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 →Latest Pension Reform Plan an Important Step Toward Fiscal Solvency
A plan proposed by the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee to reduce Maine’s $4.1 billion unfunded government retiree pension debt provides some needed relief to Maine taxpayers, and is […]
Read More →Meet Our New Health Care Policy Director – Joel Allumbaugh
The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) is proud to announce the selection of Joel Allumbaugh of Gardiner as the new director of MHPC’s Center for Health Reform Initiatives. Allumbaugh, a […]
Read More →RELEASE: MaineOpenGov.org Updates Show Explosive Growth in Maine Turnpike Authority Payroll
The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) held a press conference in Augusta today to update its MaineOpenGov.org online transparency Web site with payroll data from the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) […]
Read More →RELEASE: Think Tank Comments on Federal Judge’s Ruling that ObamaCare is Unconstitutional
Below is a statement by Tarren Bragdon, Chief Executive Officer of The Maine Heritage Policy Center, on federal Judge Roger Vinson’s decision today that the Individual Mandate, the key provision […]
Read More →RELEASE: Report Touts Digital Learning to Innovate, Improve Public Education in Maine
PORTLAND – As Maine schools face declining student enrollment, flat student achievement outcomes and declining revenue, the state should pursue bold reforms that incorporate digital learning into Maine students’ public […]
Read More →RELEASE: Just 40 Programs Consume Nearly Half of Total General Fund Spending
The Maine Heritage Policy Center held a press conference in Augusta today to release a new report revealing the Top 40 fastest growing programs and agencies funded by Maine’s General […]
Read More →RELEASE: New Study Shows Economic Impact of Proposed Federal Tax Hikes on Small Businesses
The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) today released a new study analyzing the Enterprise Value Tax (EVT), legislation proposed in the U.S. Congress to more than double taxation on the […]
Read More →Taxpayer-Funded Government Pensions to Turn Thousands of Retirees into Millionaires
MaineOpenGov.Org Updates Detail Maine’s $15.4 Billion Current Retiree Pension Burden The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) held a press conference in Brewer today to unveil new updates to its transparency […]
Read More →Maine Families Could See Higher Taxes, More Job Losses
The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) and the Washington DC-based Heritage Foundation held a joint press conference in Bangor today, where the two groups warned Maine families and entrepreneurs that […]
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