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Blended Learning: Rocky Mountain Prep (Case Study 2)
In southeast Denver, Colorado, one young public charter school is using blended learning to serve at-risk elementary school children – and it is generating some impressive results. Rocky Mountain Prep...
View ArticleRelease: U.S. Court Of Appeals Rules Public Pension Reforms Enacted Under...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2014 U.S. Court Of Appeals Rules Public Pension Reforms Enacted Under LePage Constitutional BOSTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled on Friday, June...
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IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776… A DECLARATION
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands...
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Blended Learning: Nexus Academy of Indianapolis (Case Study 3)
In the Midwestern United States, one charter school’s approach to blended learning was ambitious right from the start. The first five Nexus Academy schools – three in Ohio (Cleveland, Columbus, and...
View ArticleRelease: MHPC On The Latest ACA Federal Court Rulings On Obamacare Subsidies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2014 Joel Allumbaugh, Director of MHPC’s Center for Health Reform Inititiaves released the following statement on Tuesday in regard to the latest ACA federal court...
View ArticleRelease: MHPC Applauds LePage’s Decision on Welfare Work Requirements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2014 PORTLAND, Maine – The Maine Heritage Policy Center, Maine’s foremost free-market think tank, on Wednesday applauded Governor Paul R. LePage’s decision to implement...
View ArticleAdvisory: The Maine Heritage Policy Center Joins Global Effort Celebrating...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2014 PORTLAND, Maine – Milton Friedman, recognized as the greatest economist of the last century, will be the focal point at numerous events nationwide and around the...
View ArticleEmployee Freedom
Because Maine is not a Right-to-Work state, your freedom to leave your union is restricted, but you still have options to leave or reduce your union membership. The first option is to become an agency...
View ArticleRelease: MHPC Applauds Candidate’s Welfare Reforms; Warns Against Medicaid...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2014 PORTLAND, Maine – The Maine Heritage Policy Center, Maine’s preeminent free-market think tank, issued the following statement today regarding independent...
View ArticleMHPC on Verso Paper Closure
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Maine Heritage Policy Center, Maine’s preeminent free-market think tank, released the following statement on today’s announcement that Verso Paper of Bucksport will close....
View ArticleRepeal Maine’s Tax Cap On Charitable Giving
During late night budget negotiations last year, the legislature instituted a cap on all itemized deductions including the charitable giving deduction. Since there were no corresponding reductions in...
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Blended Learning: Leveraging teachers and technology to improve student...
Technology has become a vital part of American life. Combined with the Internet, innovative new technologies bring the information of the world into the palm of our hands. Kids of all ages use iPhones,...
View ArticleDealing with low wages in Maine
There is no denying that the low wages earned by Maine people are a major concern for state policy makers. Maine workers earn an average of just $26,464 per year, and over 35% of our population is...
View ArticleVideo: Cross Border Shopping Analysis
As part of its ongoing analysis of the impact of Maine sales tax in driving Maine residents to engage in cross border shopping in New Hampshire, The Maine Heritage Policy Center released the following...
View ArticleHands Off Uber, Portland
Nearly everyone knows that innovation, competition, and development are needed to bring Maine into the 21st century – but apparently not the city of Portland. In a move that was too easy to predict,...
View ArticleLessons for Maine in Vermont’s Failure
The argument against expanding government run health care in America just got a lot stronger – thanks to the unlikeliest of sources. Last Wednesday, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin announced that he was...
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How Misinformation Pollutes Public Policy
At its best, research can be the backbone of policymaking. It can provide the numbers that illuminate problems for lawmakers intent on solving them, and can either prove or disprove the wisdom of...
View ArticleMaine Takes Sides in Obamacare Supreme Court Case
Maine seems to have taken a side in the U.S. Supreme Court case regarding Obamacare subsidies – but it’s not the side you might expect. The case, King v. Burwell, will likely be decided this June, and...
View ArticleGovernor Kasich’s Failed Ohio Expansion
Governor John Kasich of Ohio, a likely presidential candidate, visited Maine yesterday to drum up support for a state-led initiative to call for a convention that aims to amend the Constitution to...
View ArticleRight-to-Work: The Freedom Maine Deserves
This year, lawmakers in Augusta will once-again consider right-to-work legislation in the form of LD 489, a bill which would prohibit any person from being forced to join a union or pay union dues as a...
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