From the loss of maternity care to the revitalization of downtowns, rural º£½ÇÉçÇø is changing. How policy plays a role in its ongoing transition will be explored in a panel from the º£½ÇÉçÇø Policy Review, a University of º£½ÇÉçÇø 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 º£½ÇÉçÇø Research Institute.
- Shelley Megquier, director of policy and research for º£½ÇÉçÇø Farmland Trust.
- Dora Anne Mills, chief health improvement officer at º£½ÇÉçÇøHealth.
- 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 Uº£½ÇÉçÇø’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, the º£½ÇÉçÇø 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.
