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Why Portland’s Suggested Statewide Eviction Moratorium Would Hurt Maine’s Housing Market
Portland city officials are urging Gov. Janet Mills to impose a 60-day statewide eviction moratorium in response to “fear and instability” that they are linking to federal immigration enforcement. While the resolution is framed as an emergency…
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…
Millions Misspent: How Maine Lost Control of Autism…
Maine’s Medicaid-funded autism services are rooted in the goal of ensuring children with autism…
Facts Over Fear: What Mainers Should Know About ICE…
Recent headlines have reignited debate in Maine over immigration enforcement and the authority of…
Alternatives to New England’s Energy Affordability…
In 2024 Maine Policy Institute, along with a coalition of New England’s free-market think tanks,…
Proposed Ballot Questions for 2026: What Mainers Should Know
Maine’s ballot initiative process is often described as a direct democratic safeguard, a way for citizens to place pressing policy questions before the voters when the Legislature declines to do so. But it also frequently functions as a pressure…
2025, Wrapped (And Looking Ahead to 2026)
This year was a massively impactful year for Maine Policy Institute. From testifying on more than…
Bellows Trying to Block Routine Federal Oversight of…
On December 12th, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows asked a federal court to throw out the U.S.…
Portland Studies Inclusionary Zoning (Again) Despite…
Portland is commissioning its own study on the “effects of inclusionary zoning,” as if the question…
Use Your IRA to Advance Liberty
Use Your IRA to Advance Liberty: How a Qualified Charitable Distribution to JMI Maximizes Your…
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