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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: [...]
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 [...]
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5 May 2009How did your Representative vote? Did they stand up for fairness and equality today? Let them know how you feel about their vote.
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4 May 2009The House of Representatives is expected to vote on marriage equality tomorrow. Follow the debate live, right here! Or you can watch live audio And please, call your legislator 800-423-2900 – leave your name, address and the message, “Please support LD 1020, the marriage equality bill, without any amendments.” thank you!