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TAX REFORM? EXCISE TAX? TABOR II? HELP!
23 Jul 2009If you’re like me – you often feel lost when anything tax related hits home. Terms like tax reform and Tabor II make my skin crawl – causing me to have random outbursts as I run to Google for comfort.
Fortunately for us, the Penobscot County Democratic Committee has come to our rescue. On Tuesday, July 28th, from 6:30 [...]
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- Tags: Husson University, Tax Forum, Tax Reform
The women of the Maine Women’s Lobby reflect on the 124th
In: Charlotte Warren| Civil Rights| Discrimination| Equal Pay| Events| Fair Pay| Family Caregiver Protection| Family Responsibilities Discrimination| Gay Marriage| Girls' Day| Governor Baldacci| Hannah Pingree| Laura Harper| Maine State House| Maine Women's Lobby| Maine Women's Policy Center| Marriage Equality| Obama| Paid sick days| Press Link| Sarah Standiford| Speaker of the House
24 Jun 2009Last week, the Village Soup posted an article featuring reflections on the 124th session from capital-area legislators. Their reflections are really interesting – and got me wondering what others thought.
So, I started asking around … and here are some reflections from the women of the Maine Women’s Lobby:
Here’s what Laura had to say:
I feel certain [...]
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- Tags: Civil Rights, Discrimination, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Gay Marriage, Girls' Day, Girls' Day at the State House, House of Representatives, Laura Harper, LD 1020, Leadership, Maine Women's Lobby, Maine Women's Policy Center, marriage, Marriage Equality, Paid sick days, public hearing, State House, Welfare, women's issues, YouTube
Do you have children?
In: Discrimination| Family Caregiver Protection| Family Responsibilities Discrimination| Labor| Press Link
21 May 2009A woman in Pennsylvania is seeking to make it illegal for potential employers to ask that question. In her experience, the fact that she was s single mom of two young children stopped many job interviews mid-stream. This article is a perfect example of why we are working so hard on LD 962, An Act [...]
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- Tags: Discrimination
What do all these organizations have in common?
In: Discrimination| Family Caregiver Protection| Family Responsibilities Discrimination| Maine State House| Maine Women's Lobby
18 May 2009..They support L.D. 962 “An Act to Protect Family Caregivers”
Among them: American Cancer Society, Disability Rights Center, Equality Maine, League of Young Voters, Legal Services for the Elderly, Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center, Maine Center for Economic Policy, Maine Centers for Work and Community, Maine Children’s Alliance, Maine Civil Liberties Union, Maine Employment Lawyers Association, [...]
Women’s Leadership Action Day a Success!
In: Discrimination| Family Caregiver Protection| Family Responsibilities Discrimination| Hannah Pingree| Maine State House| Maine Women's Lobby| Maine Women's Policy Center| Speaker of the House| Women's Leadership
13 May 2009Members of the Women’s Leadership Action Coalition spent the day at the State House – learning the ropes, understanding the impact of the state budget, and hearing from the Legislature’s trifecta of women leaders: Senate President Libby Mitchell, Speaker Hannah Pingree, and Senate Majority Leader Lisa Marrache. Their advice: “let your legislators know you’re here!” Done. The [...]
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- Tags: Leadership, Maine Women's Policy Center, state budget, State House, Women's Leadership, Women's Leadership Action Coalition
Family Friendly Policies are “Critical to Empowering Employers” says, First Lady Michelle Obama
In: Discrimination| Family Caregiver Protection| Family Responsibilities Discrimination| Obama| Paid sick days
7 May 2009On May 7, Michelle Obama spoke at the Corporate Voices for Working Families Annual Partners Meeting in Washington, D.C. The First Lady talked about balancing work and life and the importance of family friendly policies that benefit working families and strengthen the competiveness of American business.
Corporate Voices for Working Families is the leading national business [...]
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- Tags: Paid sick days, Women, women's issues, working families, YouTube
Recent federal and local research has helped identify some of the main causes of homelessness, but questions still remain about factors that are unique to women. Preble Street, a nonprofit organization focusing on homelessness, located in Portland, Maine, has released an in-depth report highlighting women and homelessness in Maine.
The Preble Street Report was staggering.
52% reported [...]
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- Tags: homelessness, Maine Women's Lobby, Women, women's issues, YouTube
What we don’t have, that 140 other countries do, including the top 20 world economic powers…?
In: Family Responsibilities Discrimination| Paid sick days| swine flu
1 May 2009Yes, 140 other countries, including the top 20 world economic powers, (except the United States) have paid sick days.
With the Swine flu in the forefront of our minds, sick days linger in the air as a possibility. But, almost half the private sector, 48% don’t have paid sick days.
The benefits to mandated paid sick days [...]
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Promotion Denied: Too Much on Your Plate
In: Family Caregiver Protection| Family Responsibilities Discrimination| Maine Women's Policy Center| Press Link
28 Mar 2009Laurie Chadwick was denied a position of team leader at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and is now waiting for a jury to decide if she was denied the promotion because she had four children.
The case is the first out of Maine to deal with a relatively new area of employment discrimination law, which [...]
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- Elizabeth Johns: I caught a little of the debate on the internet. Sorry I couldn't attend in person and help show sup [...]
- Connie Lewis: BRAVO for this effort re toxins in personal care products (PCPs)! I'm wondering whether you're [...]
- Linda Cleary: These young women are incredible! The best of luck to them. This is an important project and it's so [...]
- Jason Sabo: Visit SafePhaseOut.org to support the national phase out of deca-bde, not just in Maine! [...]
- Elizabeth Johns: What an outstanding job Sarah Standiford did today (Feb. 4) on Maine Public Television's Watch progr [...]
- And on the edge of our seats we shall remain…
- On the edge of our seats over here…
- Tell the Governor to Support Paid Sick Days!
- Back from Caucus…
- “I haven’t had a door slammed in my face yet”
- “I’m about as pro-labor as you can get”
- Rep Butterfield brings the room back to the point of the debate
- Providing paid sick days would not be hard for business owners to keep track of
- Representative Cushing Questions about Calendar Days
- Superhero Lobbyist Laura Harper Answers Questions…
