2026 housing agenda kicks off quickly with renter anti-discrimination bill hearing in Augusta
January 6, 2026
Our choice of where to live is a deeply important kind of freedom. Housing makes a big difference in what jobs we can take, our kids' education, how close we live to family and friends--in short, our future.
- Andrea Steward
- Legislative Updates
The latest Poverty data has arrived. The need for big change has too.
September 15, 2025
Poverty is a choice our elected leaders make when they say: we can afford to cut taxes for the wealthy, but not to fund affordable health care, good education, safe homes or nutritious food for people who need it.
- Ann Danforth
- Census
Maine passed a budget. What will it mean for all of us?
June 26, 2025
Maine’s budget is one of the most important ways we come together as a state–whether we live in Fort Kent or Kittery, whether we’re old or young, or whether we’re black, white, or brown.
- Kathy Kilrain del Rio
- Budgets
An outrageous plan
May 16, 2025
House Republicans have an outrageous plan to take health care, food, and more away from tens of thousands of Mainers. Maine Equal Justice opposes this budget.
- Alex Carter
- Federal Advocacy
“Families across Maine are doing their part every day, it’s time the ultra-wealthy did too.”
May 7, 2025
Mainers Travel to D.C. to Oppose Cuts to Medicaid (MaineCare) and SNAP in exchange for Tax Breaks for Billionaires.
- Ari van den Akker
- MaineCare
This has been an incredibly tough week
January 23, 2025
How can we all bring more light each day to our efforts to achieve equal justice?
- Kate Brennan
- General
As Maine balances a budget, the greatest concern should be how families will continue to balance theirs
January 13, 2025
No matter our income, our race, where we were born, or whether we live up in Fort Kent or down to Kittery, we are Mainers together.
- Kathy Kilrain del Rio
- Budgets
National report finds Maine's Peer Workforce Navigator pilot is highly effective for connecting diverse communities to government
November 13, 2024
The Peer Workforce Navigator Project was featured in an October report from the Center for American Progress, a nonpartisan policy institute based in Washington, D.C.
- Catherine Buxton
- Peer Workforce Navigator
New census data confirms the Child Tax Credit and other investments in economic security help many families get beyond survival and thrive
September 18, 2024
Each year, the U.S. Census releases new data on poverty, income, and health insurance.
- Ann Danforth
- Poverty
Essential Justice: 2024 Legislative session in review
July 15, 2024
Outcomes of the bills we worked on this session in Augusta
- Robyn Merrill
- TANF
Justice was in full bloom on May 30th!
June 3, 2024
We are delighted to share highlights from our recent Justice in Bloom event, a special occasion that brought together so many wonderful friends to celebrate our roots and cultivate our future.
- Robyn Merrill
- General
LD 1877, income support for Maine families, passes the house and senate!
April 11, 2024
Thanks to an effort led by parents like them, Maine families who participate in TANF are about to see a change for the better.
- Ann Danforth
- Income Support
Maine Equal Justice's updated budget priorities April 2024
April 2, 2024
It's budget crunch time! Here are Maine Equal Justice's updated priorities
- Kathy Kilrain del Rio
- Budgets
Good healthcare news for Maine kids & parents
January 23, 2024
Many more kids and young people under age 21 now qualify for MaineCare for Kids and all pregnant people with MaineCare, including all immigrants, will now receive 12 months of postpartum coverage.
- Alex Carter
- MaineCare
Help is Available to Make Quality Internet Affordable
November 30, 2023
A good internet connection can connect families to important services and opportunities – taking online classes, training for a new job or having a remote doctor’s appointment.
- Jenna Ingram
- Internet Access
