Transparency-Shedding Light on Government Activities II: The Hidden LD 1 Cost-Shift
Read the full report | In the spring of 2005, the Legislature passed LD 1, which promised to ease property tax burdens by increasing the state’s share of K-12 spending […]
Read More →$217 Million in Reasonable Spending Cuts To Close Budget Gap
Read the full report | A recent Market Decisions’ public opinion poll noted that some 86 percent of Maine people believe that taxes are too high, and that 80 percent […]
Read More →Transparency—Shedding Light on Government Activities I: How Will Maine Afford Retiree Health Care Benefits for State Employees and Public School Teachers?
Read the full report | Maine is abuzz with the recent news that the state government’s budget deficit has doubled from $95 million to $190 million. While legislators frantically try […]
Read More →Maine’s Choice: Have Medicaid Take Care of the Truly Vulnerable or Give Away Medicaid to the Middle Class
Read the full report | As state legislators in Augusta work to close a $200 million budget shortfall, they would be well advised to take a careful look at the […]
Read More →The School Budget Validation Process: Empowering Voters, Achieving Savings
Read the full report | As Legislators look to rework the troubled school district reorganization law, one of the components of the law which has become the subject of some […]
Read More →Tax Savings to Mainers Engaging in Cross-Border Shopping In New Hampshire
Read the full report | Maine shares a border with only one other state—New Hampshire. More importantly, from a tax policy perspective, the Maine- New Hampshire border represents one of, […]
Read More →Why Taxes Matter
Read the full report | It is known that taxpayers respond to tax incentives and disincentives. For example, a taxpayer may buy a larger house than they may “need” because […]
Read More →Beyond School District Reorganization: A Vision for Education Reform
Read the full report | Just before the December 1st deadline for Maine’s school units to submit their district reorganization plans, the Maine Department of Education released a long-awaited proposal […]
Read More →Maine Medicaid Check Up Series Part III: Non-Elderly Adult Medicaid Spending
Read the full report | Recently, Maine state revenue forecasters projected a $95 million budget gap for the current biennium. As the Legislature goes into session in January 2008, Medicaid […]
Read More →New York’s BOCES System: A Model for Maine?
Read the full report | Under the provisions of the school district reorganization law passed last spring, school and community leaders had until December 1 of this year to develop […]
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