On March 17, Nelson Moody, owner of Yankee Lanes bowling alley in Brunswick, closed his doors and the business has…
On May 15, Governor Mills issued an executive order delegating authority to the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections to prohibit the…
Today’s political climate is exceptionally partisan and overly sensationalized. It’s that way on purpose. Stoking emotional fires leads to more…
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…
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…
In a press statement released late Monday afternoon, House Minority Leader Rep. Kathleen Dillingham unveiled a new proposal meant to…
Recent stories of farmers euthanizing livestock and dumping milk have startled many Americans, particularly those of us attempting to weather…
Seven groups representing different facets of Maine’s tourism and hospitality industry sent an open letter to Maine Governor Janet Mills…
The COVID-19 crisis feeds into the progressive belief that a crisis is an opportunity to further an agenda by other-than-constitutional…
Last Friday, Maine Governor Janet Mills released a revision to her phased reopening plan, announcing that restaurants, retail stores and…
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…
We all knew it was probably inevitable, but it is here, finally – the global pandemic which was occasionally scratching…
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…
I’m not a doctor but I played one in real life. I served as a hospital corpsman in the United…
Governor Mills unveiled her multi-phase plan for slowly reopening the Maine economy on Tuesday during a press conference with Maine…
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…
The Coronavirus pandemic has us engaged in “warfare” whether we wanted it or not. And it’s truly a “World War”…
Dear Governor Mills, Many Mainers are facing desperate times. I would like to offer my thoughts for consideration so together…
The Committee on Ranked Choice Voting, one of the primary proponents of the new voting system brought to Maine in…
Maine Governor Janet Mills signed an executive order Thursday that effectively prevents the immediate eviction of tenants for the duration…
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting Wednesday an additional 4 deaths in Maine due to the…
Governor Janet Mills announced Tuesday she signed a proclamation extending until May 15 her previous state of civil emergency order…
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 698 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Maine, according to Dr.…
On Thursday, April 9, Maine Policy Institute hosted a panel of veteran homeschoolers and educators for a virtual townhall to…
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 586 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Maine and one additional…
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 reached 560 and two more Mainers passed away as a result of the…
Two more Mainers passed away overnight as a result of COVID-19 according to Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine…
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Maine grew by 20 overnight to 519 total infections, according to Dr. Nirav…
The number of coronavirus vases in Maine has grown to 499 according to Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine…
A few short weeks ago, could you have imagined what you’d be doing now: Homeschooling? Do you want to homeschool?…
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Maine jumped by 41 overnight to 344 total cases and two more Mainers…
Governor Janet Mills issued a stay at home order for the State of Maine during a press conference Tuesday evening…
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Maine has jumped to 303 according to Dr. Nirav Shah, director of…
Maine recorded its second and third deaths caused by the coronavirus over the weekend, according to Maine Center for Disease…
Governor Janet Mills issued an executive order last week that indefinitely extends expiration dates on all vehicle inspection stickers and…
Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday she is extending the state of Maine’s income tax filing deadline in step with action…
With recent reports of staggering numbers of new U.S. unemployment claims–including over 21,000 in Maine alone–the oft-forgotten segments of the…
Governor Janet Mills issued an executive order today that eases occupational licensing rules for health professionals and makes telehealth services…
Maine Governor Janet Mills and Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, held a…
Throughout the country, including here in Colorado, special interests are promoting new voting systems that would change the way we…
As policymakers and public health officials at the local, state and federal levels prepare and execute a response strategy to…
Maine Policy Institute sent a letter to Governor Janet Mills today thanking her for her efforts thus far to protect…
The Maine Legislature adjourned Tuesday evening after a marathon session where the body spent most of its time working on…
I am gravely concerned about provisions in LD 2117 which would mandate that all prescriptions dispensed for all Maine citizens…
The announcement of an early conclusion to Maine’s legislative session amid public health concerns surrounding the coronavirus outbreak could stop…
The Maine Legislature will prematurely adjourn Tuesday in response to the coronavirus, Maine’s legislative leaders announced late last week. Lawmakers…
Like many average Americans, health care and its costs are a significant issue. Imagine you have what is considered “good”…
Maine Rep. Benjamin Collings of Portland held a press conference last week to boost support for LD 420, a bill…
