Ed, The State House is packed today! Hundreds of Maine workers have turnout out in opposition to Governor Paul LePage’s state budget proposal. We need to keep up this momentum and demonstrate to the Legislature that the Governor’s proposal does not serve the interests of Maine People and Maine Communities. LePage’s proposal…
- Destabilizes Maine families: from those with kids to those in retirement. (Click here to download the Maine Equal Justice Partners' analysis of budget cuts to Maine's safety net
programs.)
- Eliminates health care and supports for families, and disrupts pensions, creating a host of deeper problems that will be more costly for all of us in the long run.
- Proposes extreme tax breaks that benefit Maine’s wealthiest residents at the expense of Maine’s working and retired families. (Click here to download the Maine Center for Economic Policy's analysis of the Governor's tax
proposals.)
MAINE CAN DO BETTER and we will do better with your help! Please join us for these upcoming rallies and events at the State House as we urge the Legislature to stand with Maine families during these difficult times! Thursday, March 3: WHAT: Workers Rally WHEN: 12:00 p.m. WHERE: Outside the State House, between the State House and State Office
Building Monday, March 7: WHAT: Maine Can Do Better Rally WHEN: 9:00 a.m. WHERE: State House Hall of Flags TRANSPORTATION: AARP is providing bus transportation to and from the State House for Monday’s rally. Busses will be leaving from Bangor, Portland, and South Paris. Please contact Lizzy Reinholt for more information (li...@engagemaine.org). You can also email your local Representative and Senator and tell them how you feel about the budget by clicking here! Now is OUR opportunity to let our elected leaders know that Maine people are not in favor of Governor LePage’s state budget proposal! Please email me with any questions about the upcoming events (li...@engagemaine.org). Sincerely,
Lizzy Reinholt P.S. For more information about the budget click here! | 
