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From Bad to Worse: Augusta Adds Income Tax Hike to an Already Flawed Supplemental Budget
Over the last several months, Maine Policy Institute has repeatedly pointed out the many problems that exist in Governor Mills’ 2026 supplemental budget. Maine lawmakers had an opportunity to fix serious flaws in the budget. Instead, the…
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…
Even Maine’s Democratic Attorney General Argues…
Last month, in our Open Letter to Maine’s Legislature, we urged lawmakers to stop advancing LD 1666,…
LDs 229 + 1089: Higher Taxes. Slower Growth. Fewer…
Politicians in Augusta look poised to pass LDs 229 and 1089 this session, which would raise Maine’s…
Ending the Sales Tax on Electricity
Maine lawmakers are currently considering a proposal that would exempt all residential electricity from the state sales tax. While it may be a relatively small cut among all of Maine’s over-taxation and regulation, it is nevertheless good policy as…
An Open Letter to Maine’s Legislature: Stop Advancing a…
Last June, Maine Policy Institute urged Governor Janet Mills to veto LD 1666, a bill expanding…
Governor Mills’ Supplemental Budget Abandons Fiscal…
Governor Janet Mills’ FY 2026 supplemental budget marks a clear break from the fiscal restraint her…
Why Portland’s Suggested Statewide Eviction…
Portland city officials are urging Gov. Janet Mills to impose a 60-day statewide eviction moratorium…
A State of the State Built on “You’re Welcome”
Last week Governor Janet Mills delivered her final State of the State address. The hour-long speech…
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