When we hear about the challenge of testing for the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), we often hear that tests may take a…
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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…
Last week, Governor Janet Mills issued a “curtailment order,” a tool Maine governors can wield to balance budgets after the…
A pair of lawsuits that mirror a Maine-based legal challenge (currently pending in the First Circuit Court of Appeals) has…
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…
Aquaboggan in Saco was forced to close in late August after receiving a cease-and-desist order from the Saco Police. The…
Bowing to pressure from the Mills administration, the Maine Principals’ Association announced Thursday that it will not allow football or…
My colleagues and I have previously written on the State of Maine’s impending revenue shortfall, which is projected to top…
Recently, some on social media have shared a misrepresentation of an August 26 update to the US Centers for Disease…
After telling the public that the Maine Principals’ Association (MPA) would have the final say in returning to high school…
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 Maine Principals’ Association’s (MPA) Interscholastic Management Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to accept the recommendation of the association’s Sports…
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…
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…
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…
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…
As a long-time supporter of the First Amendment and the value of free and open inquiry, leftist cancel culture efforts…
The last few months have been tense, marked by social distancing and physical isolation amid the outbreak of a new…
Opening schools this fall should not be a partisan issue, but it is and will be. The physical and mental…
Maine’s ranked-choice voting woes continue. Secretary of State Matt Dunlap announced Monday his office had to retabulate the July primary…
Four Maine citizens filed a lawsuit late last week against Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, Attorney General Aaron Frey and…
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 Friday, Governor Janet Mills released guidelines for schools as they consider whether or not to return to in-person instruction…
We’ve been watching the judicial gyrations over the fate of retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn for weeks. Each week a…
In November 2003, Maine Indoor Karting (MIK) opened its doors, becoming the first and only indoor go-karting facility in Maine.…
To state the obvious, Maine’s economy is in trouble. The 14 day quarantine has already wrecked the early and middle…
On Monday, Governor Janet Mills announced that restaurants in Androscoggin, Cumberland, and York counties may offer dine-in services beginning Wednesday,…
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…
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…
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…
A few weeks ago, I read about the City of Calais declaring all businesses as essential and the city giving…
More than 30 hotels in Maine are asking Governor Janet Mills to remove the 14 day quarantine for out-of-state visitors. …
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…
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…
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…
Last Friday, Maine Governor Janet Mills released a revision to her phased reopening plan, announcing that restaurants, retail stores and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…