According to the American Legislative Exchange Council Center for State Fiscal Reform, Maine is currently ranked 44th in the nation in…
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In recent months, we’ve heard a lot about child care in the news and from pundits. Whether it’s the so-called…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing Thursday on LD 1981, “An Act Regarding the Regulation of…
Maine’s Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry held a public hearing Thursday on a bill that would eliminate needless bureaucracy…
It’s no secret that the fees and requirements necessary to obtain an occupational license are barriers to entry that bar…
Over the last few months, the debate regarding the future of Auburn’s Agriculture and Resource Protection Zone (Ag Zone), which…
Last week, Governor Matt Bevin gave the keynote address at The Maine Heritage Policy Center’s 2019 Freedom and Opportunity Luncheon.…
The 2018 Code of Maine Rules is home to 113,862 restrictions and 8.1 million words. It would take an individual about 449 hours – or more than 11 weeks – to read the entire CMR, assuming the reader spends 40 hours per week reading at a rate of 300 words per minute.
Policymakers are always asking: ‘What can we do to attract young, talented people to our state?’ In Maine – which…