For most Americans, COVID-19 long ago stopped being an immediate crisis and has become little more than a dull annoyance,…
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The Portland City Council voted to repeal the city’s declaration of emergency and implement an indoor mask mandate at its…
Though Maine’s state of emergency expired on June 30, some changes to rules and regulations instituted through executive order will remain in effect until the end of 2021.
The Granite State passed a new budget last week that should have people in the Pine Tree State jealous of…
Policymakers have, yet again, committed an act that is sorely ironic: they have stalled a review of their own strategy to tackle a pandemic, which will surely hamper lawmakers down the line come the next and inevitable contagious disease.
On June 11, Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced she was renewing the state of civil emergency, which was set to…
On June 9, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) updated its PreK-12 and Adult Education Public Guidance. Though Gov. Janet…
On June 2, the Maine House of Representatives defeated eight bills aimed at reforming the use of executive emergency powers.
Janet Mills is notorious for her abuses of power and seeming disregard for the best interests of Mainers in favor…
Governor Janet Mills’ reign over Maine people doesn’t appear to be ending anytime soon, unfortunately. Democrats on Maine’s State and…
On Wednesday afternoon, Maine’s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a public hearing on LD 1344, a department bill…
As many Mainers question the appropriateness of a year-long state of emergency, in which a sole political official holds the…
The Maine Legislature convened in person on Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center to tackle the state’s supplemental budget and…
Maine lawmakers will convene in-person in Augusta this week for the first time since December 2, when legislators met at…
Last Friday, Democratic state senator John Mannion of New York called for an end to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s emergency powers. Mannion’s call…
At the peak of state-ordered lockdowns in response to COVID-19, 316 million Americans across 42 states lived under a stay-at-home order. Millions…
After nearly a year with one person unilaterally dictating public policy in Maine, some members of the state legislature are…
Late last week, the Michigan Supreme Court in a 4-3 vote ruled that emergency orders issued by Governor Gretchen Whitmer…
Maine Policy Institute today released a new report that sheds light on the harmful effects of Governor Janet Mills’ economic…
Maine citizens are becoming increasingly divided. It didn’t have to be this way. What started out as a unified effort…
On March 15, Maine Governor Janet Mills declared a civil state of emergency enabling her use of emergency powers to enhance and…
On Saturday evening, the Republican leaders in the House and Senate, with the backing of their caucus, sent a letter…
Governor Janet Mills issued an executive order last week that indefinitely extends expiration dates on all vehicle inspection stickers and…