Release: Maine Policy Institute Statement on ‘Back to Work’ Program
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 14, 2021Contact: Jacob PosikDirector of CommunicationsOffice: 207.321.2550 Maine Policy Institute Statement on Maine’s New‘Back to Work’ Program PORTLAND, Maine – Maine Policy Institute CEO Matthew Gagnon issued […]
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Growth vs. Gimmicks Part I: Forecasting an uncertain economic future
Long-term Growth vs. Short-term Gimmicks is a seven part series examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Maine’s economy, the corresponding effects on the state’s biennial budget, and reforms […]
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Release: MHPC on Maine’s Falling Unemployment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22, 2013 The Maine Heritage Policy Center’s CEO and Chief Economist released the following statement on Friday in regard to the latest unemployment report from the […]
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Maine Jobs from Commercial Establishments
Read the full report | What is Maine’s business climate? That is an age-old question usually answered with one anecdote or another. Depending on one’s vantage point, Maine’s business climate […]
Read More →A helping hand, or handcuffed to the system?
The other day I took a quick drive to Cumberland Farms in Augusta for a Red Bull to get me through an evening cookout with friends. While waiting in line, I […]
Read More →The Economic Impact of Federal Spending on State Economic Performance
Read full report | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Federal government spending comes with costs; it should not be accepted as the free-lunch it is frequently considered to be. Every dollar the government spends […]
Read More →Maine Medicaid to Grow by up to 30,000 Thanks to Federal “Stimulus”?
The $825 billion (and growing) stimulus package working its way through Congress contains a dramatic expansion of Medicaid, which entitles anyone laid off and receiving unemployment, regardless of income or […]
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