Throwing money at Maine’s childcare system won’t solve its underlying problems
Gov. Janet Mills announced in July that $10 million in federal relief funds were being allocated to “help child care businesses start or expand.” Given that vast swaths of Maine […]
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The housing crunch is in southern Maine. That’s why statewide policy and broad mandates are a bad idea
Up For Growth (UFG), a nonprofit membership organization which was “founded to elevate and amplify the need for solutions” to the housing issue, recently published a report on the state […]
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Maine’s next legislature must clarify vague mineral mining law on lithium
Last October, public interest journalism outfit The Maine Monitor broke the story of a newly-discovered large—and extremely valuable—lithium ore deposit in Newry, a small town in western Maine which is […]
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Understanding the importance of sunset provisions
According to the American Legislative Exchange Council Center for State Fiscal Reform, Maine is currently ranked 44th in the nation in terms of its “economic outlook.” A 2022 analysis conducted […]
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Release: Maine Policy Urges Veto on LD 2003
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 26, 2022Contact: Jacob PosikDirector of CommunicationsOffice: 207.321.2550 Maine Policy Urges Gov. Mills to Veto LD 2003,‘An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To […]
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Release: Maine Policy Thanks Gov. Mills for Voicing Opposition to LD 2032
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 31, 2022Contact: Jacob PosikDirector of CommunicationsOffice: 207.321.2550 Maine Policy Institute Thanks Gov. Mills for Voicing Opposition to LD 2032LD 2032 never received a public hearing, […]
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Release: Coalition Opposes the Adoption of California-style Regulations Across the Country
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 10, 2022Contact: Jacob PosikDirector of CommunicationsOffice: 207.321.2550 Coalition Releases Public Letter Opposing the Adoption ofCalifornia-style Regulations Across the Country PORTLAND, Maine – Maine Policy Institute and a […]
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Testimony on LD 2003
Testimony on LD 2003: “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions” Senator Daughtry, Representative Sylvester, […]
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Testimony in Opposition to LD 1977
Senator Curry, Representative Roberts, and the distinguished members of the Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business, my name is Nick Murray and I serve as policy analyst for […]
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Testimony in Support of LD 1973
Senator Sanborn, Representative Tepler, and the distinguished members of the Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services, my name is Nick Murray and I serve as policy analyst for […]
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