May 4, 2021 | E-blast Newsletters
Dear Friend, Thursday, May 6 will be one of the busiest days we have seen in years. Seven bills on which we have been focusing will have public hearings before the Judiciary Committee and the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee; the members of those committees...
Apr 26, 2021 | E-blast Newsletters
And So It Begins Our policy director, Mike McClellan, has been telling us that the month of May was going to see some heavy legislative action. Well, on May 6th, things will definitely be heating up with public hearings on several bills we have been watching. How do...
Apr 20, 2021 | E-blast Newsletters
Great Response Thanks to all of you who responded to our request to let us know you are willing to be available to testify at upcoming public hearings. We will need testifiers who are willing to leverage their voice (in writing or on-line) for the sanctity of life,...
Apr 15, 2021 | E-blast Newsletters
Testifiers Needed With our state leaders sequestered in Augusta and executing public hearings online, it is easier than ever for Maine’s citizens to leverage their voices in the legislative process. One would think with this ease of access that there would be a...
Apr 8, 2021 | E-blast Newsletters
Justice Thomas’ Shot Across the Bow This week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that effectively dismissed a case that had been brought regarding President Trump’s practice of blocking followers. But it wasn’t the case’s outcome that made the biggest news –...
Apr 1, 2021 | E-blast Newsletters
Is this democracy? The recent maneuver by Democrat leadership to shut the Republicans out of the budget process certainly does not bode well for those hoping for bipartisan efforts in Augusta this legislative session. While the budget is rarely part of the League’s...