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6 Jan 2012

I’ve worked on a lot of budgets in my lifetime. It is tough work – and often a moving target. Numbers change as you move through the process of building the budget. There are unexpected expenses – and revenues. Modification is often necessary. Numbers change. But, where we begin doesn’t. In order to make good [...]

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little beards?

30 Dec 2011

It’s that time of year again when we look back at the work we did together – from right here on our computers (or smart phones, tablets … you get the idea). This is a compilation of the most read action alerts and the issues they communicated. Throughout this past year, we fought against roll-backs [...]

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Testimony in Opposition to LePage’s Budget Cuts

In: Budget|Governor LePage|Laura Harper|Maine State House|Maine Women's Lobby

15 Dec 2011

Testimony in opposition: Senator Rosen, Representative Flood, Senator McCormick, Representative Strang Burgess and members of the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services, my name is Laura Harper, and I represent the Maine Women’s Lobby, an organization that has been working for 33 years [...]

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Dear Governor LePage

13 Dec 2011

Hello Friends of the Maine Women’s Lobby, I’d like to introduce you to our MSW Intern for the 2011-2012 academic year: Meet Diane Scalia see (photo to the right). She is a Social Work student at the University of Maine. And, she has joined the ranks of the prestigious Maine Women’s Lobby bloggers! See her [...]

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Second Win This Month, Fourth City to Pass Legislation

In: Labor|Maine Women's Agenda|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days

17 Jun 2011

Philadelphia just passed paid sick days! Hooray! Last week Connecticut became the first state to pass paid sick days, and yesterday Philadelphia became the fourth city. What a month for workers! Read below for a blog post from family values at work about the vote and the future victories! Anyone who’s been to Philly knows [...]

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the good. the bad. and the tabled.

10 Jun 2011

The Good (well, actually, the great!) This week, Maine lawmakers stood firm against efforts to roll back access to reproductive health care and civil rights protections for transgendered Mainers. The bills were defeated by wide margins—and for good reason. In upholding Maine law, legislators put the health of Maine women and teens first and did [...]

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Urgent Call to Action: Stop the Roll Backs of Voting Rights

In: Maine State House|Maine Women's Lobby

8 Jun 2011

This afternoon the Maine Senate is taking up L.D. 1376, An Act To Preserve the Integrity of the Voter Registration and Election Process. This bill eliminates Maine’s 38-year-old same-day voting registration and bans absentee voting two business days before Election Day. This bill creates unnecessary barriers for prospective voters, and turns back the clock on [...]

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Maine House Votes to Revoke Voting Rights

In: Charlotte Warren|Civil Rights|Maine State House|Maine Women's Lobby

7 Jun 2011

Yesterday, the Maine House of Representatives voted to eliminate Election Day voter registration. L.D. 1376, An Act To Preserve the Integrity of the Voter Registration and Election Process, eliminates Maine’s 38-year-old same-day voting registration and bans absentee voting two business days before Election Day. This bill creates unnecessary barriers for prospective voters, and turns back [...]

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Coalition Warns Legislature Not to End Same Day Voting

In: Civil Rights|Maine State House|Maine Women's Lobby|Photos

27 May 2011

Portland – A diverse coalition of advocates for seniors, students, and women have a special Memorial Day weekend message for lawmakers: Leave Maine’s voting laws alone. The Maine House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on Tuesday on a proposal, sponsored by Speaker of the House Robert Nutting and Secretary of State Charles Summers, that [...]

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Older Entries

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 [...]

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