Maine versus New Hampshire IV
This is a miscellaneous post: 1. From my previous blog in this series on the State Coincident Index, there were only 4 states that broke the 200 index value by […]
Read More →Transparency—Shedding Light on Government Activities I: How Will Maine Afford Retiree Health Care Benefits for State Employees and Public School Teachers?
Read the full report | Maine is abuzz with the recent news that the state government’s budget deficit has doubled from $95 million to $190 million. While legislators frantically try […]
Read More →Maine versus New Hampshire III
Every month the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia publishes their State Coincident Index which is an important gauge of economic activity within a state. In their words: “The coincident indexes […]
Read More →Maine’s Choice: Have Medicaid Take Care of the Truly Vulnerable or Give Away Medicaid to the Middle Class
Read the full report | As state legislators in Augusta work to close a $200 million budget shortfall, they would be well advised to take a careful look at the […]
Read More →Maine versus New Hampshire II
The other day I was looking over various labor data in Maine when I noticed divergent trends in 2007 for Maine versus New Hampshire. In particular, Maine’s number of unemployed […]
Read More →Maine versus New Hampshire I
I will begin a new series on the MHPC blog called “Maine versus New Hampshire.” The purpose of the series is to highlight similarities and differences between Maine and our […]
Read More →The School Budget Validation Process: Empowering Voters, Achieving Savings
Read the full report | As Legislators look to rework the troubled school district reorganization law, one of the components of the law which has become the subject of some […]
Read More →Tax Savings to Mainers Engaging in Cross-Border Shopping In New Hampshire
Read the full report | Maine shares a border with only one other state—New Hampshire. More importantly, from a tax policy perspective, the Maine- New Hampshire border represents one of, […]
Read More →Why Taxes Matter
Read the full report | It is known that taxpayers respond to tax incentives and disincentives. For example, a taxpayer may buy a larger house than they may “need” because […]
Read More →Beyond School District Reorganization: A Vision for Education Reform
Read the full report | Just before the December 1st deadline for Maine’s school units to submit their district reorganization plans, the Maine Department of Education released a long-awaited proposal […]
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