On this episode, Bill Zoellick, Monique Coombs, and Jeremy Garielson join us for a panel discussion on Maine’s working waterfront. The panelists discuss the waterfront’s economic and cultural significance, on-foot access, preservation, community involvement, and much more. Resources Scuttlebutt Transcript [00:00:00] Monique Coombs: And our towns just haven’t been able to keep pace and so […]
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As the summer of 2024 progresses, our Maine Government Internship Program interns have been making an impact across the state of Maine. Ava Shapiro Amelia Mooney Photo Courtesy of Maine Bureau of Human Resources
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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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On this episode, Samaa Abdurraqib and Mollie Cashwell join us for a panel discussion on the importance of the humanities in Maine. The panelists discuss community care, technology’s impacts on the humanities, and much more. [00:00:00] Mollie Cashwell: And I think in Maine, any kind of policy or any kind of economic plan that involves […]
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A recent article published in Maine Policy Review, “Roles for Maine’s Physicians in the Climate Crisis,” was credited on Maine Public for authors Gail L. Carlson’s and Megan Andersen’s groundbreaking research on Maine physicians, health risks of climate change, and patient awareness. The authors surveyed physicians in Maine about climate change and health, and of […]
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On May 18th, Maine Policy Review hosted 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. The event fostered dialogue and offered attendees practical information to use in their towns, which was informed by cutting-edge research.
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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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