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LePage Touts “Laissez-Faire Pandemic Agenda”
A report in today’s Bangor Daily News examining Paul LePage’s plan–or lack thereof–to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic shed light on the former governor’s anti-science agenda.
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LePage “Resurfaces” On Conservative Talk Radio to Lie About Mills’ Record
Today, Maine Public called out Governor Paul LePage for lying about Governor Mills' record. In its weekly political pulse newsletter, Maine Public noted that LePage “inaccurately accused Mills of suing his administration over its handling of a nurse who had just returned to the U.S. after treating ebola patients in Africa.”
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For Eight Years, Paul LePage Rooted for the Climate Crisis. Now, It’s Here.
This week, once again, climate change and its frightening consequences are front-page news across the state of Maine.
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Maine Republicans will target Janet Mills’ abortion-rights expansion if they gain power in 2022
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Republicans will look to repeal recent Democratic abortion-rights expansions if they return to power in Augusta after the 2022 midterms, particularly if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision next year.
But they could face an uphill battle and a risky political fight in a state that has some of the strongest legal protections for abortion of any U.S. state and where public opinion is generally in favor of the procedure being legal in most or all cases.
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With Supreme Court Poised to Overturn Roe v. Wade, Governor Mills Last Line of Defense for Reproductive Rights in Maine
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Observers described the Court as “seem[ing] poised” to uphold the Mississippi abortion restriction at issue in the case, with a number of conservative justices appearing open to overturn the precedent of Roe v. Wade outright.
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As Maine Celebrates One Year of Climate Progress, LePage Threatens to Send Us in Reverse
One year ago today, Governor Janet Mills unveiled a four-year plan, known as Maine Won’t Wait, to fight the climate crisis and achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.
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Maine Democratic Party Statement on Maine GOP’s Proposed Extreme Right-Wing Platform
Earlier this week, the Maine Republican Party released a proposed draft of its 2022 party platform, which promotes anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ+, and anti-voting rights policies.
In response, Maine Democratic Party Chair Drew Gattine released the following statement:
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Democrats criticize Bruce Poliquin for aiding a group that opposes gay marriage
Democrats took aim Thursday at Republican congressional hopeful Bruce Poliquin for his “tacit endorsement” of a conservative Christian political group that remains deeply opposed to the legalization of gay marriage almost a decade ago.
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Provisions in Build Back Better will Build a Brighter Future for Our Children, Get Maine Families Back on Their Feet
This morning, after months of negotiation, the Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives advanced the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376). The Maine Democratic Party celebrates the inclusion of policy provisions that will bring down the costs of child care, preschool, higher education, housing, and health care for working families; combat the climate crisis; and keep our economic recovery going.
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Maine Governor’s Race A “Crucial” Battleground in Fight for Reproductive Rights
Today, Teen Vogue highlighted Governor Janet Mills’ work to expand access to reproductive health care for Maine people, and the threat posed by her predecessor, anti-choice Republican Paul LePage, who repeatedly opposed a woman’s right to choose and who fought tooth-and-nail to limit Maine peoples’ access to health care.
