Archive for June, 2009
Senate has finally rung bell t…
In: Tweets
12 Jun 2009Senate has finally rung bell to reconvene and now that we are all in the here, they’ve turned it off and are just milling about. Argh!
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coffee, bagels, and swine flu
12 Jun 2009We continuously tell people to stay home when they’re sick, but we don’t guarantee paid sick days. And, yesterday at the same time that the World Health Organization was announcing a pandemic, our Congress was debating a bill that would guarantee paid sick days. Where is the logic in this? I think it’s ridiculous that paid [...]
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- Tags: Congress, debate, H1N1, Healthy Families Act, Paid sick days, swine flu, YouTube
What's in a Word?
In: Discrimination
12 Jun 2009Governor John Baldacci signed a bill on Monday that tightens a nine-year-old law banning the use of the word “squaw” from official place names (Portland Press Herald, Sun Journal). After this law took effect, many places, including the names of mountains and creeks, were changed. But, believe it or not, some people just couldn’t let [...]
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- Tags: Discrimination, Hate Crimes, Maine Civil Liberties Union, Portland Press Herald, Sun Journal, Women, women's issues
L.D. 1205 Health Care Bill of …
In: Tweets
12 Jun 2009L.D. 1205 Health Care Bill of Rights just passed final enactment in the Senate!
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Watching for last three bills …
In: Tweets
12 Jun 2009Watching for last three bills at state house today. House debating highway fund. Rep. John Martin giving his colleagues a stern talking to.
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NEW tax reform bill passes to …
In: Tweets
11 Jun 2009NEW tax reform bill passes to be engrossed 20 to 13! More money in the pockets of Maine’s hard working, low-income families!
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NEW tax reform bill includes a…
In: Tweets
11 Jun 2009NEW tax reform bill includes a partially refundable earned income tax credit! Hooray!! EITC makes it IN the package! Good for women and kids
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Senate is doing NEW Tax reform…
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11 Jun 2009Senate is doing NEW Tax reform bill right now!
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And L.D. 621 the Firefighter C…
In: Tweets
11 Jun 2009And L.D. 621 the Firefighter Cancer bill passes final enactment 24 to 9!!!! Hooray!!
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In the Senate and they are sta…
In: Tweets
11 Jun 2009In the Senate and they are starting to move things off of the sp. Aprops table. L.D. 621 is being voted right now, the firefighter bill!!!
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- Stacie Battles: Lets get this passed once and for all. Everyone deserves the same right to enter in a marital/legal [...]
- Terry Donald: Lets all get together and work as hard as we can to get this passed. As I was told over and over aga [...]
- Liz Betit: We have known for decades of the harmful affects of mercury and lead not only to humans but also to [...]
- Lorraine Taft: Do not weaken our progress toward a safer environment. The Product Stewardship programs need to be k [...]
- Phyllis vonHerrlich: Do not abandon the protective programs we have today. Many businesses have shown for decades that t [...]