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The Only Lady in the Room
In: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine| Events| Governor Baldacci| LD 621| Labor| Laura Harper| Maine State House| Maine Women's Lobby| Maine's Firefighter Cancer Bill| Uncategorized
24 Jul 2009Since I was the only lady in the room, I hoped that they would let me stand in front with all the big guys. But, in all seriousness, this was a great event. Yesterday morning, I had the pleasure to attend the signing ceremony for LD 621, “An Act Allowing Workers’ [...]
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- Tags: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, Firefighter Cancer Bill, Labor, Laura Harper, State House
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
A Question of Fairness
In: Civil Rights| Discrimination| Gay Marriage| Governor Baldacci| Marriage Equality| Press Link
7 May 2009We know how Governor Baldacci answered the question, he clearly stated that marriage equality was about being fair. Unfortunately, New Hampshire’s Governor hasn’t proceeded in the same fashion.
In New Hampshire, Gov. John Lynch – who previously defined marriage as strictly between a man and a woman – promised his “best decision” after consulting lawmakers and [...]
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Happy Happy Happy
In: Civil Rights| Discrimination| Gay Marriage| Governor Baldacci| Maine State House| Maine Women's Lobby| Marriage Equality
6 May 2009Can’t even describe how elated we are to live in Maine, where, at every opportunity, our decisionmakers have stood FOR equality, fairness and justice.
From all of us at the Maine Women’s Lobby: Thank you, Governor Baldacci.
Here’s my favorite part of his statement:
“In the past, I opposed gay marriage while supporting the idea of civil unions,” [...]
Governor Baldacci Welcomes 100 Girls to State House
In: Girls' Day| Governor Baldacci| Maine State House| Maine Women's Policy Center| Press Link| Women's Leadership
19 Mar 2009Each year, for almost 13 years now, the Governor of Maine welcomes over one hundred 8th grade girls to the state house for a day of learning about leadership. The program, Girls’ Day at the State House, is hosted by the Maine Women’s Policy Center.
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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…
