"Maine, a blue state ..."
Maine is an Islamic State. They import Muslims and the taxes are out of control.
I live in Western New York. Here taxes are out of control, yet nearly every level of government is running huge deficits. Here, too, they are begging college graduates (heck, young people in general) to stay. Nevertheless, they are fleeing the state, heading for better opportunities - ususally to the red states. Good economies don't have to beg people to stay.