Press Release / Friday May 20, 2022
WHAT MAINERS ARE SAYING: LePage, Maine GOP Focused On Fringe National Agenda, Not Working Mainers
Over the last month, as both the Maine GOP and Maine Democrats held their party conventions, the messages that each party will focus on in the upcoming election have been made clear.Press Release / Friday May 20, 2022
REMINDER: Governor Mills’ Progress On Child Care Is Reversal From LePage’s Failures
Today, Governor Mills will visit the Creative Explorations Child Development Center in Windham to promote the importance of expanding child care in Maine.Press Release / Friday May 20, 2022
The Republican Governors Association Co-Chair Wants to Ban Abortion with No Exceptions For Rape or Incest. Does Paul LePage Agree?
In an interview over the weekend, Nebraska Republican Governor Pete Ricketts – the Co-Chair of the Republican Governors Association – made clear he supports a full abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest.Press Release / Friday May 20, 2022
PRESS HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD: Republicans Have Put Us All “At Risk” By Embracing Extremism, Conspiracy Theories
The Portland Press Herald editorial board called out Republicans for embracing the ideas and supporters of extremist conspiracy theories such as “Great Replacement Theory,” which has been claimed as motivation by a number of racist mass shooters, including the recent shooting in Buffalo which claimed ten lives.Press Release / Friday May 20, 2022
Maine GOP Chair: “All these emotional issues they’re bringing up, abortion included, doesn’t mean anything”
On Saturday, as thousands of Mainers across the state protested the Supreme Court’s looming decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Maine GOP held a press conference where they proclaimed that abortion is not an issue “that Mainers actually care about.”Press Release / Friday May 20, 2022
A TALE OF TWO CONVENTIONS: GOP Focuses On Culture War, Maine Democrats Tout Accomplishments and Vow to Protect Mainers’ Rights
The convention message was simple: Democrats have led the state to tremendous progress over the last three years, and we won’t let Republicans drag us back.Press Release / Tuesday May 17, 2022
Leading Maine Anti-Abortion Activist Calls Paul LePage An “Ally”
In case you missed it, in a Maine Public article about the threat Republicans pose to abortion rights in Maine, far-right anti-abortion activist Mike McClellan of the Christian Civic League called Paul LePage an “ally” of their cause.Press Release / Wednesday May 11, 2022
Maine Democratic Party Statement on Women’s Health Protection Act Vote
With the Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and undo almost a half-century of legal precedent, the U.S. Senate failed once again to advance the Women’s Health Protection Act. Maine’s Senator Susan Collins, a supposedly "pro-choice" Republican, joining her colleagues to filibuster the legislation, clearing the path for states around the country to achieve a longtime GOP goal: criminalizing abortion.
Press Release / Friday May 6, 2022
Mainers Do Not Want GOP To Take Away Their Abortion Rights
This week, after news leaked that the Supreme Court is planning to overturn Roe v. Wade, Maine people have mobilized across the state to make their voices heard.Press Release / Friday May 6, 2022
LePage Allies See End of Roe v. Wade As “Not The End…The Beginning”
In the wake of reports that the Supreme Court is planning to overturn Roe v. Wade, Maine’s most extreme anti-abortion voices have taken on a celebratory tone. “The end of Roe v. Wade is not the end, it’s the beginning,” said Mike McClellan, the policy director of the far-right Christian Civic League (CCL), a group leading the charge to pass abortion restrictions in Maine.
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