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Boothbay Harbor · Boothbay Harbor

Making Maine’s Budget Work for You

You’ve likely read or heard about Maine’s state budget this spring. It has significant impacts on each of our lives, like ensuring all Mainers have access to health care, investing in child care providers, and helping to keep property taxes lower than they would otherwise be by continuing 5% municipal revenue sharing and the State’s funding 55% of education.See the Story

Education · Maine

Maine Must Act to Lift Students Under New Federal Education Tax Credit Program - Maine Policy Institute

In 2025, Congress enacted the first-ever federal 1-to-1 tax credit for donations to K–12 education scholarships. While championed by President Trump, the program reflects a broader bipartisan vision: empowering families, driving educational innovation, and keeping funding decisions closer to home. But unless Maine lawmakers act swiftly, Maine families and students will miss out on the full benefits – and potentially millions of education dollars…Read Article

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Legislative Assembly Pushes Transparency in Public Procurement Law

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday detailed the passage of the Public Procurement Law, aimed at enhancing fairness, transparency, and procurement procedures, while also establishing a public procurement website and an official registration database. However, during the legislative debates, some legislators expressed concerns that fully waiving the requirement to publish procurement information after the fact compromises […] The post Legisla…See the Story

The Good, Bad & Ugly of Maine's 2025 Legislative Session - Maine Policy Institute

As the dust settles on Maine’s 2025 legislative session, it’s clear that the state’s policy landscape was defined less by dramatic headlines about legislative censures, transgender student athletics or the state’s spat with the federal government over Title IX. Instead, it was more defined by the quiet passage of consequential bills. This roundup focuses exclusively on legislation that passed, not the good ideas that died in committee or bad on…Maine, Maine · Maine Read Article

A Tale of Two Budgets: How Maine and New Hampshire's Latest Spending Plans Compare - Maine Policy Institute

Maine and New Hampshire share a border, but when it comes to fiscal policy, taxation, and education, they live in two totally different worlds. While Maine raises taxes and grows government to chase underwhelming outcomes, New Hampshire delivers superior services—especially in education—while maintaining no state sales or individual income taxes. That contrast has never been sharper than during the 2025 budget cycle. Budget Size: Similar Totals…Education · Augusta Read Article

Laurel Libby Stood Strong in the Face of Tyranny

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As a resident of House District 90, here in Auburn, it’s “comforting” to know that the majority party in Augusta has seen fit to restore our collective voices. As we all know, earlier in the session our representative, Laurel Libby, had the audacity to question the legislative leadership’s perspective on social media posts, and was […]Auburn, Maine · Auburn See the Story

Massive tobacco tax hike will hurt poorest Mainers, fuel black markets - Maine Policy Institute

Democrats on the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee voted to raise the tobacco tax by $1.50 this session, surpassing Gov. Janet Mills’ proposed $1.00 increase. This boosts the tax of cigarettes and other nicotine products from $2.00 to $3.50. This change was adopted as part of Democrats’ “Part 2” budget, which was approved along party lines before the 2025 legislative session ended. “Sin taxes” are designed to punish consumers and …Maine, United States · Maine Read Article

Maine Rep. Laurel Libby Has Speaking Rights Reinstated Following Censure Over Trans Athlete Remarks

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Maine State Representative Laurel Libby's speaking rights were reinstated by lawmakers on Wednesday, five months after she was censured for a social media post referencing a transgender athlete. Maine Politics · Maine See the Story

Mills Urged to Veto ‘Unconstitutional’ Ranked Choice Voting Expansion

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(The Center Square) — A controversial expansion of Maine’s ranked choice voting system awaits Gov. Janet Mills’s signature.Janet Mills · Maine See the Story

Maine Think Tank Urges Janet Mills to Stick to Her 2017 Position and Veto Expansion of Ranked Choice Voting

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A Maine-based policy think tank has published an open letter urging Gov. Janet Mills (D) to veto a recently passed bill expanding the use of ranked choice voting to elections for Governor, State Senators, and State Representatives. Ranked choice voting has, until now, been used to ensure that the winner of a given election secures [...] The post Maine Think Tank Urges Janet Mills to Stick to Her 2017 Position and Veto Expansion of Ranked Choice …Janet Mills · Maine See the Story

Democrats again reject popular election of Maine's constitutional officers - Maine Policy Institute

A series of bills – LDs 147, 148, 149, 150, 452, 455, 508, 1068 and 1161 – all of which sought to alter the constitutional officer selection process, failed to pass in the Maine Legislature this session mostly along party-line votes These bills were introduced to reform the selection process by holding statewide popular elections for all or some these offices, allowing Mainers to directly pick their attorney general, secretary of state, treasure…Maine, Maine · Maine Read Article

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