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As part of Maine’s Climate Council, which is working to implement a four-year plan to decrease the state’s greenhouse gas…
The governors of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island withdrew their support from the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) last week, effectively…
According to estimates from the White House, Maine will receive just over $1.9 billion in funding from the Infrastructure Investment…
On August 4, a citizens’ petition that would put a question about the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) on the Massachusetts…
The Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) began in 2010 when 11 states and the District of Columbia signed a Declaration of…
Maine’s Committee on State and Local Government held public hearings last Friday on two bills that would require a legislative…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Transportation Committee held virtual public hearings Thursday on five bills sponsored by members of both parties that…
I sold my car when I went to New York City in 2019, so I’m one of the rare individuals…
The Reason Foundation’s 25th Annual Highway Report highlights something Mainers of all political stripes know well: We need to “fix…
One of the overlooked stories on Election Day was the defeat of pro-carbon tax politicians across the nation and here in…
Maine Policy Institute and a coalition of 17 other organizations sent letters to their respective governors this week urging them…
In the past 13 years, Maine voters have approved 38 of 39 bond issues on the ballot, totaling $1.43 billion…
The Maine Legislature adjourned Tuesday evening after a marathon session where the body spent most of its time working on…
The pressure is on Janet Mills as the public comment period on the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) of the…
A little over one year into her tenure as governor, Janet Mills is responsible for an explosion of new spending…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills delivered her first State of the State address Tuesday evening, calling on lawmakers to work together…
Organizations representing each New England state convened in Boston last week to voice their concerns about the Transportation Climate Initiative…
Progressive lawmakers are in pursuit of an ever-expanding state government in Augusta. Their neglecting to properly fund our infrastructure, and…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee are holding a public hearing Wednesday, Jan. 15 on LD 1894, “An…
The Transportation and Climate Initiative, a regional coalition of 12 states and Washington DC that seeks to price emissions within…
In June, Gov. Janet Mills signed LD 945, a resolve that created the Blue Ribbon Commission To Study and Recommend Funding…
Governor Janet Mills is considering entering Maine into the Transportation & Climate Initiative, a regional collaboration of 12 states that…
In June 2010, under Governor John Baldacci, eleven states and the District of Columbia began collaborating on the Transportation and Climate…
Lawmakers returned to Augusta on Monday to debate several bonds proposed by Governor Janet Mills during a special legislative session…
I’ve lived in Maine all my life, and I can’t remember a time when winter road conditions were worse than…
With a humming U.S. economy and airline traffic at an all-time high, the nation’s airports are collecting record revenues and…
It’s no secret that our state is inhospitable – to put it mildly – to business. Our citizens face one…
Lawmakers on the Transportation Committee today will hold a public hearing on LD 270, sponsored by Sen. David Miramant, a…
Approximately 96 hours after this publication questioned the merits of a bill to require all Maine drivers to equip their…
As previously highlighted in this publication, there are a number of strange, ridiculous and funny-sounding bills being proposed in the…
After years of fixing Maine’s balance sheet, now is the time to make investments in our economy. During this past…