Where the Money Is: The Top 40 Fastest-Growing General Fund Programs in Maine Government, FY 2000—FY 2009
Read the full report | As legislators begin dealing with a state biennial budget deficit reported to be more than $840 million, they would do well to learn from the […]
Read More →Cost per Degree: Measuring Inputs and Outputs at Maine’s Public and Private Colleges
Read the full report | Dramatic increases in the cost of college have concerned policymakers and the college-going public for years. Citing data indicating that “college tuition and fees increased 439 […]
Read More →Improving Civic Education in Maine’s Public Colleges and Universities
Read the full report | Last year, the Delaware-based Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) published a report titled Failing Our Students, Failing America: Holding Colleges Accountable for Teaching America’s History and […]
Read More →Maine Spends Too Much… But Where?
Read the full report | The next state budget has not been submitted yet, but the debates about a gap of at least $500 million between tax revenues and spending […]
Read More →Maine’s Dwindling Private Sector Economy
Read the full report | Personal income is an important economic measure of a state’s well-being. Higher levels of personal income mean that a state’s residents are able to buy […]
Read More →UPDATE: 16 Reorganization Plans and the Threat to School Choice
Read the full report | As The Maine Heritage Policy Center has previously reported, opportunities for Maine families to choose the schools their children attend are in danger as a […]
Read More →Maine versus New Hampshire VII
One of the greatest economic and policy differences between Maine and New Hampshire is the level of spending on personal current transfer receipts (PCTR). This type of spending includes Social […]
Read More →Reforming Teacher Pay in Maine – Part 2 Making Alternative Teacher Compensation Systems Work
Read the full report | As The Maine Heritage Policy Center described in a recent Maine View policy brief entitled Reforming Teacher Pay in Maine – Part 1: How Alternative […]
Read More →Maine versus New Hampshire VI
Recently, Fraser America released a new study titled “Measuring Entrepreneurship: Conceptual Frameworks and Empirical Indicators.” After reading through the study I noticed a wide deviation between Maine and New Hampshire […]
Read More →Maine Taxpayers Will Face Higher Income Taxes Than Those in Canada, France and Italy With Proposed Federal Health Care Surtax
Read the full report | Unfortunately, for Maine’s taxpayers, the Legislature and Governor must not be talking with our Congressional delegation. On the one hand, Maine’s state government has spent […]
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