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Crisis to Cure: Maine’s Health Care Reform Law is Helping Business
Opponents of Maine’s new health care reform law (PL90) erroneously describe the law as “a gift to the insurance companies.”[1] In reality that gift has come in the form of more stable markets spurring investment and opportunities for insurers to …
Case Study #1: Maine business would pay $30,000 more a year under Obamacare
Paying Obamacare penalties would be less expensive than providing health insurance A case study from a real business in Maine, a commercial concrete business serving the construction industry,
RELEASE: “Renewable energy” law forces higher electricity rates, job losses
“Renewable energy" mandate will raise electricity prices by $145 million, cost Maine 1,000 jobs RPS law burdens households, harms Maine's economy Maine’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) legislation, which requires that
MHPC: Don’t Expand Maine’s Medicaid Under Obamacare
Expanded Medicaid enrollment increases private insurance rates, burdens taxpayers without reducing number of uninsured PORTLAND - The Maine Heritage Policy Center today released a report saying that Maine should
J. Scott Moody To Lead The Maine Heritage Policy Center
The Maine Heritage Policy Center announced today that J. Scott Moody has been named chief executive officer of MHPC. Moody, currently MHPC’s chief economist, will be moving to
RELEASE: Report Shows Mainers Flee to States with No Personal Income Tax
The Maine Heritage Policy Center has released a study that shows over 11,000 Mainers have fled to states with no income tax, and they took hundreds of millions of
Study Shows Maine’s “Rich” are Working Couples, Small Business Owners
Families and Entrepreneurs make up top earners, income tax hits them hardest A report released today by the Maine Heritage Policy Center shows that Maine’s high-earning individuals are working
MHPC Luncheon Presentation: February 16, 2012
Chris O'neal presented at the MHPC Luncheon in Portland today. Below is his presentation: RPSPresentationMHPC
RELEASE: Report Shows Maine Workers Moving to “Right-to-Work” States with Stronger Economies
24,338 Mainers, representing $800 million in income, fled to “Right-to-Work” states from 2003 - 2008
A study released today finds that allowing workers to decide whether or not to
Maine State Housing Authority Payroll Data Added to MaineOpenGov.org
Data shows 30% increase in total payroll cost in just five years Today, MaineOpenGov.org has been updated and expanded to show five years of salary and benefits data for
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