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THE MARGARET CHASE SMITH ESSAY: Litigation
versus Legislation: The Emerging Role of State Attorneys General as
National Policy Makers
by Andrew Ketterer
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Forums
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Energy Deregulation Commentary
Six analysts comment on electricity deregulation in Maine.
Some address whether Maine is destined to follow in California’s
footsteps. Others question whether, as part of a New
England-regional market, we will be able to ensure competition for
Maine consumers. Still others discuss whether there is a future role
for public conservation programs. |
by David Flannigan, Gordon L. Weil, Stephen L. Diamond,
Stephen G. Ward, Kenneth Gordon and Jim Connors
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Easements and Conservation Policy
in the North Maine Woods
Recently Maine has embarked on a new policy direction in its
use of conservation easements to protect large tracts of commercial
timberland. In this article, Lewis argues that the effectiveness of
using easements as a long-range conservation policy depends on many
factors that may not be fully considered in the decisionmaking
process currently used in choosing easements for landscape-scale
conservation. |
by David J. Lewis
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Essential Programs and Services:
The Basis for a New Approach for Funding Maine’s Public
Schools
Whereas traditional approaches to school funding evaluate
education in terms of revenue, the Essential Programs and Services
model focuses first on student outcomes, and second, on the services
and resources needed to achieve these outcomes. Silvernail and
Bonney suggest that implementation of such an approach may finally
put to rest the state’s perennial arguments over what is a ‘sufficient’
funding level for Maine’s public schools. |
by David L. Silvernail and Weston L. Bonney
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Essential Programs and Services Commentary
To further discussion about the Essential
Programs and Services (EPS) model for funding public education in
Maine, we asked eight superintendents—representing districts
across the state—to provide their views. We also asked each to
discuss the needs of his district and whether additional state
policy options were necessary to tackle the most pressing issues. |
by Denison Gallaudet, Henry R. Scipione, Thomas Scott, Robert B.
Kautz, Roger Shaw, Mark Eastman, Richard A. Lyons and Bob Hasson
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The Economy: Treading
on Thin Ice Perception or Reality?
Although the past nine years have been ones of tremendous growth
for both the U.S. and Maine economies, today the economy shows signs
of weakening. In this "status of the economy" article,
State Economist Laurie Lachance discusses these trends and the
implications they may hold for Maine’s future. Despite today’s
warning signals, she concludes that—on balance—the outlook for
the future is decent. |
by Laurie Lachance
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Certification and Labeling of Forest Products:
Will It Lead to More Environmentally Benign Forestry in Maine?
The authors present the results of a recent survey that assessed the
use of two types of consumer labels—eco-seals and eco-labels. They
conclude that the current practice in the forest-products industry
of using eco-seals alone to market the "environmental
goodness" of products may not be as effective as other types of
labels that provide consumers with detailed information about the
product’s environmental attributes. |
Mario F. Teisl, Stephanie Peavey and Kelly O’Brien
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