# Maine Policy Institute

Individual liberty and economic freedom for Maine

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## [Finally: The 2026 Maine Policy Blueprint is Here](https://mainepolicy.substack.com/p/finally-the-2026-maine-policy-blueprint)

_2026-08-19 · Maine Policy Institute_

The publication prescribes comprehensive solutions to Maine’s greatest challenges.

## [Living with Progressive Failure in Maine](https://mainepolicy.substack.com/p/living-with-progressive-failure-in)

_2026-08-14 · Matthew Gagnon_

This week was a never-ending avalanche of bad news for Maine. More terrible education results, Portland businesses angry over the city's decline, and needles washing up on the shore of the Penobscot.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211224123/ebe54f217d711e4b8edca9cf04414661.mp3)

## [Maine's "Free Community College" Program is Ripe For Exploitation](https://mainepolicy.substack.com/p/maines-free-community-college-program)

_2026-08-12 · Maine Policy Institute_

Maine has created a permanent entitlement with few restrictions on who receives it, and almost no obligation for recipients to provide anything in return.

## [The Great and Powerful Oz](https://mainepolicy.substack.com/p/the-great-and-powerful-oz)

_2026-08-07 · Matthew Gagnon_

The Federal administrator of Medicaid visits Maine and sets off a war of words with Janet Mills

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210276248/bfc18a1f337a4e2da5c03e4c701f816a.mp3)

## [No, The "Millionaire Tax" Will Not Be Good For Maine](https://mainepolicy.substack.com/p/no-the-millionaire-tax-will-not-be)

_2026-08-06 · Garrick Hoffman_

A recent op-ed in the Press Herald argued in support of the surcharge tax. But it will have adverse ramifications, and the tax burden is already forcing some Mainers to eye leaving the state altogether.

## [We Plead the 5th](https://mainepolicy.substack.com/p/we-plead-the-5th)

_2026-07-31 · Matthew Gagnon_

Troy Jackson becomes official, Anthony Fauci discovers a love of the Bill of Rights, and socialism is popular again

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209309608/9a9a2a2fadfdef1014b2208e80d7fc02.mp3)

## [The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly in Congress' New "ROAD To Housing Act"](https://mainepolicy.substack.com/p/congress-takes-aim-at-the-housing)

_2026-07-31 · Montana Towers_

Though flawed, the ROAD to Housing Act represents an important acknowledgment that housing affordability is fundamentally connected to supply.

## [The Nominee: Rick Bennett](https://mainepolicy.substack.com/p/the-nominee-rick-bennett)

_2026-07-29 · Maine Policy Institute_

Watch Now | The State Senator discusses the Maine governor's race, the challenges and advantages of being an independent, the issues facing Maine, and more.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209007338/450cb7fa0eb22f91add922c40333a765.mp3)

## [After The Legislature Leaves, The Bureaucracy Begins](https://mainepolicy.substack.com/p/after-the-legislature-leaves-the)

_2026-07-23 · Montana Towers_

Mainers should not have to wonder which agency, board, or stakeholder process will make the next major decision for them.

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## [Portland’s 100-Foot Rule is One More Barrier to Doing Business](https://mainepolicy.substack.com/p/portlands-100-foot-rule-is-one-more)

_2026-07-16 · Maine Policy Institute_

A city that wants more housing, occupied storefronts, and successful local businesses must stop placing unnecessary barriers in front of the people willing to create them.