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2008
docChoices: What's Next for School Funding Reform?
Jun 17, 2008 by Douglas Rooks
docChoices: Quality, Affordable Health Care: A Work in Progress, A Window of Opportunity
May 23, 2008 by Dr. Robert McAfee
docReport: The Housing Choice Voucher Program: Providing Local Relief to Maine with Federal Low-Income Housing Reform
May 08, 2008 by Nicole Witherbee, Ph.D.
docChoices: Low-Income Housing Reforms
Apr 15, 2008 by Nicole Witherbee, Ph.D, Federal Budget Analyst
docChoices: MaineCare Costs: The Real Story Behind the Numbers
Feb 29, 2008 by Christine Hastedt, Ana Hicks and Kurt Wise
docChoices: Executive Summary: Maine's Levels of Government Spending
Feb 06, 2008
docChoices: Maine's Levels of Government Spending & Tax Burden
Feb 06, 2008 by Kurt Wise, Fiscal Policy Analyst
2007
docChoices: Applying a Business Model to Government: Lessons from the Past
Dec 31, 2007 by Frank O'Hara
docChoices: Looking at the 2008 Federal Budget
Dec 28, 2007 by Nicole Witherbee
docReport: Maine Revenue & Spending Primer 2007
Dec 10, 2007 by Edmund Cervone
docChoices: Building on MaineCare's Success
Oct 16, 2007 by Lisa Pohlmann and Christine Hastedt
docChoices: State of Working Maine 2007
Sep 04, 2007 by Edmund Cervone
docChoices: Getting By: Maine Livable Wages in 2006
Jun 26, 2007 by Ed Cervone, Judy Ward, Lisa Pohlmann, and Christopher St. John
docChoices: More Maine Families Go Hungry as Food Stamp Program Declines
Jun 04, 2007 by Nicole Witherbee
docChoices: EPS: The Bedrock of School Funding Decisions
May 04, 2007 by Douglas Rooks
docReport: Health Care and Tourism: A Lead Sector Strategy for Rural Maine: Chapter 1: Revitalizing Maine's Rural Economy - A Lead Sector Strategy
Apr 26, 2007 by David Vail
docReport: Health Care and Tourism: A Lead Sector Strategy for Rural Maine: Chapter 2: A Brief History of Maine Rural Development Policy
Apr 26, 2007 by Charles Colgan and Richard Barringer
docReport: Health Care and Tourism: A Lead Sector Strategy for Rural Maine: Chapter 3: Socioeconomic Indicators of Maine's Regional Disparities
Apr 26, 2007 by Edmund Cervone
docReport: Health Care and Tourism: A Lead Sector Strategy for Rural Maine: Chapter 4 Health Care Commentary
Apr 26, 2007 by John Lacasse, Leah Binder and Lisa Pohlmann
docReport: Health Care and Tourism: A Lead Sector Strategy for Rural Maine: Chapter 4: The Two-Edged Scalpel - Health Care and the Rural Economy
Apr 26, 2007 by Charles Colgan and David Hartley
docReport: Health Care and Tourism: A Lead Sector Strategy for Rural Maine: Chapter 5 Tourism Commentary
Apr 26, 2007 by Donna Fichtner, Tim Glidden and Bruce Hazard
docReport: Health Care and Tourism: A Lead Sector Strategy for Rural Maine: Chapter 5: World Class Rural Tourism - A Big Push Strategy
Apr 26, 2007 by David Vail
docReport: Health Care and Tourism: A Lead Sector Strategy for Rural Maine: Chapter 6: From Diagnosis to Prescription - A Lead Sector Strategy
Apr 26, 2007 by David Vail and Lisa Pohlmann
docReport: Health Care and Tourism: A Lead Sector Strategy for Rural Maine: Full Report
Apr 26, 2007 by David Vail and Lisa Pohlmann, Editors
docReport: Health Care and Tourism: A Lead Sector Strategy for Rural Maine: Executive Summary
Apr 26, 2007 by David Vail and Lisa Pohlmann, Editors
docChoices: A New State Study on the Direct Care Workforce
Apr 25, 2007 by Lisa Pohlmann
docChoices: Paid Sick Days are a Workplace Necessity
Apr 03, 2007 by Lisa Pohlmann
docChoices: Tax Reform: A Modest Step in the Right Direction
Mar 08, 2007 by Ed Cervone
2006
docChoices: Moving Forward: Lessons Learned on Taxes, Spending, and Communication
Dec 29, 2006 by Edmund Cervone
docChoices: The Return of Federal Budget Deficits
Dec 20, 2006 by Robert Greenstein, Excerpts from a presentation on Nov. 29, 2006
docChoices: The EU Makes Rural Policy a Priority
Dec 07, 2006 by Keith Bisson
docChoices: Rural Development Challenges for the "Celtic Tiger"
Nov 30, 2006 by Keith Bisson
docChoices: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Up for Debate
Nov 21, 2006 by Stephen Ward
docChoices: Cooperation a Better Route than TABOR for K-12 Efficiency Challenge
Oct 16, 2006 by Douglas Rooks
docChoices: State of Working Maine 2006
Sep 05, 2006 by Ed Cervone
docChoices: High Speed Internet: A Requisite Rural Development Strategy
Aug 24, 2006 by Suzanne Plant & Ed Cervone
docReport: Maine Revenue Primer 2006
May 19, 2006 by Edmund Cervone
docReport: Maine Property Taxes: Does the Circuit Breaker Relieve the Burden?
