The Maine Heritage Policy Center today released its newest report, “A False Majority: The Failed Experiment of Ranked-Choice Voting.” The…
When Portland City Councilors approved the city’s budget in May, it included a new manufacturing license for breweries, wineries and…
Laura Catevenis, a resident of Lewiston, was close to rock bottom. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and, two years…
Advocates of a higher minimum wage rarely appeal to scholarly research to bolster their case. Instead, you’re more likely to…
When it comes down to it, Maine is an amazing place to live and raise a family. The large blue…
The state of Maine currently prevents employees who work in the public-sector from using a common instrument in the organized…
Maine Governor Janet Mills still has not paid the full cost of her inauguration ceremony, according to the Associated Press.…
I’ve lived in Maine all my life, and I can’t remember a time when winter road conditions were worse than…
The decline of Maine’s manufacturing sector, whose workforce has shrunk by nearly half since the early 1990s, can seem inexorable,…
The Maine Legislature next session will consider another bill that would be harmful to Maine’s small business community and employers…
It is tempting to think of America’s economic classes as stable and sedentary. Talk of widening income inequality has cemented…
Governments spend a good deal of time and money attempting to solve problems of their own making. Endemic poverty, the…
Last month, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu vetoed a two-year state budget because it would have reversed the direction of…
There has been quite a bit of debate in recent years about whether too much is spent on school administration…
Lawmakers and special interests always seem to title their bills with buzzwords that make them sound like they are going…
When Mainers pay their taxes, they fully expect their hard-earned dollars will be spent wisely and efficiently. However, outdated policies…
The Maine Legislature is slated to debate more than $2.1 billion in bonds when they reconvene next session, a staggering…
Bowdoin College, in Brunswick, is surely among the wealthiest institutions in Maine. Its capital assets, combined with its endowment, total…
In their first year at the helm of state government, Governor Janet Mills and the 129th Maine Legislature managed to…
Turn on the local news or pick up a Maine newspaper and it won’t take long for someone to mention…
Farmer Randy Canarr of Souder Station Farm has been farming and raising livestock in Winterport for almost 10 years, providing…
Yesterday, Governor Janet Mills announced that her administration has urged the federal government to provide financial aid to municipalities and…
Every two years, the Maine Office of Tax Policy releases a lengthy report on tax expenditures, the multitude of carveouts…
A $15 federal minimum wage would wipe out 1.3 million low-income jobs and boost the wages of at least 17…
There is a very profound reason that the American constitutional republic has created the highest standard of living, for more…
In a fiery letter sent Thursday, July 11, Governor Janet Mills announced her opposition to new federal regulations that aim…
Last week, Governor Matt Bevin gave the keynote address at The Maine Heritage Policy Center’s 2019 Freedom and Opportunity Luncheon.…
In 2005, the United States Congress passed the REAL ID Act, with the purpose of establishing “minimum security standards for…
The first session of the 129th Legislature adjourned in mid-June, making it critical to examine what exactly our lawmakers accomplished…
On Wednesday, June 26, Governor Janet Mills signed into law a pair of troublesome renewable energy bills: LD 1679, “An…
Just before the conclusion of Maine’s most recent legislative session, lawmakers passed an occupational licensing reform bill that will make…
After the First Regular Session of the 129th Maine Legislature came to a close, Governor Janet Mills vetoed two bills…
On Wednesday, June 26, United States District Court Judge D. Brock Hornby issued a ruling that upheld a current law…
Societal stability is achieved by making fads, social theories, and passions of the moment stand the test of time by…
Governor Janet Mills on Friday, June 28 signed into law LD 84, a bill sponsored by Rep. Patrick Corey of…
For decades, the liberty of Maine’s workers has been continually limited by onerous restrictions that deprive workers of their constitutionally…
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Janus v. the American Federation of State, County…
In our modern day and age, roughly nine out of 10 American adults use the internet. They depend on this…
In a utopian society where there is no ill will or mistakes made in document processing, an automatic voter registration…
With a humming U.S. economy and airline traffic at an all-time high, the nation’s airports are collecting record revenues and…
Governor Janet Mills on Thursday, June 20 signed into law LD 534, sponsored by Rep. John Andrews, a bill that…
In recent weeks, Americans have heard much about the problems with “Big Tech.” National politicians from President Donald Trump to…
The effort to expand Maine’s estate tax, more aptly known as the “death tax,” was dealt a blow this week,…
Both the Maine House and Senate voted Friday, June 14 in favor of approving a new biennial budget that Governor…
On Tuesday, June 11, the Maine House of Representatives voted 73-70 in favor of passing a heavily-amended version of LD…
Two days after the Maine Senate voted 24-11 in favor of passing LD 255, “Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the…
As we approach the ten-year anniversary of Maine’s historic public charter school system, there is much to celebrate about how…
Governor Janet Mills last week signed into law LD 946 “An Act To Protect the Privacy of Online Customer Information”.…
To advocates of a limited public sector, there’s a lot to dislike about the scope of Maine state government. Billions…
In the early ‘90s, times were very different than they are today. Maine’s economy was in a tailspin, state revenues…
