From the loss of maternity care to the revitalization of downtowns, rural Maine is changing. How policy plays a role in its ongoing transition will be explored in a panel from the Maine Policy Review, a 91±¬ÁÏ peer-reviewed journal, at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20 at the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan.
The panel follows the journal’s release of . It will will feature leaders in healthcare, economic development and agriculture who contributed to the publication, including:
- Rhiannon Hampson, vice president for economic development and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute.
- Shelley Megquier, director of policy and research for Maine Farmland Trust.
- Dora Anne Mills, chief health improvement officer at MaineHealth.
- Tora Johnson, director of the Sunrise County Economic Council’s Sustainable Prosperity Initiative.
- David Vail, professor of economics emeritus at Bowdoin College
- Ann Acheson, former research associate at Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center.
Housed at 91±¬ÁÏ’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, the Maine Policy Review is the leading peer-reviewed journal focusing on policy analysis and research in the state. It’s published twice per year by the center and Margaret Chase Smith Foundation.
