Op-Ed: Maine’s ‘Sunshine’ Law Has Lost Its Power to Illuminate
The way Maine’s Freedom of Access Act works is simple: A citizen submits a records request to a government entity. That entity is required to respond and acknowledge receipt of […]
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Massachusetts’ tobacco black market flourishes under flavor ban
Several years after Massachusetts imposed stricter tobacco regulations in June 2020—including a ban on all flavored tobacco products including e-cigarettes and menthol cigarettes, plus a 75% tobacco excise tax hike—cross-border […]
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Listen: Emergency Power Reform on WGAN
Director of policy, Nick Murray, joined the WGAN Morning News to discuss the third edition of Scoring Emergency Executive Power in All 50 states, Maine Policy’s newest analysis measuring the […]
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Listen: Emergency Power Reform on GHRT
Director of policy, Nick Murray, joined the George Hale Ric Tyler Show on WVOM radio to discuss the third edition of Maine Policy’s emergency powers scorecard, a 50-state analysis of […]
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Listen: How the Proliferation of Concept Drafts Undermines Transparency in the Legislature
Communications director, Jacob Posik, joined the WGAN Morning News on March 3 to discuss the onslaught of “concept drafts” in the Maine Legislature. Concept drafts allow lawmakers to submit a […]
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Listen: Senator King’s shocking censorship of political opponents
Director of policy, Nick Murray, joined the WGAN Morning News to discuss recent “Twitter Files” revelations about Maine Sen. Angus King’s political campaign wielding its influence over social media companies […]
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Listen: Mills’ out-of-touch budget address
Director of communications, Jacob Posik, joined the WGAN Morning News this week to discuss Gov. Janet Mills’ budget address. Posik said it’s mind-boggling and out of touch for Gov. Mills’ […]
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Op-Ed: Is Lithium Mining in Maine a Cost of Going Electric?
Whether they know it or not, both Maine Gov. Janet Mills and Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey have bet big on lithium, a critical element for making batteries for electric vehicles and […]
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Op-Ed: Requiring Voter ID Could Increase Trust in Maine Elections
Maine is one of just 15 states which do not require registered voters to provide any sort of identification at polling stations in order to vote on Election Day. This is a […]
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Watch: Lawmakers should approve voter ID, ignore Bellows’ harmful rhetoric
Director of Policy, Nick Murray, delivers testimony before Maine’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee in support of LD 34, a bill sponsored by Sen. Matt Pouliot of Augusta. To date, […]
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