Portland – The ACLU of Maine will present the 2016 Roger Baldwin Award to Wadsworth Women’s Health Center, Maine Family Planning and Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, for their bravery in standing up for reproductive rights.
Augusta – The office of the governor today said it will be two to three weeks before the public can view the governor’s binder where he supposedly keeps records of people arrested on drug charges in Maine.
The ACLU of Maine released the following statement in response to continued racist comments from Gov. LePage regarding race and drug dealers:
Augusta – The ACLU of Maine today filed a Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) request for records related to the arrest of Black and Hispanic people in Maine. At a town hall meeting in North Berwick last night, Gov.
Augusta – According to a report in the Boston Herald, state officials disclosed to the paper that a Maine family had received public assistance. Federal law prohibits such public disclosure about welfare recipients.
Portland – EqualityMaine, Maine Trans Net, the ACLU of Maine, and Consumers for Affordable Health Care joined together today to urge the Portland City Council to approve a transgender-inclusive health care policy for city employees.