Apr 24, 2006 by Michael Allen and Richard Woodbury
docReport: MaineCare Matters: Mainers Share Their Views
Mar 23, 2006 by Frank O’Hara and Lisa Pohlmann
docChoices: TABOR: Not Right for Colorado, Not Right for Maine
Feb 27, 2006 by Edmund Cervone
docChoices: Research Counters Claims that Taxes Drive Business Location
Jan 13, 2006 by Robert Tannenwald
Vice President Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
2005
docChoices: The Circuit Breaker Provides Relief for Maine's Property Tax Burden
Dec 19, 2005 by Michael J. Allen and Richard G. Woodbury
docReport: The Federal Budget: What's at Stake for Maine
Dec 01, 2005
docReport: Spreading Prosperity to the "Other Maines" - Full Report
Nov 01, 2005 by Various
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch01: Thinking Hard About the "Other Maines"
Nov 01, 2005 by David Vail
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch02: Socioeconomic Indicators of Regional Disparities in Maine
Nov 01, 2005 by Edmund Cervone
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch03: Poverty and the Distribution of Benefits in Maine
Nov 01, 2005 by Ann Acheson
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch04: The First Nations and Regional Disparity
Nov 01, 2005 by Mark Chavaree, Susan Hammond, Patricia Kontur,Tim Walton
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch05: Holding Up half the Sky: A Woman's View
Nov 01, 2005 by Eloise Vitelli, Gilda Nardone
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch06: Winning Rural Development Strategies from the European Union
Nov 01, 2005 by Marcie McLaughlin
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch07: Regionalism, New England Style
Nov 01, 2005 by Evan D. Richert
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch08: Lessons from Southern Maine’s Economic Success
Nov 01, 2005 by Charles Lawton
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch09: Physical Infrastructure Investments in the Rim Counties
Nov 01, 2005 by Frank O’Hara, Tabitha Plaisted
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch10: Rural Maine’s Hopes for the Creative Economy
Nov 01, 2005 by Kathryn Hunt
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch11: Can Maine’s Rim Counties Become a World-Class Tourist Destination?
