Five Legal Problems with the National Popular Vote bill
Last Wednesday, both houses of the Maine Legislature passed LD 1578, a bill that enters Maine into the National Popular Vote compact. This compact aims to change how presidents are […]
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Testimony: Opposing a ‘Red Flag’ Law in Maine
Senator Carney, Representative Moonen, and the distinguished members of the Committee on Judiciary, my name is Harris Van Pate and I serve as a policy analyst at Maine Policy Institute. […]
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Listen: Last minute Red Flag Bill on WGAN
Policy analyst Harris Van Pate joined the WGAN Morning News to discuss Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross’ last-minute red flag bill, the difference between red flag and yellow flag laws, and […]
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Mills’ Change Package Bribes Environmentalists to Support Controversial Offshore Wind Project
Last Friday before Easter weekend Gov. Janet Mills released her budgetary change package, taking four weeks to respond to a report of an additional $108 million in surplus revenue. The […]
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‘Fiscal restraint’ merely a slogan for Mills’ supplemental budget
In the first iteration of her supplemental budget proposal, Governor Mills made clear her intention to create a new budget reserve to plan for the future, marketing the plan as […]
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Listen: What’s Really in Gov. Mills’ Budget on WGAN
Director of Legislative Affairs, Jacob Posik, joined the WGAN Morning News in-studio to dig into the more troublesome aspects of Gov. Janet Mills’ supplemental budget proposal that she hasn’t revealed […]
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Release: Statement on Governor Mills’ Supplemental Budget Change Package
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 29, 2024Contact: Jacob PosikDirector of Legislative AffairsOffice: 207.321.2550 Maine Policy Statement on Governor Mills’Supplemental Budget Change PackageThe governor’s updated plan still provides no tax relief for […]
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Despite surplus, Gov. Mills and Democrats seem poised to raid Maine’s rainy day fund
When supplemental budget negotiations began earlier this session, Gov. Mills urged the creation of a $100 million set-aside fund, to allow her administration to practice “fiscal restraint” as she put […]
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Why did Gov. Mills bury an unpopular streaming tax in her budget proposal?
On March 1, the Maine Revenue Forecasting Committee released an updated report finding that Maine would have an extra $108 million in surplus revenue through the fiscal year which must […]
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Listen: Reaction to BEP’s EV Vote on WGAN
Maine Policy Institute policy analyst, Harris Van Pate, joined the WGAN Morning News to unpack the Board of Environmental Protection’s 4-2 vote against the electric vehicle mandates included in the […]
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