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Children’s Health Law Attacked by Chemical Industry: Moms, Business Owners, Doctors, and Scientists Urge Lawmakers to Keep Kid-Safe Products Act Intact

29 Mar 2011

(AUGUSTA) The battle over efforts to reduce children’s exposure to toxic chemicals heated up significantly today with a public hearing on LD 1129, a bill that would gut Maine’s popular Kid-Safe Products Act. At first blush, Friday’s unanimous committee vote to replace bisphenol-A (BPA) in reusable food and beverage containers seemed to point to a [...]

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Maine Women’s Lobby Opposes Irresponsible Budget Cuts: Warns that Maine women and children likely to bear burden of shortsighted budget

In: Maine State House|Maine Women's Lobby|Maine Women's Policy Center|T.A.N.F

8 Mar 2011

-Media Release- Augusta – At a meeting of the Appropriations Committee, the Maine Women’s Lobby voiced concerns that Governor LePage’s proposed budget would significantly destabilize Maine families. The budget proposal includes irresponsible cuts to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the General Assistance Program (GA). Increased food insecurity and higher rates of homelessness are only [...]

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Tags: budget, LePage, Maine Can Do better

This Just In: When it Comes to Parent Leave, the U.S. is Decades Behind Other Countries

23 Feb 2011

CBS News published a great piece on the lack of paid parent leave in the United States, as compared to other countries: Americans often take pride in ways their nation differs from others. But one distinction — lack of a nationwide policy of paid maternity leave — is cited in a new report as an [...]

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Why it Matters

In: Charlotte Warren|Maine Women's Lobby|Maine Women's Policy Center

3 Jan 2011

Your support matters to women in Maine. That’s why I’m writing one more time to urge your year-end gift today. It matters if you or someone you know has taken time off from work to care for yourself, a family member, or a newborn under Maine’s Family Medical Leave Law. Our work made Maine the [...]

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2010 Wrap Up: Top Five Momentous Moments of 2010

30 Dec 2010

What a year! Between a hard fought legislative campaign, a lively election season, an outpouring of grassroots activism, and some exciting visitors, 2010 kept us busy and brought about a whole slew of new experiences and achievements to our work. It was challenging to pick just five moments out of the myriad momentous moments that [...]

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Simple

In: Charlotte Warren|Maine Women's Lobby|Maine Women's Policy Center

29 Dec 2010

Well, here we are – just a few days before the end of the year and a week before the new legislature convenes. It’s tough to predict what we’ll see during this session. But, if the debate – and promises – we heard during this past campaign cycle are any indication, there will be some [...]

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Bisphenol-A (BPA) and Nonylphenols Named Maine Priority Chemicals

In: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine|BPA|Maine Women's Policy Center|Reproductive Health

17 Dec 2010

Board of Environmental Protection Recommends Replacing BPA in Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups “Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) has named bisphenol-A (BPA) and nonylphenols (NPs) as Maine’s first Priority Chemicals under the 2008 Kid-Safe Products Law. In addition, they provisionally adopted a phase out of BPA from baby bottles and sippy cups, which will [...]

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Sarah Debates Paycheck Fairness

21 Oct 2010

Did you hear? Our Executive Director, Sarah Standiford, debated well-known critic of feminism, Christina Hoff Sommers at the Maine School of Law earlier this week. The resolution? The Paycheck Fairness Act. The conclusion? Sarah knocked it out of the house for Paycheck Fairness! Despite Ms. Sommers’ declaration the the legislation is, a “mean spirited little [...]

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Tags: Christina Hoff Sommers, Sarah Standiford

Whatcha doing Wednesday?

In: Maine Women's Policy Center

4 Oct 2010

Okay folks, it’s time to show off those dance moves! It’s less than a week away – and, it’s your chance to catch up with old friends and make some new ones, bid on some awesome auction items, and dance the night away – all for a fantastic cause. Time is of the essence! Buy [...]

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Dress Code: Fabulous

In: Maine Women's Policy Center

1 Sep 2010

Are you ready to party? We are, too! And, October will be here before you know it (sorry, but it’s true). On October 6, our sister organization, the Maine Women’s Policy Center, is celebrating two decades of increasing opportunities for Maine women and girls with the Maine Women’s Gala and Auction. The gala will be [...]

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Tags: auction, event, Gala

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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 [...]