Nov 01, 2005 by David Vail
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch12: Building New Solutions for Rural Maine Agriculture
Nov 01, 2005 by Russell Libby
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch13: Maine’s Forest Products Sector and Regional Disparities
Nov 01, 2005 by Lloyd Irland
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch14: Working Landscapes: A Strategy for the 21st Century
Nov 01, 2005 by Cynthia Duncan, Chris Colocousis
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch15: Human Resource Development: Systemic Links of Rural Decline and Renewal
Nov 01, 2005 by Michael Hillard
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch16: Sustainable Employability of Dislocated and Vulnerable Workers
Nov 01, 2005 by Kathy Coogan, Charles Tetro
docReport: Spreading Prosperity: Ch17: Building Entrepreneurship: Bridging the Gap to Best Practice
Nov 01, 2005 by Carla Dickstein, Ellen Golden
docChoices: Investing Today for a Stronger Tomorrow
Oct 27, 2005 by Edmund Cervone
docReport: Getting By: Maine Livable Wages in 2004
Oct 06, 2005 by MECEP Staff
docChoices: State of Working Maine 2005
Sep 06, 2005
docReport: Estate Tax Reform: Investing in Maine's Future
Aug 25, 2005 by Clifford Ginn
docChoices: The Policy Choices for Small Business Health Insurance
Aug 16, 2005 by Lisa Pohlmann and Frank O’Hara
docReport: Maine Small Business Health Insurance: A 2004 Survey
Jul 12, 2005 by Frank O'Hara and Lisa Pohlmann
docChoices: Ecotourism is Transforming the Travel Industry
Jun 24, 2005 by Costas Christ
docChoices: No Quick Fix for Maine's Budget and Taxes
May 02, 2005 by Christopher St.John
docChoices: Direct Care Remains a Critical Workforce Challenge
Apr 29, 2005 by Lisa Pohlmann
docReport: MaineCare and Its Role in Maine's Healthcare System, published by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
Mar 25, 2005 by Paul Saucier
docChoices: Maine Senators in the Spotlight Again
Mar 08, 2005 by Christopher St.John
docChoices: Regional Councils Should Take the Lead
Feb 17, 2005 by Kenneth Young
docChoices: Tax Reform: A Long Walk Home
Jan 21, 2005 by Charles Colgan
2004
docChoices: Testimony to Joint Select Committee on Property Tax Reform
Dec 21, 2004 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Spending Limits Do Not Match State Reality
Dec 20, 2004 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Maine’s Libraries at Risk if Tax Cap Passes
Oct 04, 2004 by Rachel Q. Davis
docReport: Access to Education and Good Jobs: The Way Life Should Be in Maine
Oct 01, 2004 by Frank O'Hara and Lisa Pohlmann
docChoices: The State of Working Maine 2004
Sep 06, 2004 by Christopher St. John
docReport: Maximizing Shared Assets in Western Maine
Sep 01, 2004 by Craig Freshley
docChoices: Making Sense of Maine’s Tax Burdens
Aug 12, 2004 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: California-Style Tax Cap is Bad For Maine
Jul 01, 2004 by Christopher St. John
docReport: Ranking Maine's Business Climate
Jul 01, 2004 by Charles Lawton & Frank O'Hara
docChoices: Investing in Education is Economic Development
Jun 01, 2004 by Colleen Quint and Lisa Plimpton, Mitchell Institute
docChoices: Upcoming Ballot Questions Raise Big Concerns
May 25, 2004 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: County Reform is the Best Regionalism Strategy
Mar 24, 2004 by Frank O'Hara
docChoices: Tax Reform Consensus Needed Now
Mar 17, 2004 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Tax Reform and the Search for a Free Lunch
Jan 23, 2004 by Charles Colgan
docChoices: Maine's Changing Revenue Tides
Jan 21, 2004 by Representative Peter Mills
docReport: Dirigo Health: A Public Health Perspective
Jan 14, 2004 by Paul Campbell
2003
docChoices: Medicaid Shortfall Reflects Maine's Overall Health Care Crisis
Dec 22, 2003 by Lisa Pohlmann
docChoices: 1B - A Vote for the State's Fiscal Health
Oct 03, 2003 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Being Poor in Maine: 1960-2010
Oct 03, 2003 by Lisa Pohlmann
docChoices: State of Working Maine 2003
Sep 01, 2003 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Regionalism, New England Style
Jun 18, 2003 by Evan D. Richert
docReport: Getting By: Maine Livable Wages in 2002
Jun 01, 2003 by Lisa Pohlmann and Christopher St. John
docChoices: The Governor's Health Plan: Dirigo Health
May 27, 2003 by Jeff Sosnaud, Maine Small Business Alliance
docReport: Reforming School Funding
May 01, 2003 by Anonymous
docChoices: A Tale of Three Budgets
