Retired Government Worker Benefits Finally Accounted
How much do state governments and municipalities owe in promised retiree benefits? It is a good question, which is not easily answered. However, with the new Governmental Accounting Standards Board […]
Read More →Reduction of Administration Costs Should Extend Beyond Schools
The recent debate over Governor John E. Baldacci’s school consolidation plan has initiated an invaluable discussion about how to reduce school administrative costs. However, the debate must not end with […]
Read More →Education Service Districts: Achieving school administrative cost savings while protecting local control and parental involvement
Read the full report | Buried in Governor John E. Baldacci’s fiscal year 2008-2009 General Fund budget is a policy change that could dramatically alter the face of Maine’s school […]
Read More →An Inauspicious Start to a 2nd Term
Two days ago, Maine Governor John Baldacci gave an unfortunate – if not odd – Inaugural Address as he began his second term. It was disappointing to hear that the […]
Read More →How Local Government Can Thrive with Spending Limits
Read the full report | Local and state government can benefit greatly from spending limits that put into place reasonable allowances on the growth of government. Opponents of those growth […]
Read More →Atlas Migration Study: Low Tax States Gaining Population
Do taxes affect population migration patterns? The data provided by Atlas World Group seems to indicate that there is a positive correlation between taxes and where people move to. Atlas […]
Read More →Maine threatens to steal the New Hampshire Advantage
Craig Benson: Maine threatens to steal the New Hampshire Advantage By CRAIG BENSON Another View THE OLD SAYING goes, “there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes.” Government […]
Read More →From 2002 to 2004 state and local tax collections as a percent of personal income increased
Recently, The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) released a Maine Issue Brief ™ titled An Update of Maine’s State and Local Tax Collections, written by J. Scott Moody, vice president […]
Read More →Baloney Season In Full Bloom
Baloney Season In Full Bloom by Scott K Fish Baloney season is in full bloom. Example: the nonstop mixed messages about Governor Baldacci’s Dirigo Health Plan (DHP). Dirigo is the […]
Read More →3 June reports cite Maine’s poor performance
By Bill Becker Any reason that the Maine media is not reporting on any of this information? Multiple papers across the country have been reporting on each of these reports […]
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