The Maine House of Representatives on Wednesday considered LD 1282, “An Act to Establish a Green New Deal for Maine”,…
On May 14th, the Maine Senate took the first step to allocate Maine’s four Electoral College votes to the presidential candidate…
The Maine House of Representatives on Monday, June 3 voted 87-51 along party lines to pass a heavily-amended version of…
U.S. constitutional law depends on the purpose and limitations of our written constitution, which is only modified only through the…
Just last week, an amazing thing happened in the Maine House. Twenty-one Democrats joined all Republicans to defeat an attempt…
The Maine House voted to reject a bill Thursday that would bind the state’s Electoral College votes to the winner…
To an obdurate defender of economic theory’s central simplifying assumption — that people act to maximize their long-run satisfaction –…
There is a legislative agenda to “make Maine green again” that could make Maine’s manufacturing sector disappear. Whether it is…
Governor Janet Mills yesterday signed LD 1209, “An Act To Require Legislative Hearings on Citizen-initiated Legislation” into Maine law. The…
Maine is one of twenty-two states that currently require occupational licensing for sign language interpreters. Though this measure may seem…
The Maine House on Tuesday voted to approve a bill that would simplify the wording of ballot questions to make…
This week, lawmakers on Maine’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee will hold a public hearing on LD 1742, a bill…
The Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business heard several bills last week that would cost Maine millions to…
It is a fallacy that individual clauses in the Constitution can be considered outside of the Constitution’s underlying thesis; our…
Since Governor Janet Mills released her biennial budget proposal in February, the fiscal landscape in Maine has changed significantly. The…
The First Session of the 129th Maine Legislature has been filled with proposals that would harm the financial well-being of…
What creates jobs? What goes into building a healthy and vibrant economy that creates real opportunity for as many people…
Lawmakers are considering a flurry of ballot initiative reforms this session, from requiring signatures to be collected in both congressional…
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule to no longer allow states to make…
This session, lawmakers in the Maine Legislature are considering a pair of bills that aim to increase access to higher…
It’s no secret that our state is inhospitable – to put it mildly – to business. Our citizens face one…
I have always contended that it was a mistake to refer to our form of government as a democracy. The…
Quite often we hear politicians and special interests say that the quality of a child’s education should not be determined…
Without a doubt, the digital age has brought innumerable advantages to modern life. More than ever before, individuals have access…
For years in the Maine Legislature lawmakers have grappled with countless ideas to expand access to affordable health care services.…
Three employees of Kent State University on Monday, April 29 filed suit against the University’s Board of Trustees and the…
Expanding access to affordable child care is of pressing concern to many Maine families. As we’ve noted in the past,…
I have sponsored LD 665, “An Act to Enact the Campus Free Expression Act” this session to codify into state…
To become a hairdresser in the State of Maine, you must be at least 17 years old, complete a 1,500-hour…
Karl Marx said that “Religion is the opium of the people.” Marx should have said “Government dependence is the opium…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee on Monday held a public hearing on LD 665, sponsored by Rep.…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee today will consider a bill that would amend the Maine Constitution to…
Are you a public employee? Public sector labor unions in Maine want access to your personal information, regardless of whether…
Background The Legislature has developed a new automated tool for submitting electronic testimony. Citizens may still send written testimony via…
It has not been difficult to find bills this legislative session that would be harmful to businesses or consumers in…
Maine is one of a small handful of states that still impose so-called “blue laws,” or prohibitions on certain activities…
It’s true – citizens have been so active this session that the Maine Legislature is revising its process for submitting…
There has been plenty of legislation proposed this session that would increase taxes on Maine citizens, including new taxes on…
Some things aren’t always what they seem. Such is the case in the state legislature with many well-meaning bill titles,…
It is hard to make constitutional sense out of the cacophony of progressive sound bites we hear in Maine on…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Taxation Committee on Thursday, April 11 held public hearings on two bills that would increase so-called sin…
Occupational licensing exists to protect public health and safety in professions that pose measurable risk to consumers. However, as we’ve…
This week, the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology held a public hearing on LD 1364, a bill…
This morning, lawmakers on the Labor and Housing Committee held a public hearing on LD 1345, a bill that would…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Labor and Housing Committee today will hold a public hearing on LD 1345, a bill that would…
A lawmaker from Portland appears to have a personal vendetta against public charter schools. Rep. Michael Brennan is sponsoring a…
In 1994, Maine rolled out the United States Emissions Test, a program that failed so significantly that the New York…
Roads across Maine are in rough shape this time of year, and a lot of attention has been paid to…
Medicaid expansion enrollment under Governor Janet Mills is taking off – almost 16,800 individuals have enrolled to receive Medicaid benefits…
Lawmakers in Augusta have proposed a spate of bills this session in an attempt to mitigate the negative effects of…