Apr 03, 2003 by Christopher St. John
docReport: Maine Revenue Primer
Apr 01, 2003 by Frank O'Hara
docChoices: Maine's Direct Care Worker Shortage
Mar 05, 2003 by Lisa Pohlmann
docReport: Without Care: Maine's Direct Care Worker Shortage
Feb 01, 2003 by Lisa Pohlmann
2002
docChoices: Getting Real About the State's Finances
Dec 16, 2002 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Inequality is Bad for Your Health
Nov 04, 2002 by Lisa Pohlmann
docChoices: We Get What We Pay For
Sep 13, 2002 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: State of Working Maine 2002
Sep 02, 2002 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Energy for Maine's Future:A Call for Leadership
Sep 01, 2002 by Pete Didisheim
docChoices: Slowing Down the Work-and-Consume Treadmill
Jul 19, 2002 by David Vail
docChoices: States Take the Lead in Green Planning
Jul 19, 2002 by David Vail
docChoices: Addressing State Revenue Shortfalls
Jul 08, 2002 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Welfare Reform: The Maine Lesson
Jun 24, 2002 by Christine Hastedt and Lisa Pohlmann
docChoices: Growing Income Inequality
May 24, 2002 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: State Tax Reform: Prospects and Pitfalls
Apr 19, 2002 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Closing the State Budget Gap
Mar 06, 2002 by Christopher St. John
docReport: Welfare Reform: Lessons from Maine
Mar 01, 2002 by Lisa Pohlmann
docReport: Higher Education for All Maine People
Feb 25, 2002 by Frances Lindemann
2001
docChoices: Maine Loses Under Stimulus Package
Nov 07, 2001 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Sustainable Energy
Oct 11, 2001
docReport: State Initiatives for Clean Energy Development
Oct 01, 2001 by Ed Holt & Associates, Inc. & Energetic Management Associates
docChoices: Maine Incomes Lag Despite Banner Year
Sep 12, 2001 by Christopher St. John
docReport: Darknesss to Dawn: Maine's Mental Health System
Sep 01, 2001 by Douglas Rooks
docChoices: The “Tax Burden” Rap Reemerges
Aug 22, 2001 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Difficult Legislative Session Yields Gains
Jul 18, 2001 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Health Care in the Legislative Wilderness
Jun 29, 2001 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Funding Forest Certification
Apr 23, 2001 by Mario Teisel, Andrew Plantinga, Thomas Allen, David Field
docChoices: The Bush Tax Cut Proposals are Not Good for Maine
Apr 05, 2001 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: In Memory of Donella Meadows
Mar 29, 2001 by Richard Barringer
docChoices: Legislating Sustainably
Mar 29, 2001 by Ted Koffman
docReport: SustainMaine: Action Steps 2001
Mar 01, 2001 by Maine Sustainable Development Working Group
docChoices: Challenges for Maine's Tax System
Jan 23, 2001 by Anthony Neves
2000
docChoices: Municipal Business Tax Incentives
Dec 13, 2000 by Peter Mills
docChoices: Greening Maine by Greening Taxes
Nov 28, 2000 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Comments on the Health Care Commission's Preliminary Findings
Oct 31, 2000 by Christopher St. John
docReport: Tourism and Livable Wages in Maine?
Oct 01, 2000 by David Vail and Wade Kavanaugh
docChoices: The State of Working Maine on Labor Day 2000
Sep 20, 2000 by Christopher St. John
docReport: At Risk: Small Business Health Insurance in Maine
Aug 01, 2000 by Christopher St. John, Joseph Ditre and Lisa Pohlmann
docChoices: Livable Tourism Wages in Maine's Tight Labor Market
Jul 31, 2000 by David Vail and Wade Kavanaugh
docChoices: Revisiting Canadian Health Care
Apr 26, 2000 by John Buell
docChoices: “BETR” is a Windfall to a Handful of Corporations and Unfair To Everyone Else
Feb 07, 2000 by Orlando E. Delogu, Professor of Law, University of Maine School of Law
docReport: State of Working Maine
Jan 01, 2000 by Christopher St. John
1999
docChoices: Basic Needs and Livable Wages in Maine
Dec 10, 1999 by Christopher St. John and Lisa Pohlmann
docChoices: Lay-Offs Bring Struggle in Central Maine
Dec 10, 1999 by Lisa Pohlmann
docReport: Within Reach
Dec 01, 1999 by Lisa Pohlmann and Christopher St. John
docChoices: Losing an Old Friend in Health Care
Nov 01, 1999 by Lisa Pohlmann
docReport: Getting By in 1999
Oct 01, 1999 by Lisa Pohlmann, Christopher St. John and Wade Kavanaugh
docReport: Life After Lay-Off in Central Maine
Sep 01, 1999 by Lisa Pohlmann and Christopher St. John
docChoices: Can We Expand the Prosperity?
