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Portland’s 100-Foot Rule is One More Barrier to Doing Business
By 2026 Maine Policy Institute Public Policy Intern Andrew Cook Portland’s downtown should be one of the easiest places in Maine to open a restaurant, bar, music venue, or other nightlife business. It is compact, walkable, and already attracts the…
The high cost of living in Massachusetts: why the…
Massachusetts has some of the highest wages in the nation, but soaring housing, energy, and everyday…
Massachusetts’s Financial Transparency: A Mixed Report…
What makes a government financially transparent? Public reporting of state finances that is…
“Eds and Meds” Economy At Risk to Lose its Dominance…
Massachusetts has distinguished itself as a national leader in education, health care, and…
Maine’s Bell-to-Bell Cell Phone Ban Goes Too Far
By 2026 Maine Policy Institute Public Policy Intern Andrew Cook Maine’s new statewide ban on student…
Portland Study Reinforces What We Already Know: Inclusionary Zoning is Terrible Policy
For years, Maine Policy Institute has warned that Portland’s inclusionary zoning policy would make the city’s housing shortage worse, not better. Last December, when Portland commissioned yet another study on the subject, MPI noted that the evidence…
Maine’s 2026 Primary Shows Why RCV Should Be Repealed
Maine voters went to the polls on June 9, but in several of the state’s most important primary…
Maine Taxpayers Are Once Again Paying for Bellows’…
After a controversial Bureau of Motor Vehicles decision, the Maine taxpayers are once again being…
Billionaires Are Not The Problem
“You can’t earn a billion dollars. You just can’t earn that. You can get market power. You can break…
2026 Legislative Wrap-Up – Maine Policy Institute
As the 132nd Maine Legislature raced toward adjournment, lawmakers pushed through a wave of major…
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