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Portland’s 100-Foot Rule is One More Barrier to Doing Business

Andrew Cook
July 17, 2026

By 2026 Maine Policy Institute Public Policy Intern Andrew Cook Portland’s downtown should be one of the easiest places in Maine to open a restaurant, bar, music venue, or…

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Portland’s 100-Foot Rule is One More Barrier to Doing Business

Check out the Latest Pine Tree Pulse Podcast

Maine’s Bell-to-Bell Cell Phone Ban Goes Too Far

Portland Study Reinforces What We Already Know: Inclusionary Zoning is Terrible Policy

Maine’s 2026 Primary Shows Why RCV Should Be Repealed

Maine Taxpayers Are Once Again Paying for Bellows’ Fight with Trump

Billionaires Are Not The Problem

2026 Legislative Wrap-Up

Our Research

Under Construction: Fixing Maine’s Self-Imposed Housing Crisis

The Staggering Costs of New England’s Green Energy Policies

Legislative Guidebook for the 132nd Maine Legislature

Featured Bills

Childcare Reform

Unconstitutional RCV Expansion

Adding Nuclear to Maine’s Renewable Portfolio Standard

Increasing the Income Tax

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