Medicaid Expansion Report Released
Today, The Maine Heritage Policy Center released a new report, “Reject Medicaid Expansion,” at an 11 a.m. press conference at the Holiday Inn By The Bay in Portland. You can […]
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Top 10 Things Keeping Mainers Poor
Yesterday, The Maine Heritage Policy Center released a new report, “Top 10 Things Keeping Mainers Poor.” Poverty is an issue that has touched everyone’s life in some way, regardless of […]
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Federal Proposal Could Increase Business Costs by $900 Million Annually
The Department of Labor is considering two new rules that would have sweeping effects on small businesses, retirees, and investors. Though the regulations have yet to be finalized, they are […]
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Small Banking Institutions Struggle Under the Dodd-Frank Act
In 2010, following a financial crisis fueled by irresponsible lending practices, reckless risk management, misguided government policies, and the collapse of the housing bubble, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street […]
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The Clean Water Act Goes Too Far
In 1972, Congress passed the Clean Water Act under its constitutional authority to regulate interstate commerce. The law enabled the EPA to establish rules to protect the quality and sustainability […]
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Solutions That Work for Maine
For several years in a row, Maine’s business climate has ranked among the worst in America, with our regulatory environment earning especially low marks. In 2015, the Pacific Research Center […]
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We Should Have Been Farmers
“The mark of a healthy, dynamic market is having new firms constantly challenge the business models of old firms. Without this creative destruction, economies fail to serve consumer desires and […]
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Want to help the poor? Reform Maine’s health care system
How the Free Market Can Make Health Care More Affordable For Everyone One of the primary burdens poor Mainers confront is the constant struggle to remain healthy. Unable to afford […]
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Blended Learning: Nexus Academy of Indianapolis (Case Study 3)
In the Midwestern United States, one charter school’s approach to blended learning was ambitious right from the start. The first five Nexus Academy schools – three in Ohio (Cleveland, Columbus, […]
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Blended Learning: Rocky Mountain Prep (Case Study 2)
In southeast Denver, Colorado, one young public charter school is using blended learning to serve at-risk elementary school children – and it is generating some impressive results. Rocky Mountain Prep […]
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