Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Director Jonathan Rubin was a guest on The Maine Question podcast to discuss climate change economics on their episode “Losing Winter: What happens if Maine loses its winter?”

The Maine Government Summer Internship Program is accepting applications from students and supervisors until all positions are filled. We anticipate 50+ positions in agencies of Maine state government and in municipal/county governments of Maine. These internships span a wide range of job categories including education, engineering, environment, conservation, law, data analysis, finance, economics, communication and more. All […]

Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center was cited in “ATVers seek a bigger piece of the gas tax” from the Bangor Daily News. Center director Jonathan Rubin presented at LD 977’s work session, “Resolve to Study the Gasoline Tax Allocations for Nonhighway Recreational Vehicles and Make Recommendations for Changes.”

AUGUSTA, Maine – Jonathan Rubin presents at the IFW Legislative Committee on January 17th, 1 p.m., on the “Gasoline Taxes from ATVs, Snowmobiles and Recreational Watercraft in Maine” report. The report was authored by Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center’s Jonathan Rubin, Kathryn Grond, and Connor Evans-Ralston. The report updates three earlier reports looking at gasoline […]

The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine has launched Season 5 of their podcast, Maine Policy Matters. Created to make public policy information more accessible to policymakers; government, business and nonprofit leaders; and the general public, Maine Policy Matters features interviews with experts on timely topics relevant to the state of Maine. Season 5 […]

This year on Margaret Chase Smith’s birthday, supersisters wishes her a happy birthday by including Sen. Smith in their trading card collection.