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The report looks at what Maine can do, over the next 10 years, to replace its overlapping and sometimes inefficient government with new, more modern and more streamlined structures and operations, and to free up resources for critical investments in tomorrow's prosperity.

Writers
Alan Caron, President, Envision Maine
David Osborne, Bestselling author: Reinventing Government and five other books on government operations

Joshua Weinstein, Longtime Maine Journalist

Phil Trostel, a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Maine


Advisors affiliations are for identification only

Angus King, former Governor
David Flanagan, former President, CMP

Mike Dubyak, Chairman and CEO, Wright Express
Jill Goldthwait, Former Independent State Senator; Director of Government Relations, The Jackson Laboratory
John Porter, former editorial page editor, Portland Newspapers, President, Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce
Timothy Hussey, CEO, Hussey Seating
Phil Trostel, Margaret Chase Smith Center and UMaine, economist, public policy analyst
Chuck Lawton, Senior Economist, Planning Decisions
Bonita Pothier, Key Bank, Biddeford, Chair, GrowSmart Maine
Tony Payne, Executive Director, Alliance for Maine’s Future
Dana Connors, President, Maine State Chamber of Commerce
Angus King III, Vice President, First Wind
Fred Heimann, CFO of SenSysnet, V. Chairman, Maine Angels

Contributors

Wright Express
TD Banknorth
Hussey Seating Company
Northeast Bank
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Androscoggin Bank
CedarWorks
J.S. McCarthy Printers
Joe and Carol Wishcamper
Kennebunk Savings Bank
Little Diamond Island Enterprises
Bancroft & Company
Allen Agency Insurance
Central Maine Healthcare
Jagger Brothers
Sanford Institution for Savings

All Contributions were made to GrowSmart Maine, which commissioned this report through a contract with Envision Maine to produce this report.














































































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The Contents of the Report


A Call to Action
  • The Urgent Need for New Thinking and New Approaches
  • Building on the Brookings Report
  • A Handbook for Citizens
  • If It Was Easy, It Would Already Be Done
An Action Plan for the Coming Decade
  • Ending Unfunded Liabilities
  • A Smaller, Smarter Legislature
  • A Flatter, Leaner, More Responsive State Government
  • Fewer Counties That Do More
  • Increasing Collaboration Among Towns
  • K-12 Education: Focusing on the Classroom
  • Building a Fully Coordinated System of Higher Education
  • Lowering Heath Care Costs Through Innovation and Prevention 
About the Authors & Acknowledgements

The Hard Work of Building a More Prosperous Future
  • Two Roads Ahead
  • A New Era of Shrinking Resources and Hard Decisions
  • Reinventing Government Isn’t a Choice, It’s Already Happening
  • Managing Change to Shape a Brighter Future
The Ten Myths That Hold Us Back

Guiding Principles of Reinventing Government

When it Comes to Spending, Maine Stands Out

Three Ticking Time Bombs
  • The Aging State: Fewer Workers and Growing Needs
  • Unfunded Liabilities: Huge Payments Are Now Coming Due
  • Health Care is Crowding Out Other Needs
The Inefficient Structures of Government
  • The Legislature
  • State Government
  • Maine's 16 Counties
  • Local Government
  • Public Education
  • Higher Education
Help Shape the Future

Appendix, Notes