The Maine Heritage Policy Center announced Monday it is changing its name to Maine Policy Institute, effective today, March 11,…
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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Janus decision in June of 2018, unions have begun to feel the pressure…
The City of Portland – Maine’s most liberal municipality – tried to prevent the Maine GOP from collecting signatures at…
Lawmakers on Maine’s State and Local Government Committee held a public hearing Monday on LD 2115, “An Act To Implement…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Labor and Housing Committee will hold work a work session Thursday on a bill that would give…
The pressure is on Janet Mills as the public comment period on the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) of the…
This upcoming Tuesday will be Maine’s first primary election for president since 2000, and the first ever to occur on…
On Wednesday, lawmakers on Maine’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee held a public hearing on LD 2104, “An Act to…
This item was originally published in the Portland Press Herald. Maine consumers – myself included – are understandably frustrated with Central Maine…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Taxation Committee will hold a work session Thursday to debate the merits of LD 1254, “An Act…
A recent report by London Economics International (LEI), a Boston-based financial advisory firm specializing in energy market analysis, commissioned by…
Maine has a $232 million annual transportation funding shortfall. Nursing homes that care for our seniors are closing left and…
A little over one year into her tenure as governor, Janet Mills is responsible for an explosion of new spending…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Taxation Committee will hold a work session Tuesday to debate the merits of LD 2011, “An Act…
This session, lawmakers on Maine’s Energy, Utility and Technology Committee is considering LD 2055, “An Act To Require State Agencies…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee held a public hearing Wednesday on LD 2067, “An Act To Authorize…
This op-ed was originally published in the Anchorage Daily News on February 9, 2020. In 2016, Maine voters approved a ballot initiative that established…
Who should be in charge of local education policy? Should it be parents and families, or labor unions? This session…
Twenty-two public policy organizations filed amicus briefs last week urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Reisman v. Associated Faculties…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Health and Human Services Committee held a public hearing Wednesday on LD 2052, “An Act To Enact…
On Tuesday, February 4, the Maine Republican Party announced they are launching a People’s Veto campaign to repeal LD 1083.…
Governor Janet Mills released a supplemental budget proposal Monday that calls for $127 million in additional spending, which comes in…
Just over a month ago, Washington policymakers worked across party lines to raise the legal age for buying tobacco products…
On Tuesday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court struck down a law requiring police officers–without a warrant–to draw a blood sample…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing Thursday on LD 1981, “An Act Regarding the Regulation of…
Maine’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee is holding a public hearing Wednesday on LD 1988, “An Act To Prohibit the…
Maine’s Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology is holding a public hearing Tuesday on LD 2021, “An Act To Provide…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a public hearing Monday on LD 1984, “An Act To…
Maine’s Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry held a public hearing Thursday on a bill that would eliminate needless bureaucracy…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills delivered her first State of the State address Tuesday evening, calling on lawmakers to work together…
Organizations representing each New England state convened in Boston last week to voice their concerns about the Transportation Climate Initiative…
The Maine Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee is holding a public hearing Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 1 p.m. in…
Members of the Maine Legislature’s taxation committee will hold a public hearing Tuesday on LD 1929, “Resolve, Establishing the Commission…
The Big Picture Since 2005 Maine’s carbon dioxide emissions have fallen 41 percent, three times faster than the United States…
Progressive lawmakers are in pursuit of an ever-expanding state government in Augusta. Their neglecting to properly fund our infrastructure, and…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee are holding a public hearing Wednesday, Jan. 15 on LD 1894, “An…
The Transportation and Climate Initiative, a regional coalition of 12 states and Washington DC that seeks to price emissions within…
“In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic governments: in the former, because they are…
Jonathan Reisman, an associate professor of economics and public policy at the University of Maine at Machias, is appealing his…
On January 1, the state’s minimum wage and overtime exemption thresholds increased by more than nine percent. More specifically, the…
In addition to resolutions, 2020 brings new changes to state and local laws. Some examples include an increase to the…
Gasoline taxes may rise 17 cents a gallon and go up from there until everyone is driving an overpriced electric…
In December, President Trump signed a $1.4 trillion spending package that included a provision to raise the legal age to…
Governor Janet Mills earlier this month released her 10-Year Economic Development Strategy for the state, the first undertaking since 1993. While well-intentioned,…