Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center

Maine Policy Review was recently cited in Maine Morning Star: A legal battle is underway over MaineHealth’s proposed closure of the birthing center at Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, where local pregnant resident Corrinna Stum and the Miles Delivers Action Coalition have filed a lawsuit to block the move. The closure will expand rural “maternity deserts,” […]

The editors of Maine Policy Review announce a call for submissions for a special issue that willexplore the important topic of infrastructure. The deadline for submissions is July 31, 2026. Infrastructure encompasses the facilities and systems that provide basic and critical services on which communities depend and is central to Maine’s future in ways that […]

An article in Maine Policy Review, “Migrationland: Social and Economic Impacts of Demographic Churn in Maine and Cumberland County Post-Pandemic“, was cited in Penobscot Bay Press’s recent article “Blue Hill at forefront of Maine’s population shift.” The article discusses how more than 126,000 people have moved to Maine since the pandemic, driven largely by remote work […]

A recent article in Penobscot Bay Press, “Peninsula towns struggle to turn climate plans into action,” covered Bill Zoelick, James H. Fisher, and Hanna Richards’ Maine Policy Review article, “From Resilience Planning to Action: Small Towns and Big Costs.” In the article, Zoelick, Fisher, and Richards explore the transition from climate planning to action in […]