Maine Public ran a story on Maine Policy Review’s publication “Medicaid Expansion in Maine Significantly Reduced Uncompensated Care Costs during the COVID-19 Pandemic” in Volume 33, Issue 1. The study authored by Jordan H. Rhodes examines the impact of Maine’s 2019 Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act on hospitals’ uncompensated care costs. Rhodes is […]
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This year’s Maine Government Summer Internship Program cohort of 51 summer interns gathered in Augusta on June 26th for an education day. At the Maine State House, the group was hosted by legislators and legislative staff to learn about state government offices and a variety of career paths. At the Maine Municipal Association, interns learned […]
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On May 28th, 2024, Program Director Peggy McKee and Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Director Jonathan Rubin kicked off the Center’s internship program in Augusta. 51 student interns have been placed in paid internships with state agencies and other organizations. To learn more about this program, visit our Maine Government Summer Internship Program page.
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ORONO, Maine – Maine Policy Review, a leading peer-reviewed journal focusing on policy analysis and research in Maine, is excited to announce an afternoon with Robin Alden, James Wilson, Bill Zoellick, and Robert Shetterly, to celebrate MPR’s special issue Our Shared Ocean at Blue Hill Public Library on May 18, 2024, at 2 p.m. Robin […]
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ORONO, Maine – Maine Policy Review, a leading peer-reviewed journal focusing on policy analysis and research in Maine, is excited to announce the release of 3 new articles in Volume 33, Issue 1: an essay containing a proposed new paradigm to rejuvenate our society, rebuild trust in our government, and renew pride in our country, […]
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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?”
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Maine Policy Review, a leading peer-reviewed journal focusing on policy analysis and research in Maine, is excited to announce the release of Our Shared Ocean, a Maine Policy Review special issue. This issue brings together a remarkable set of authors to provide many different perspectives on policy issues related to the ocean. Our Shared Ocean is the largest […]
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The Mount Desert Islander cited data from the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine on the rise of reported overdose deaths in Maine:
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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 […]
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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.”
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