LD 1333 Explained: FAQs About Maine’s New Health Insurance Reform
On May 17, 2011, Governor Paul LePage signed into law a significant health reform package to help contain the spiraling cost of health insurance for all Mainers. Before becoming law, […]
Read More →Is it Open? Is it Transparent? No, it’s Super Congress!
Superman had a lot of power, but I don’t recall him ever having the opportunity to reduce the U.S. debt by $1.2 trillion. Twelve “Super” members of Congress will soon […]
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Historical Perspective: Why LD 1333 – Maine’s New Health Insurance Reform?
On May 17, 2011, Governor Paul LePage signed into law a major health reform package to help contain the spiraling cost of health insurance for all Mainers. Before becoming law, […]
Read More →Maine’s High Tax Burden on Businesses
Much was made of the recent Ernst & Young/Council on State Taxation (COST) study showing Maine’s tax code pertaining to C-corporations was the best in the country. However, as I […]
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Replacing Big Government Health Care with Patient-Centered Reform
Maine’s past and present free market health policy experts partnered with the national Heritage Foundation to publish a report that serves as a guide for other states that wish to […]
Read More →The Circumstance is Our Own Making
Recently, the New England Public Policy Institute released a new report called, “How Does New Hampshire Do It? An Analysis of Spending and Revenues in the Absence of a Broad-based […]
Read More →Maine by the Numbers: How Do We Measure Up?
When debating policy changes for Maine at the state house or advocating for it, it is important to know where Maine stands. Our new publication the 2011-2012 Maine By The […]
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Maine By The Numbers Compares State Rankings in Key Indicators
The Maine Heritage Policy Center released its 2011-2012 Maine By The Numbers today to provide a fact-based look at how Maine compares to other states and the District of Columbia […]
Read More →Maine’s Private Sector . . . 1st Quarter, 2011
Today the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released new personal income data for the first quarter of 2011 by state (pdf) and revisions for the past couple […]
Read More →Will Maine Taxpayers Pay More to Solve Public Pension Crisis?
Important Note: While this is a new analysis I’m reporting on, it does not reflect the very recent changes to Maine’s pension system that was just enacted as part of […]
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