This November, Portland residents will vote on five citizens’ initiatives, four of which were sponsored by the Maine chapter of the…
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According to a report recently released by WalletHub, Maine has the eighth weakest economy in the nation. WalletHub looked at…
It is far past time to reopen the border between the United States and Canada. Even Gov. Janet Mills agrees…
This week, my legislative colleagues on the Taxation Committee held a public hearing on my bill to reform Maine’s income…
On Tuesday, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced that he will lift all business restrictions, except for mandating masks indoors (including…
The economic shock from the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, exacerbated by the response of many state governors, is just beginning…
A number of iconic Maine businesses have closed this year due to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic…
Last week, Governor Janet Mills issued a “curtailment order,” a tool Maine governors can wield to balance budgets after the…
We are quickly approaching Labor Day and the end to the summer season here in Maine. When it comes to…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday the creation of a new small business grant program to provide relief to struggling…
The latest report from Maine’s Revenue Forecasting Committee (RFC), published earlier this month, revised its estimate of the state government’s…
Maine Policy Institute today released a new report that sheds light on the harmful effects of Governor Janet Mills’ economic…
Last week, Governor Janet Mills’ Economic Recovery Committee released recommendations urging the administration to spend $1.1 billion to support and…
Under the “Keep Maine Healthy” program, Governor Janet Mills announced on Monday, June 8, her plan to provide an alternative…
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…
In November 2003, Maine Indoor Karting (MIK) opened its doors, becoming the first and only indoor go-karting facility in Maine.…
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the website MoneyGeek has been analyzing unemployment in state economies by sector and updating…
Dominic Petrillo, owner of Petrillo’s restaurant in Freeport, got his license temporarily suspended on Monday for serving customers indoors despite…
A few weeks ago, I read about the City of Calais declaring all businesses as essential and the city giving…
On Friday, Governor Janet Mills released her response to requests from Speaker of the House Sara Gideon and Senate President…
Time is running out. Time is running out for the segment of our population that has no job, no income,…
On Tuesday, Scott Sullivan, head of the Maine Brewers Guild, a nonprofit trade association that represents the state’s craft brewing…
On March 17, Nelson Moody, owner of Yankee Lanes bowling alley in Brunswick, closed his doors and the business has…
Maine citizens are becoming increasingly divided. It didn’t have to be this way. What started out as a unified effort…
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers representing rural towns in Androscoggin and Cumberland counties sent a letter to Governor Janet Mills…
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 alluded to forthcoming changes to her plan to reopen Maine’s economy Wednesday during a press conference with…
Maine Policy Institute on Monday sent to Governor Janet Mills a list of recommendations for reopening the state economy. The…
Lawmakers frequently pursue legislation under the guise of improving Maine’s economy and attracting people to our state, but rarely is…
Augusta – A bill which would provide businesses in Maine with energy cost relief today was enacted in the Maine…
You’d be hard pressed to come up with a state more rich with the tradition of hunting than Maine. From…