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Missteps In Managing The Covid-19 Crisis, Joseph W. Mcdonnell
Missteps In Managing The Covid-19 Crisis, Joseph W. Mcdonnell
Maine Policy Review
The Covid-19 pandemic surprised the world with the speed of its spread and caught nations woefully unprepared to contain the virus but in hindsight its arrival was readily predictable. Why did the warning signs for Covid-19 go unnoticed? Why did so many leaders fail to plan for a pandemic? And why did they not recognize the outbreak and respond effectively even after the pandemic was at their doorstep? This paper will seek to answer these questions by exploring six stages in crisis management: 1) preventing the crisis, 2) planning for the crisis, 3) recognizing the crisis, 4) containing the crisis, …
Introduction, Dora Anne Mills, Amanda Rector, Linda Silka, Barbara Harrity
Introduction, Dora Anne Mills, Amanda Rector, Linda Silka, Barbara Harrity
Maine Policy Review
Introduction to Maine Policy Review's special issue on the Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Maine.
Legislative Amendment Of Citizen Initiatives: Where The “Will Of The Voter” Meets The “Consent Of The Elector”, Derek P. Langhauser
Legislative Amendment Of Citizen Initiatives: Where The “Will Of The Voter” Meets The “Consent Of The Elector”, Derek P. Langhauser
Maine Policy Review
This article discusses the issues involved in legislative amendment of citizen initiatives in Maine by explaining the legislature’s authority to amend or repeal citizen initiatives, how and why the Maine Constitution specifically provides for that authority, and how and why that approach is conceptually consistent with numerous other provisions and principles of our Constitution. This article further suggests the types of issues that, regardless of the subject matter in question, the legislature should consider in determining whether, and if so how and when, to change a directly democratic act of the people. Such considerations when earnestly applied can serve to …
The Importance Of Education And Trust Building For Wabanaki Self-Governance, Katie Tomer
The Importance Of Education And Trust Building For Wabanaki Self-Governance, Katie Tomer
Maine Policy Review
Education and trust building are inextricably intertwined parts of addressing failed efforts of the state of Maine and the Wabanaki tribes to resolve tribal self-governance issues. Lack of structural and financial support for the delivery of Wabanaki Studies Law content directly affects tribal-state relations and Wabanaki self-determination in Maine. This article examines legislative proposals, current laws, and scholarly research and explore how they relate to tribal self-governance. Maine needs strategies for trust building and increased educational experiences for all Maine residents about Wabanaki people and ways of knowing.
American Democracy And Governance In A Polarized Era, Richard Barringer
American Democracy And Governance In A Polarized Era, Richard Barringer
Maine Policy Review
Where do we stand today amid America’s sharply divided politics and governance? I argue here that in less than two and a half centuries since the nation’s founding, it has gone from the espousal of democracy and the general welfare to the pursuit of autocracy and corporatism. In the absence of fundamental reforms, America’s founding principles and our national character are at risk.
Forest Policies And Adaptation To Climate Change In Maine: Stakeholder Perceptions And Recommendations, Alyssa R. Soucy, Sandra De Urioste-Stone, Ivan J. Fernandez, Aaron Weiskittel, Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, Tom Doak
Forest Policies And Adaptation To Climate Change In Maine: Stakeholder Perceptions And Recommendations, Alyssa R. Soucy, Sandra De Urioste-Stone, Ivan J. Fernandez, Aaron Weiskittel, Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, Tom Doak
Maine Policy Review
Socioeconomic pressures require forest management to address the impacts of climate change. However, we must ask, Are current forest policies sufficient to deal with the impacts of climate change? Here, we report on two surveys of forest stakeholders in Maine including woodlot owners and forestry professionals and discuss their perceptions of the barriers to climate change adaptation. We conclude with several policy directions including reevaluating existing policies, expanding incentivebased policies, integrating adaptation efforts into mitigation efforts, and increasing communication and outreach.
Gateway To Opportunity: A Promising Summer Youth Employment Model To Address Local Workforce Needs, Nikki Williams, Susy Hawes
Gateway To Opportunity: A Promising Summer Youth Employment Model To Address Local Workforce Needs, Nikki Williams, Susy Hawes
Maine Policy Review
Throughout Maine, employers struggle to find workers with in-demand skills and competencies. Concurrently, work-eligible youth are often unable to find skill-building employment experiences. The Gateway to Opportunity (G2O) program is a comprehensive youth-adult partnership model developed in Portland, Maine, that is designed to address both of these challenges. G2O connects high-school-aged young people with paid, work-based learning projects at Maine-based businesses and nonprofits. The model for this program is based on national best practices and lessons learned from multiple highly successful summer youth employment initiatives led by Brandeis University’s Center for Youth and Communities from 2011 to 2013. This article …
Building Youth Resiliency And Aspirations During A Crisis: Lessons Learned From Maine’S Aspirations Incubator During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Sarah Krichels Goan, Elora Way, Erin Cinelli, Don Carpenter
Building Youth Resiliency And Aspirations During A Crisis: Lessons Learned From Maine’S Aspirations Incubator During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Sarah Krichels Goan, Elora Way, Erin Cinelli, Don Carpenter
Maine Policy Review
The Emanuel & Pauline A. Lerner Foundation’s Aspirations Incubator (AI) is a six-year pilot initiative invested in strategic capacity building for youth development organizations in rural Maine. The AI programs were halfway through the pilot when COVID-19 disrupted programming. Yet, AI programs remained connected with students throughout the transition to remote learning and COVID-19 quarantine. This paper highlights the innovative responses undertaken by the AI programs and shares critical aspects of the AI model that made these responses successful.
Prospects For A Rim County Renaissance: Pandemic As Economic Opportunity, David Vail
Prospects For A Rim County Renaissance: Pandemic As Economic Opportunity, David Vail
Maine Policy Review
In previous Maine Policy Review essays, the author assessed the chronic economic distress facing Maine’s rim counties. His forecast for “more of the same” has been largely borne out by facts on the ground. At the end of 2021, however, he foresees new opportunities in the coming decade, based on a mix of positive external forces and creative Maine responses. Their economic potential is also strengthened by a massive infusion of federal dollars, the spread of high-speed telecommunications, and even the climate crisis. With critical state support, private-public-nonprofit partnerships are re-inventing rural Maine’s heritage industries—forest products, the food system, and …
Municipal Capacity To Respond To Covid-19: Implications For Improving Community Resilience In Maine, Vanessa R. Levesque, Eileen Sylvan Johnson, Kathleen Bell
Municipal Capacity To Respond To Covid-19: Implications For Improving Community Resilience In Maine, Vanessa R. Levesque, Eileen Sylvan Johnson, Kathleen Bell
Maine Policy Review
The authors of this article explore how 50 Maine municipalities communicated their response to COVID-19 in the earliest stages of the pandemic. The study answers two questions: (1) What information and resources did Maine municipalities communicate about COVID-19? and (2) What characterizes a more robust communication response? Analyzing digital communications from March through July 2020, the authors found almost all municipalities in our sample communicated basic information about altered town operations. Some towns provided more robust responses that evolved over time and included nuanced messages about COVID-19, a sense of community, and collaborations with partners. While smaller, more rural municipalities …