Unnecessary spending leaves Maine unprepared for economic fallout from coronavirus
Unnecessary spending in Governor Janet Mills’ biennial budget, approved by Maine lawmakers in 2019, is going to come back to bite the state now that economic activity has slowed significantly […]
Read More →Governor Mills takes emergency action on medical licensing, telehealth
Governor Janet Mills issued an executive order that eases occupational licensing rules for health professionals and makes telehealth services more accessible for Mainers. Both orders align with the recommendations made to […]
Read More →Maine vehicle inspection expirations extended for the duration of state of emergency
Governor Janet Mills issued an executive order last week that indefinitely extends expiration dates on all vehicle inspection stickers and registrations, as well as driver’s licenses and state IDs. Expiration […]
Read More →How Maine’s certificate of need law could limit patient access to treatment amid coronavirus outbreak
As policymakers and public health officials at the local, state and federal levels prepare and execute a response strategy to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, certificate of […]
Read More →Release: Recommendations to enhance Maine’s COVID-19 response
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 19, 2020Contact: Jacob PosikDirector of CommunicationsOffice: 207.321.2550Cell: 207.240.7064 Maine Policy Institute provides support and recommendations toGovernor Mills to assist in Maine’s COVID-19 response efforts PORTLAND, […]
Read More →Release: The Maine Heritage Policy Center announces name change to Maine Policy Institute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 9, 2020Contact: Jacob PosikDirector of CommunicationsOffice: 207.321.2550Cell: 207.240.7064 The Maine Heritage Policy Center announcesname change to Maine Policy Institute PORTLAND, Maine – The Maine Heritage Policy Center […]
Read More →Ranked-choice voting fails to deliver on its promises
This item was published in the Anchorage Daily News on February 9, 2020. In 2016, Maine voters approved a ballot initiative that established the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in state and […]
Read More →MHPC files brief in support of Maine professor suing faculty union to restore his First Amendment rights
The Maine Heritage Policy Center Files Amicus Brief in Reisman v. Associated Faculties of the University of Maine The lawsuit challenges exclusive representation laws that prevent some public-sector employees from representing […]
Read More →Press Release: MHPC sends letter to Governor Mills in opposition to Transportation and Climate Initiative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 17, 2019Contact: Jacob PosikDirector of CommunicationsOffice: 207.321.2550 MHPC sends letter to Governor Mills outlining its opposition to the Transportation and Climate Initiative PORTLAND, Maine – The Maine […]
Read More →Press Release: A local option sales tax would harm low-income Mainers and undermine businesses in border counties
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 2, 2019Contact: Jacob PosikDirector of CommunicationsOffice: 207.321.2550Cell: 207.240.7064 New analysis shows a local option sales tax would harm low-income Mainers, undermine businesses in border counties PORTLAND, Maine […]
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