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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Maine’s 2026 Primary Shows Why RCV Should Be Repealed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…
Secretary of State Bellows Butchers Another Ballot Question
Maine voters will soon be asked to weigh in on a referendum aimed at protecting women’s sports by requiring schools to separate athletic teams and certain facilities based on biological sex as recorded at birth. Before they ever get the chance to…
Maine’s Law Court Gets it Right: RCV Violates Maine…
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has issued a unanimous advisory opinion in which the Court…
From Bad to Worse: Augusta Adds Income Tax Hike to an…
Over the last several months, Maine Policy Institute has repeatedly pointed out the many problems…
What’s Really in the Governor’s Final Supplemental…
Supplemental budgets are often framed as routine housekeeping, minor adjustments to keep state…
Maine’s Proposed Speed Camera Pilot Could Open the Door…
Lawmakers in Augusta are currently considering LD 1457, a bill that would authorize the Maine…
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