Maine should adopt a court date notification system, which would reduce Failure to Appear rates in Maine's courts, ease the number of people incarcerated unnecessarily in our jails, and save the state valuable resources that could be reinvested elsewhere. Read and download the full report below.
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We Belong Here: Eliminating Inequity in Education for Immigrants and Students of Color in Maine
What we learned: Through interviews with 115 students, parents, educators and administrators in over a dozen schools, we uncovered harrassment and discrimination against students of color across the state and at all grade levels. Many students of color face a constant barrage of bullying, as well as unwelcoming school cultures.
Our goal: This report explores the experiences of immigrants and students of color, and the successful programs some schools have implemented to address inequality. Our goal is to support communities in making positive change in their schools.
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 - 10:30am
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UPDATE: In June 2019, Gov. Mills signed a bill into law that requires all insurance policies that cover prenatal care, including MaineCare, to also cover abortion care.
MaineCare withholds coverage for abortion from eligible patients, but will cover a full range of pregnancy-related care for people who choose to carry their pregnancies to term.
The Mainers impacted by this policy are, by definition, low-income. For many of them, the denial of funding for an abortion causes them to delay their abortions, at a potential risk to their health. Some people skip necessary expenses such as food, rent or heat in order to save enough to pay for abortion care. Since the majority of people who have abortions already have a child at home, this means entire families may suffer. Still other people have been forced to carry their pregnancies to term.
This report details the consequences of Maine's discriminatory, unequal access to abortion care.
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Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 11:00am
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