VOLUME 7 -
NUMBER 1, Fall 1998
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The Margaret Chase Smith
Essay: Bridging the Disconnect
by David Mathews |
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Reforming Maine's Education Funding
Process
How Maine's funds K-12 education has been a source of almost constant
contention in the 1990s. Patrick Dow and Ralph Townsend trace
the history of education funding in Maine, explain mechanics of the
current school funding formula, and argue that recent changes to the
formula have eroded the principles of equity on which the 1970s'
formula was built.
by Patrick Dow and Ralph Townsend |
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Interview with Senator George
Mitchell
In this wide-ranging interview, MPR obtained Senator Mitchell's
views on the declining public faith in Congress, the role of economics
in furthering the peace process in Northern Ireland, and the Senator's
prescription for remedying the "two Maines" problem |
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Digital Democracy is Coming to the
Maine Legislature
Although Maine's information infrastructure is several
years ahead of the nation in development, Maine lags behind in its
ranking of "Digital Democracy"; that is, its use of new
telecommunications and information technologies to permit greater
citizen access to laws, legislators, and the state's legislative
process. Rep. Joseph Carleton relates what is being done to
upgrade the Maine Legislature, and discuss the many implications that
technology advances will have on the legislators and citizens alike.
by Rep. Joseph Carleton |
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Maine's Science and Engineering Brain
Drain: How Much and Why
More than the traditional economic ingredients, the new global economy
is being built around talented people with special knowledge and
skills. In this regard the authors compare Maine to other states
on its performance in retaining and/or recruiting recent graduates
with science and/or engineering degrees. That Maine is doing
poorly should surprise few The authors explore why this might be
so.
by Louis G. Tornatzky, Denis Gray, Stephanie A. Tarant & Julie
Howe |
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Workers and Jobs - The Balance is
Shifting
In an era where the availability of skilled labor is deemed one of
the most important ingredients of economic growth, Maine faces a labor
shortage that - according to Frank O'Hara - is unlikely to disappear
soon. O'Hara discusses the potential implications of a sustained
shortage and describes several possible scenarios that could result,
including an improvement in opportunities for workers in Maine.
by Frank O'Hara |
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The Importance of Maine's Economic
Ties with Canada: Some thoughts related to the East-West Highway
Whether to build an east-west highway across
Central Maine has been widely debated in recent months. Richard
Mueller addresses Maine's economic linkages with Canada and assesses
how an east-west highway would affect them. He concludes there
is no doubt an east-west highway would bring economic benefits to
parts of the state, but cautions that highways are two-way streets
where economic benefits can leave as well as enter.
by Richard E. Mueller |
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New Health Care Help for Maine's
Uninsured Children
by Susan W. Longley |
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Missing the Point About Campaign Election
Ethics
by Kathryn Hunt and Greg Gallant |
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