s upcoming presidential election, making…
Every citizen who meets statutory qualifications has the right to vote, and to have their ballot counted. Just as importantly,…
Parts of the western United States look like scenes from an apocalyptic movie—a red-orange tinge across everything, literally blotting out…
The BDN editorial board’s recent commentary on the state budget shortfall reminds us how different one person’s reality can be…
The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) issued a press release Monday raising concerns about the implementation of Maine’s new…
My colleagues and I have previously written on the State of Maine’s impending revenue shortfall, which is projected to top…
Secretary of State Matt Dunlap is challenging a decision issued last week by a Superior Court judge to allow a…
Do you remember this spring when we were told to stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19? To close…
School closures have affected over 55 million K–12 students in the U.S. since March as the nation deals with the coronavirus pandemic.…
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) released a new survey Monday of small businesses that shows some are struggling…
A judge ruled late Monday that the Maine Republican Party collected enough valid signatures to advance a people’s veto question…
On August 13, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a judgment regarding a referendum planned for November which would have…
The latest report from Maine’s Revenue Forecasting Committee (RFC), published earlier this month, revised its estimate of the state government’s…
The last few months have been tense, marked by social distancing and physical isolation amid the outbreak of a new…
In recent weeks, documented cases of police brutality amid the pandemic have sparked a national conversation about criminal justice reform.…
Maine’s ranked-choice voting woes continue. Secretary of State Matt Dunlap announced Monday his office had to retabulate the July primary…
A recent report submitted for a ranked-choice voting (RCV) lawsuit in Maine highlights the deleterious effects of the system and…
Four Maine citizens filed a lawsuit late last week against Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, Attorney General Aaron Frey and…
On Friday, Maine’s Energy, Utilities, and Technology committee voted 8-1 to amend a bill that would allow for the state…
A coalition of state-based think tanks launched a new nationwide campaign Friday to educate voters about the pitfalls of ranked-choice…
I have been deeply disappointed to see the strike going on at Bath Iron Works (BIW). As a resident of…
On Tuesday morning, Rep. Dale Crafts officially secured the Republican nomination for the 2nd Congressional District in a ranked-choice vote…
Bath Iron Works (BIW) filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) last Friday against a striking labor…
Much has happened since I last delivered one of our radio addresses where I reminded Mainers that we are in…
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…
On Monday, June 15, Governor Mills’ office released guidelines for town meetings and elections for Phase 2 of the reopening…
Our Governor assumed full control of our state economy in the face of the coronavirus. The Governor’s stated purpose was to prevent the virus from spiraling…
On Sunday evening, members of Local S6 voted to reject Bath Iron Works’ (BIW) final offer for a collective bargaining…
The Maine Republican Party says it has collected enough signatures to challenge a new law expanding the use of ranked-choice…
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the website MoneyGeek has been analyzing unemployment in state economies by sector and updating…
On Thursday, June 11, the Windham Town Council voted 5-2 to pass a resolution declaring all businesses essential. Last night, Auburn’s…
The Maine Legislature may soon reconvene three months after lawmakers adjourned the 2020 session, giving Governor Janet Mills full authority…
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…
Dominic Petrillo, owner of Petrillo’s restaurant in Freeport, got his license temporarily suspended on Monday for serving customers indoors despite…
More than 30 hotels in Maine are asking Governor Janet Mills to remove the 14 day quarantine for out-of-state visitors. …
The leaders of the minority Republicans in the Maine Senate on Wednesday sent a letter to the presiding officers of…
On Tuesday, Scott Sullivan, head of the Maine Brewers Guild, a nonprofit trade association that represents the state’s craft brewing…
On May 15, Governor Mills issued an executive order delegating authority to the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections to prohibit the…
Maine citizens are becoming increasingly divided. It didn’t have to be this way. What started out as a unified effort…
On Thursday, May 14, Maine Policy Institute hosted an online panel discussion with three Maine-based lawyers of diverse experience and…
In a press statement released late Monday afternoon, House Minority Leader Rep. Kathleen Dillingham unveiled a new proposal meant to…
Seven groups representing different facets of Maine’s tourism and hospitality industry sent an open letter to Maine Governor Janet Mills…
Governor Janet Mills announced changes to her plan to reopen Maine’s economy Friday during a press conference with Maine CDC…
On March 15, Maine Governor Janet Mills declared a civil state of emergency enabling her use of emergency powers to enhance and…
Governor Janet Mills alluded to forthcoming changes to her plan to reopen Maine’s economy Wednesday during a press conference with…
On Saturday evening, the Republican leaders in the House and Senate, with the backing of their caucus, sent a letter…
Like most Mainers, I deferred to the scientists and health experts when the coronavirus arrived in the United States, and…
Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque sent Maine Governor Janet Mills a letter Tuesday requesting she lift the statewide stay at home…
Maine Policy Institute on Monday sent to Governor Janet Mills a list of recommendations for reopening the state economy. The…
Unnecessary spending in Governor Janet Mills’ biennial budget, approved by Maine lawmakers in 2019, is going to come back to…