All posts tagged "regulations"
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Lawmakers decline eliminating a licensing board that did not meet for four consecutive years
Occupational licensing exists to protect public health and safety in professions that pose...
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Legislators can take steps to prevent Maine’s coming regulatory storm
This piece first appeared in the Portland Press Herald. During her recent inaugural...
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New analysis shows there are 113,862 regulatory restrictions on the books in Maine
The 2018 Code of Maine Rules is home to 113,862 restrictions and 8.1...
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Why do lawmakers choose licensing?
Despite economists on both sides of the aisle agreeing that occupational licensing laws...
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What makes child care so expensive? Overregulation.
Maine’s Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services recently held public hearing...
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Uber and suffocating government regulations
The word came down just days ago. Uber is going to lose its...
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Entrepreneurship: America’s Modern-Day Frontier
If you work hard enough and create sufficient value for your fellow man,...
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LePage’s Approach to the Economy Focuses on Maine’s Most Vulnerable
Over the weekend, the Bangor Daily News published an article titled: What stands...
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Why Are Mainers Poor?
Yesterday, The Maine Heritage Policy Center released a new report, “Top 10 Things...
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New Overtime Rules Do More Harm Than Good
“Without question, these new regulations will hurt Maine workers more than help.” In...
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Regulations Drive Up Cost of Child Care in Maine
For many families with young children, especially single-parent households, child care is critical...
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It Takes 1,500 Hours to Become a Barber in Maine
Your barber has to get government permission to cut hair, or risk jail...
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Let’s Tear Down the Wall Between Breweries and Brewpubs
Perhaps as early as Wednesday, the Maine House of Representatives has a chance to...
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Madison Mill to Close, Laying Off 214 Workers
On Monday, Madison Paper Industries announced its decision to close, laying off 214...
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Solutions That Work for Maine
For several years in a row, Maine’s business climate has ranked among the...
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Unnecessary Regulations Strangle Maine’s Economy
Maine’s harsh regulatory climate continues to hinder our state’s economic growth, especially for...
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Occupational Licensing Needs Reform
Among the many deeply flawed and harmful regulations and rules passed by Maine...
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Repairing the Government-Business Relationship
Over the past few months, I’ve spoken with dozens of business owners about...
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This is About Maine Jobs
Our Great State of Maine is known for many unique industries and trades,...
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The Cost of Federal Regulations on Maine Businesses
According to the Small Business Administration, the annual cost of federal regulations on...
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Poliquin: The EPA’s War On Maine Paper Mills
Maine is home to the most skilled paper makers in the world. Our...
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Rousselle: Why Young People Aren’t Returning to Maine
I love Maine. I was born there. I spent 18 years of my life...
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Hitchcock: Why the “Fair Pint” Beer Bill is Not Needed
On Monday, Governor LePage vetoed LD 122, An Act to Standardize Pints of...
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Over-Ruled: Part I
“As the body of rules grows, the legal landscape becomes more thickly populated...
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Op-Ed: Portland City Council’s Proposed Nanny-State Regulations Ignore Science and Economics
By Paul Blair — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has friends in Portland, Maine....
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Survey Ranks Maine 40th Business Friendly State
Well, at least we’re not dead last. A survey of 8,000 small businesses across the country published...
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The 10 Worst Regulations of 2012
By James Gattuso and Diane Katz The Heritage Foundation It seems that no aspect of American...
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Report: “Liberating the Energy Economy: What Washington Must Do”
The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research has published a new report, “Liberating the...
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Activists model Maine anti-chemical law on California, European regulations
Baldacci task force, Hannah Pingree and “Kid Safe Act” laid groundwork for DEP...
