Legislature takes two steps back, one step forward on spending
The Maine Legislature’s last true meeting of the legislative session ended on Thursday morning, and finally, lawmakers passed the supplemental budget. Gov. Janet Mills now has until April 29th to […]
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Listen: Supplemental Budget and Tax Hikes on WGAN
Policy analyst, Harris Van Pate, joined the WGAN Morning News to discuss the final passage of the supplemental budget, the attempt to increase Maine’s top marginal income tax rate, and […]
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Commentary: Flavored tobacco bans are tasteless public policy
As the months-long delay in the Biden administration’s adoption of a menthol cigarette ban draws on, states and municipalities across the country are wading into these waters on their own, particularly in […]
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Op-Ed: Government mandates to blame for decline of Maine education
Following the release of Maine Policy Institute’s new report on the decline of Maine K-12 education earlier this week, the Maine Department of Education responded by trying to discredit both the report […]
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Gov. Mills cowardly lets NPV become law without her signature
On April 15, Maine Gov. Janet Mills issued a press release notifying the public that she allowed LD 1578, a bill that would enter Maine into the National Popular Vote […]
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Pine Tree Pulse Episode 1: End of Session Madness
Maine Policy CEO, Matthew Gagnon, and Director of Legislative Affairs, Jacob Posik, unpack the flurry of bills lawmakers considered in the final days of the 131st Maine Legislature’s Second Session, […]
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Listen: How Maine Schools are Failing Students on GHRT
Research Fellow, Jonah Davids, joined the George Hale Ric Tyler Show on WVOM to discuss his recent analysis on the decline of K-12 public education in Maine and to respond […]
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Appropriations Committee Walks Back Most of its Controversial, Last-Minute Budget Changes
The Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee met earlier this week at the request of Maine’s political leadership after backlash the Committee faced for its actions in the early morning hours […]
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Maine Policy Releases New Analysis on Decline of Maine K-12 Education
PRESS RELEASEContact:Jacob PosikDirector of Legislative AffairsOffice: 207.321.2550jposik@mainepolicy.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Decline of Maine K-12 Education: 1984-2022Maine Policy Institute Releases Report on Decline of State’s K-12 Education System Maine Policy […]
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Listen: Education Decline on WGAN
Research Fellow, Jonah Davids, joined the WGAN Morning News in-studio to unpack his new analysis on the decline of Maine’s K-12 public education system over the last few decades. The […]
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