Your Freedom to Work
Because Maine is not a Right-to-Work state, your freedom to leave your union is restricted, but you still have options to leave or reduce your union membership. The first option is to […]
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Release: U.S. Court Of Appeals Rules Public Pension Reforms Enacted Under LePage Constitutional
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2014 U.S. Court Of Appeals Rules Public Pension Reforms Enacted Under LePage Constitutional BOSTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled […]
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Exit RGGI: The Potential Economic Impact of a Maine Withdrawal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Executive Summary The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a carbon dioxide cap and trade agreement between nine states in the Northeastern United States. RGGI Inc. is the entity responsible […]
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The Free ME Initiative
Free ME is a bold initiative that will free Maine. It is a realistic strategy for spurring economic development statewide. Maine has the opportunity to become America’s premier destination for economic […]
Read More →Stimulating Government Employment
According to a new study (pdf) by the Mercatus Center of George Mason University, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a.k.a., the stimulus bill, has been a boon for […]
Read More →Maine’s Dwindling Private Sector Economy
Read the full report | Personal income is an important economic measure of a state’s well-being. Higher levels of personal income mean that a state’s residents are able to buy […]
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 →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 →Maine’s Private Sector Share of Personal Income by County
Read the full report | Personal income is an important economic measure of a state’s well-being. Higher levels of personal income allow a state’s residents to buy more goods and […]
Read More →Maine’s Personal Income in 2006: Private Sector Continues to Shrink
Read the full report | Personal income is an important economic measure of a state’s well-being. Higher levels of personal income mean that a state’s residents are able to buy […]
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