Maine Equal Justice testifies in support of LD 1695, a bill to improve General Assistance (GA)
May 12, 2021
Maine Equal Justice supports LD 1695 as a first step toward strengthening General Assistance (GA), which has for years now become one of the primary housing resources for so many Mainers…
- Deb Ibonwa
- General Assistance (GA)
Maine Equal Justice testifies in support of LD 913, a bill to prevent tenant blacklists from coming to Maine
May 4, 2021
Maine Equal Justice supports LD 913 because we must prevent tenant blacklists from coming to Maine.
- Frank D'Alessandro
- Affordable Housing
Maine Equal Justice testifies in support of LD 1034, funding for the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations
April 14, 2021
It is well established that there are significant racial disparities across systems in Maine and that the State has not previously invested in reducing those disparities at the level we are calling for today.
- Joby Thoyalil
- Racial Equity
Maine Equal Justice testifies in support of LD 1126, online voter registration for Maine
April 6, 2021
On April 5th, Kate Brennan, Organizing and Community Outreach Director for Maine Equal Justice, offered this testimony to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs in favor of LD 1126…
- Kate Brennan
- Voter Registration
State-Level Action is Key to Realizing the Full Potential of the American Rescue Plan in Maine
April 5, 2021
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden on March 11…
- Robyn Merrill
- Racial Equity
Maine Equal Justice testifies in Support of LD 78, to remove "full family sanctions" from TANF
April 1, 2021
Under Maine’s current law, entire families, including children, are terminated from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF)…
- Christine Hastedt
- Food Pantries
Report Reveals Need to Modernize Maine's Unemployment System
March 29, 2021
Throughout January 2021, the Maine AFL-CIO and Maine Equal Justice, with the help of various other community groups and worker organizations…
- Christine Hastedt
- Unemployment
Maine Equal Justice testifies in support of LD 473, bill to help more Mainers find and keep stable housing
March 3, 2021
The bill’s three components – rental assistance, landlord incentives and housing navigation – work in tandem to ensure tenant success in housing.
- Alison Weiss
- Affordable Housing
COVID's impact on child poverty in Maine (an Invest in Tomorrow update!)
February 26, 2021
Invest in Tomorrow is an initiative undertaken by Maine organizations, businesses, and individuals (and coordinated by Maine Equal Justice)…
- Ann Danforth
- Invest in Tomorrow
Maine Equal Justice to Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee: strengthen the biennial budget
February 19, 2021
The word unprecedented has been used on almost a daily basis since March 17th of last year
- Kathy Kilrain del Rio
- Budgets
Maine Equal Justice testifies in Support of LD 211, to give a critical boost in funding for Maine's emergency shelters
February 18, 2021
LD 211 provides crucial additional funding support for shelter operations across the state of Maine. The pandemic has highlighted the need for stable housing and strong shelters as a part Maine’s public health system.
- Alison Weiss
- Affordable Housing
Maine Equal Justice Calls on the Legislature: Pass a Budget that Meets this Moment
February 11, 2021
On January 8th, Governor Mills released her budget framework for the next two years. On February 16th, the legislature’s appropriations committee will begin budget hearings and add its own ideas.
- Robyn Merrill
- Racial Equity
Maine Equal Justice testifies in favor of LD 2, sponsored by Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, to better understand racial impacts of future laws
February 3, 2021
LD 2 sets up a process to review legislation to see what impact it would have on historically disadvantaged racial populations.
- Joby Thoyalil
- Racial Equity
Pandemic puts need for government safety net systems reform front and center
December 15, 2020
Our safety net lifts tens of thousands of Mainers out of poverty each year. These programs are essential to the health and well-being of Maine people and our state.
- Ann Danforth
- Pandemic
What will this legislative session look like for advocates in 2021?
December 10, 2020
How can we come together, to make our voices heard, at a time when it is not safe to gather? How do we lift the voices of those most impacted with urgency?
- Kate Brennan
- Food Pantries
