Occupational Licensing
In a new study by the Reason Foundation, Adam B. Summers explores the issue of Occupational Licensing. Why is this a problem: “While occupational licensing laws are billed as a […]
Read More →Center for College Affordability and Productivity: The REAL reasons why Universities cost too much
The state got more finger-pointing from the University of Maine system yesterday, as it continues to find a way to explain massive budget shortfalls. The blame this time is directed […]
Read More →How Many People in Maine are 25 to 34?
Last week, I became aware of a new report touting Census data claiming that between 2004 and 2006 Maine had gained nearly 6,000 people between the ages of 25 to […]
Read More →Maine ranks #47 in tax climate for small business
The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council recently released their 2007 Small Business Survival Index, and Maine is paying dearly for its poor tax policies. We are ranked #47 in the […]
Read More →How Many Mainers does it take to Fund One State Government Job?
Read the full report | It takes 18 Mainers working in the private sector to fund one Maine state government job. This result is due to a combination of the […]
Read More →The Mountain School at Winhall: How a Small New England Community Saved its School by Closing it.
Read the full report | Tucked into the hills of southern Vermont lies the small village of Winhall. Strung along Route 30 at the entrance to the Stratton Mountain ski area, […]
Read More →Taxes Matter XIV: Government Employment is Bad for Economic Growth
Today, MHPC released a new study on state government employment that finds Maine has too many state jobs when compared to the national average. The obvious problem is that Maine […]
Read More →New Hampshire’s Business Enterprise Tax
Two month’s ago, we had William Ardinger from New Hampshire speak to our monthly Dimillo’s luncheon. Mr. Ardinger is a co-architect of New Hampshire’s Business Enterprise Tax and he wrote […]
Read More →Maine State Government Employment
Read the full report | In the private sector, productivity is defined as the sum of all goods and services produced (as measured by Gross Domestic Product) divided by the […]
Read More →Portsmouth Herald: Baldacci’s Maine school consolidation idea unravels
A couple of weeks ago, the Brunswick Times Record became one of the few major papers to editorialize against the state’s school system consolidation plan. Today, the Portsmouth Herald joins […]
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