Category: Advocacy

Legislative Update for February 29, 2024

LEGISLATIVE UPDATEFebruary 29, 2024 Greetings Community Advocates, As we step into a crucial period of the legislative session, our policy team is tracking a range of significant bills that can shape our community’s future. In

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Legislative Update for February 9, 2024

LEGISLATIVE UPDATEFebruary 9, 2024 Greetings Community Advocates, The first month of the Second Regular Session of the 131st Maine Legislature has come and gone. Legislative committees in Augusta are hard at work voting out bills

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Legislative Update for January 26, 2024

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE January 26 2024 Greetings Community Advocates, Welcome to the inaugural issue of United Way of Southern Maine’s Legislative Update for the 2024 state legislative session, which kicked off this month. United Way remains

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Legislative Update for November 13, 2023

LEGISLATIVE UPDATENovember 13, 2023 Greetings Community Advocates, The recent tragic events both near and far are at the forefront of all our minds. As we process the horrible acts of violence, it is important not

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Legislative Update for July 25, 2023

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE July 25, 2023 Greetings Community Advocates! Happy summer, the season that most of us here in Maine wait for patiently and the season that most farmers wait for so that they can grow

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Legislative Update for May 9, 2023

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE May 9, 2023 TWO PRIORITY CHILD CARE BILLS It is going to be a busy day in the Maine State House tomorrow, Wednesday May 10! Child care advocates from across the state will

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Legislative Update for March 29, 2023

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE March 29, 2023 Greetings Community Advocates! Spring is in the air – specifically that long-awaited smell of the soil as it emerges from under the snow. In Augusta, after a slower-than-usual start to

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Legislative Update for February 28, 2023

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE February 28, 2023 Greetings Community Advocates!  Welcome back to our Legislative Updates on this last day of February.  To get the Legislative Update delivered to your inbox every other week, sign up at

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Legislative Update for February 7, 2023

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE February 7, 2023 Greetings Community Advocates!  Welcome back to our regular Legislative Updates, and happy February.  To get the Legislative Update delivered to your inbox every other week, sign up at https://p2a.co/18Gvy47 or

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