The Maine State Legislature kicked off the 2024 legislative session on January 3 and wrapped up on May 10. We were in Augusta daily, working with lawmakers and ally organizations to protect and defend the civil rights and liberties of all people in Maine.
Learn more about the Maine State Legislature, legislative sessions, and how a bill becomes a law here. See what we accomplished in 2023 here.
LD 2109 would arbitrarily require rural police to maintain 2020 patrol levels, with no analysis or justification of when, where, why, or how often.
LD 2075 may be well-intentioned, but it would forcibly test some patients for HIV, threatening their privacy, perpetuating stigma, and ignoring the standards of care to treat health care providers who may...
No person should be sent to prison when they have not been convicted of a crime and need medical care – but LD 2046 would have done exactly that.
A constitutional convention could potentially allow unlimited changes to the U.S. Constitution, opening the door to radical proposals that would threaten basic civil rights and liberties.
All children make mistakes, and they need support like violence interruption programs, school counselors, health care, quality education, and more – not incarceration.
LD 2146 would prevent cities with over 30,000 people from suspending emergency shelters for unhoused residents. In the midst of a housing crisis, this legislation will help keep some paths to shelter open...