Maine by the Numbers: How Do We Measure Up?
When debating policy changes for Maine at the state house or advocating for it, it is important to know where Maine stands. Our new publication the 2011-2012 Maine By The […]
Read More →Four Reasons Maine Needs to Reform Unfunded Government Employee Pensions
There is no doubt – unfunded government employee pensions are bankrupting our future. Without reform, Maine families face crumbling roads, failing schools, a broken health care safety net, and even […]
Read More →Time to Repeal ObamaCare
As Congress nears a historic vote on the repeal of ObamaCare, it would be a good idea for us to take a moment to remind ourselves why this legislation needs […]
Read More →Rep. Alan Casavant, a dangerous man
Yesterday afternoon, the legislature released the committee assignment lists, naming each legislator to one of the myriad legislative committees. As an education policy guy, the first list I checked was […]
Read More →Massachusetts Teachers Association leads the way
Yesterday, I wondered whether the Maine Education Association, fresh off the Election Day shellacking of its gubernatorial candidate, Libby Mitchell, wold take a long look at itself in the mirror […]
Read More →The MEA looks ahead…
The Maine Education Association took its fair share of lumps (and then some) this past election season. The union backed the wrong horse in the gubernatorial race, dropping more than […]
Read More →Slow Strangulation: Welcome to the Regulatory State
On December 3rd, it was my very great pleasure to speak to the Knox County Tea Party. My topic was the “The Regulatory State: How We Got Here and How […]
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Rep. Dill in a Clean Elections Pickle
Another election year, another great reason to end the welfare for politicians that is Maine Clean Elections. There are countless problems with the “clean” elections system – the matching funds […]
Read More →Election Day and Maine’s Education Future
At long last, Election Day is here. The votes cast today will, of course, have a huge impact on the development of public policy generally, but it is education issues […]
Read More →Among the school reformers…
So how far behind is Maine in terms of school reform? Way behind. Though I knew this already and have been banging this drum for what seems like years at […]
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