Posts Tagged ‘Laura Harper’
last week our lobbyist, Laura Harper, testified in support of LD 192, “An Act To Index the State Minimum Wage to Inflation.” This legislation would adjust Maine’s minimum wage based on changes in the federal Consumer Price Index for the Northeast. With passage, this would put Maine among the 10 other states that also index [...]
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The Only Lady in the Room
In: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine|Events|Governor Baldacci|Labor|Laura Harper|LD 621|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’ Compensation Benefits for Firefighters [...]
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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: [...]
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Tweeting Loud For The VOTE!
In: Discrimination|Gay Marriage|Maine State House|Marriage Equality|Tweets
28 Apr 2009On April 28, The Exception Magazine, remarked on the Maine Legislature’s Judiciary Committees “ought to pass” vote for LD 1020, An Act To End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom. The Exception reported that, “The Committees’ members voted as follows: 11 ought to pass, 2 ought not to pass, and 1 ought to pass [...]
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Public Assistance and The Way Life Should Be
1 Apr 2009Two bills that seek to restrict access to welfare and general assistance, received lots of testimony in the Health and Human Services Committee. According to an article in the Sun Journal, proponents of the bills claimed that people are moving to Maine for our state’s easily accessible welfare system, while opponents stated that the influx [...]
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New Mainers for Many Reasons
31 Mar 2009In her testimony to the Health and Human Services Committee in opposition to two bills that would create a 90-day residency requirement for General Assistance, Laura Harper, Maine Women’s Lobby’s Director of Public Policy stated, “People decide to move to Maine for various reasons: families may move here to be closer to a family member [...]
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According to the Bangor Daily News, the Health and Human Services Committee listened to lively testimony concerning two Republican sponsored bills, that would restrict welfare and snack purchasing, and a bill that would restrict smoking in outdoor venues proposed by Joan Cohen (D) of Portland. In response to claims by the supporters of the welfare [...]
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A bill sponsored by Senator Bartlett would benefit cancer stricken firefighters. LD 621, “An Act Allowing Worker’s Compensation Benefits for Firefighters Who Contract Cancer,” recently had a public hearing in front of the Labor Committee. Maine Women’s Lobby Director of Public Policy, Laura Harper shared concerns over chemicals involved in firefighting which have been linked [...]
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