Unintended consequences come with minimum wage and overtime exemption increases
On January 1, the state’s minimum wage and overtime exemption thresholds increased by more than nine percent. More specifically, the minimum wage was raised from $11 per hour to $12 […]
Read More →Making sense of Governor Mills’ 10-year economic plan
Governor Janet Mills earlier this month released her 10-Year Economic Development Strategy for the state, the first undertaking since 1993. While well-intentioned, the plan outlines broad policy ideas for lawmakers […]
Read More →TCI would raise gas prices by up to 17 cents per gallon in 2022, have little impact in reducing carbon emissions
The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), a regional collaboration of 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia, released a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for participating jurisdictions […]
Read More →How should Maine fix its transportation funding shortfall?
In June, Gov. Janet Mills signed LD 945, a resolve that created the Blue Ribbon Commission To Study and Recommend Funding Solutions for the State’s Transportation Systems. The 15-member commission […]
Read More →What would a universal basic income look like in Maine?
Earlier this year the legislature passed LD 1324, a bill that creates an 11-person committee to study the feasibility of implementing basic income security policy in Maine. The committee, which […]
Read More →A government takeover of CMP and Emera would not benefit ratepayers
During the First Session of the 129th Legislature, Rep. Seth Berry introduced LD 1646, a bill that would create a consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility by forcibly consuming assets and […]
Read More →After Janus, workers are standing up for their rights in the workplace
In 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that requiring public-sector workers to pay dues or fees to a union without affirmative consent violates their First Amendment rights. […]
Read More →Testimony in opposition to Transportation & Climate Initiative draft framework
The Maine Heritage Policy Center is opposed to the proposal released by the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) on October 1, 2019. Not only is this proposal anti-free market, but […]
Read More →Auburn needs to update its Agricultural Zone regulations
Over the last few months, the debate regarding the future of Auburn’s Agriculture and Resource Protection Zone (Ag Zone), which comprises 40 percent of the city’s land (>20,000 acres), has […]
Read More →Joining the Transportation & Climate Initiative would mean higher gas and diesel prices for Mainers
In June 2010, under Governor John Baldacci, eleven states and the District of Columbia began collaborating on the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI). The goal of TCI is to reduce […]
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