All posts tagged "regulation"
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Lawmakers spar over hemp regulations on final day of session
Maine’s Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (DACF) would write new rules to...
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Affordable housing bill pushes local deregulation while questioning the extent of local control
The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Labor and Housing held a public hearing March...
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In light of ProPublica report, Congress looks primed to ravage IRAs
Clearly, the vast majority of people taking advantage of IRAs are everyday Americans...
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Gov. Mills and allies are destroying affordable, accessible child care for Maine families
In recent months, we’ve heard a lot about child care in the news...
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Six years after deregulating them, lawmakers are cracking down on vanity plates again
A bill to limit license plates with profane or vulgar references passed under...
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Texas hits record low COVID cases, 3 weeks after lifting all pandemic restrictions
On March 2, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he was lifting all government...
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Maine’s certificate of need law could hinder the state’s COVID-19 response efforts
As policymakers and public health officials at the local, state and federal levels...
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Is a remedy for tiny homes on the horizon?
Last week, Maine’s Legislative Council admitted a bill into the second session that...
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Overregulation threatens efforts in Maine to expand broadband
The internet in Maine is getting faster and easier to use than ever...
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Maine needs more broadband investment, not more government regulation
It’s hard to imagine a time when we didn’t have the internet. From...
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Unaccommodating regulation threatens the future of tiny homes in Maine
Tiny houses are a relatively new phenomenon and are becoming a modern lifestyle...
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After years of resistance, Maine is rolling out new rules for autocycles
Hundreds of new Maine laws will take effect later this week. Among them...
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Portland wants a new license for alcohol manufacturers. Is that really necessary?
When Portland City Councilors approved the city’s budget in May, it included a...
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How unworkable government rules separate man from his bacon
Farmer Randy Canarr of Souder Station Farm has been farming and raising livestock...
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To Help Businesses Thrive, Eliminate Red Tape
Recently, as President Obama approached his final year in office, his administration announced...
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Stephens: Whack-a-Mole for Business
Last week , after over forty years in business, A Maine institution closed...
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FAA Kills Drone Delivery Programs
On Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration effectively ended any commercial attempts at drone...
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The Regulator in Chief
The hidden cost of federal regulation is taking its toll on Americans’ wallets,...
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Video: Entrepreneurs battle New York Nanny State
A new short film by Honest Enterprise is a must-see for fans...
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M.D. Harmon: License to…Work
People pondering the business-friendliness of Maine’s tax and regulatory policies should be paying...
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Citizens, lawyers offer differing views on "Takings Bill"
by Terrilyn Simpson The much debated “Takings Bill” will be hammered out in...
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Maine's First Small Business Advocate Sees Positive Early Returns
by Terrilyn Simpson One of the stories Jay Martin tells when he speaks...
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Proposed Law Would Compensate Maine Landowners For Devalued Property
by Terrilyn Simpson One Maine landowner has called LD 1810 “common sense legislation that...
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Collateral Damage: DEP vs. Main Street Business
by Terrilyn Simpson The two inspectors showed up on a day when she...
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M.D. Harmon: Canada "Open for Business" and Outgrowing U.S.
“South of the Border, down Mexico way …” is a perfect song to...
