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Maine Policy Institute

What We do

Individual Liberty

We advocate for policies that protect the rights of Maine citizens.

Economic Freedom

We help Mainers keep more of their hard-earned money.

Free Markets

We press Maine's leaders to empower individuals and the free market, not government.

Scoring Emergency Executive Power in all 50 States

Scoring Emergency Executive Power in all 50 States

“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly

Maine By The Numbers 2020

Maine By The Numbers 2020

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Maine Legislative Guidebook for the 130th Legislature

Maine Legislative Guidebook for the 130th Legislature

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A Humane Approach to Work for Welfare

A Humane Approach to Work for Welfare

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COVID Catastrophe: Consequences of Societal Shutdowns

COVID Catastrophe: Consequences of Societal Shutdowns

On Wednesday, August 26, Maine Policy staff hosted a discussion on the report and the economic, social, and public health effects of the heavy-handed state actions in response to the [&h

A Lost Cause: The Local Option Sales Tax

A Lost Cause: The Local Option Sales Tax

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School District Expenditures Map

School District Expenditures Map

Resident Expenditures by Budget Category for each School Administrative Unit This map uses 2017-18 data from the Maine Department of Education. Resident Expenditures by Budget Category

A False Majority: The Failed Experiment of Ranked-Choice Voting

A False Majority: The Failed Experiment of Ranked-Choice Voting

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Maine In Focus

Proposed tax increases are piling up in Augusta

BY Jacob Posik February 24, 2021

Proposed tax increases are piling up in Augusta

How Maine’s Certificate of Need law hurts rural health care

BY Nick Murray February 23, 2021

How Maine’s Certificate of Need law hurts rural health care

Tracking emergency power reform efforts across the nation

BY Nick Murray February 22, 2021

Tracking emergency power reform efforts across the nation

Our Team

Matthew Gagnon

Matthew Gagnon

Chief Executive Officer

Heather Noyes

Heather Noyes

Director of Operations

207-321-2550 Ext. 5162

Mike Quatrano

Mike Quatrano

Director of Civic Engagement

207-321-2550 Ext. 2089

Jacob Posik

Jacob Posik

Director of Communications

207-321-2550 Ext. 5166

Nick Murray

Nick Murray

Policy Analyst

207-321-2550 Ext. 5163

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