Jun 25, 1999 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: What Can We Learn from Ireland's Success?
Jun 25, 1999 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: How Should Maine Spend the Tobacco Settlement?
May 06, 1999 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: School Funding - A Matter of Property Value
May 06, 1999 by Senator Peter Mills
docChoices: Shoring Up the Unemployment and Highway Funds
Mar 31, 1999 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: State Spending on Maine's Children
Feb 25, 1999 by Christopher St. John and Lisa Pohlmann
docChoices: Keeping Social Security Strong
Jan 25, 1999 by Christopher St. John
1998
docReport: Continuing Steps to Attain Economic Security for Maine Families
Dec 01, 1998 by Lisa Pohlmann
docReport: Investing in Maine's Public Capital and Infrastructure: Time for a Fresh Look
Dec 01, 1998 by Charles Colgan
docReport: Keeping Maine's Workforce Skilled in a Changing Economy
Dec 01, 1998 by Michael Hillard
docReport: Medicaid in a Changing Health Care Landscape
Dec 01, 1998 by Deborah Curtis and Lisa Miller
docReport: Policies for Maine's Public Lands: A Long Term View
Dec 01, 1998 by Lloyd Irland
docReport: Strategic Economic Development: Managing Direct Investment
Dec 01, 1998 by Michael Cote
docReport: The Community College Gap in Maine Higher Education
Dec 01, 1998 by Elizabeth Mitchell
docReport: Maine Choices 1999: A Preview of State Budget Issues
Dec 01, 1998 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: The State of Working Maine
Sep 11, 1998 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Unemployment Insurance: The Coming Crisis
Aug 19, 1998 by Christopher St. John
docReport: Tourism and Maine's Future
May 15, 1998 by David Vail, Mark Lapping, Wilfred Richard, Michael Cote
docChoices: A State Minimum Wage Increase: Analyzing the Arguments
Apr 02, 1998 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Tax Breaks and Corporate Responsibility
Mar 04, 1998 by Christopher St. John
docReport: Are Maine's Budget Woes Over?
Jan 01, 1998 by Lloyd Irland
1997
docChoices: Sprawl and Rural Development
Dec 19, 1997 by David Vail
docReport: Expanding Health Coverage for Maine's Uninsured Children
Oct 01, 1997 by Lisa Pohlmann
docChoices: How to Turn a Recession into a Depression
Jul 24, 1997 by Peter Cox
docChoices: Taxes and the Working Poor
Apr 28, 1997 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Sustainable Rural Development
Apr 14, 1997 by Lisa Pohlmann
docReport: Taking the High Road
Feb 01, 1997 by David Vail and Michael Hillard
1996
docReport: Medicaid and Long Term Care
Dec 01, 1996 by Eleanor Goldberg, Julie Fralich and Kathryn Pears
docChoices: A Defense of Our Most Hated Tax
Nov 18, 1996 by Peter Mills
docReport: A Case for Majority State Funding for K-12 Public Education
Nov 01, 1996 by Kenneth C. Young
docReport: Adult Mental Health Services in Maine
Nov 01, 1996 by Michael DeSisto
docReport: Assistance to Poor Families: What's Next?
Nov 01, 1996 by Chris Hastedt and Luisa Deprez
docReport: Financing Public Education in Maine: Patterns and Trends
Nov 01, 1996 by Thomas Duchesneau and David Wihry
docReport: Funding Economic Development in Maine
Nov 01, 1996 by Charles Roundy
docReport: Improving Health Care in an Era of Managed Care, Integrated Service Delivery, and For-Profit Ventures
Nov 01, 1996 by Mary Henderson
docReport: Natural Resources
Nov 01, 1996 by Beth Nagusky
docReport: Prospects for Reform in Maine's Department of Corrections
Nov 01, 1996 by Douglas Rooks
docChoices: Who Needs Tax Relief in Maine?
Aug 23, 1996 by Christopher St. John
docChoices: Three Policy Goals for Electric Utility Restructuring and How to Achieve Them
Jul 17, 1996 by Richard Barringer
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