Researchers Say Welfare Programs Harm Recipients
America’s $700 billion per year welfare system is actually doing more harm than good, and is hurting the very people it is intended to help. That’s the subject of a […]
Read More →A Real Plan for Education Reform
Maine’s education system has lost its forward momentum. It has become stagnant in its pursuit to better educate and prepare our students for all the challenges they may face in […]
Read More →Proficiency Based Education: What Does It Really Mean?
Here in Maine we began the process in earnest toward Proficiency Based Education with passing LD1422 in 2012. Prior to the law, it was introduced on a large scale with […]
Read More →The Most Ridiculous Health Care Law: Certificate of Need
Maine legislators looking to support substantive health care reform need not look further than LD 734 which would repeal the most ludicrous law on health care – the Certificate of […]
Read More →Latest Pension Reform Plan an Important Step Toward Fiscal Solvency
A plan proposed by the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee to reduce Maine’s $4.1 billion unfunded government retiree pension debt provides some needed relief to Maine taxpayers, and is […]
Read More →Dirigo Proposing $100k a Year Cap
The Dirigo Health Board is discussing changes to Maine’s government plan – DirigoChoice. One of the considerations is a $100,000 a year limit on benefits. This is a great lesson […]
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