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Last week, Maine made history by extending minimum wage protections to farmworkers — a huge step toward justice for the people who grow our food. But this week, Governor Mills vetoed a bill that would’ve protected those same workers from retaliation for speaking up about unsafe or unfair conditions.

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"The giant sucking sound of mills closing from years ago is going to be replaced by the giant sucking sound of hospitals and rural health care centers closing." Care about Maine's rural economy? Spend 4 minutes watching our own Garrett Martin lay out the looming threat. #SaveMedicaid #mepolitics

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Immigrant Mainers work our farms, provide direct care and support to older and disabled people, staff our hospitals and hotels, and fill critical workforce gaps in every sector of our economy. Attacking them harms us all. #mepolitics #immigration

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Slashing #Medicaid will cause hundreds of rural hospitals to close, including 2 in #Maine. 🏥Northern Light in Presque Isle: 300,000+ patients, 1,100 jobs 🏥Maine Coast Memorial in Ellsworth: 20,000 patients, hundreds of workers 🏥12 more ME hospitals at high risk www.mecep.org/blog/federal...

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What's going on with the "part 2" budget being considered by the Maine legislature today? Here's where things stand so far. This will be updated as things change today. www.mecep.org/blog/so-far-...

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Both the Millionaire Tax & new tax bracket bill are alive — and headed to the Senate! We need your help to pass them. Use our easy tool to tell your Senator: It’s time millionaires paid their fair share. 👇 www.mainersfortaxfairness.org/take-action?... #taxtherich #mepolitics #taxfairness

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Today was a historic day for farmworker rights in Maine.

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It's a rollercoaster ride under the dome right now...today we had a truly historic outcome on the farmworker minimum wage bill and a mixed bag on the corporate income tax bill. Last night we celebrated paid leave remaining safe and unharmed in its gestational state!

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If we had a dollar for every time someone claimed that raising taxes on millionaires will make them flee Maine, we'd be millionaires, too. But guess what? It's a myth. #TaxTheRich #TaxFairness #mepolitics

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🔥“As someone who can afford to pay more, I believe it’s my responsibility.” VIA Agency founder John Coleman makes the case: tax fairness isn’t just right—it’s smart business. Lawmakers, take note. #TaxTheRich #mepolitics #TaxFairness

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URGENT: Legislators are meeting NOW on the budget—call your state reps TODAY and demand the wealthiest pay their fair share. Insist on a millionaire tax & higher corporate rates. Go to mainersfortaxfairness.org/take-action for reps’ info & call scripts. #TaxTheRich #TaxFairness #mepolitics

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Lots of good action to report this week!

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Are Mainers ready for an almost HALF BILLION dollar hit to our state's GDP? Because that's what's coming if the House GOP's budget bill becomes law. Here's what else we can expect: 🧵

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What do you get when Congress slaps stricter “work requirements” on #SNAP & #Medicaid? Tens of thousands of Mainers losing food & health care — not because they don’t work, but because of red tape. We've tried this before. Work requirements don't help; they hurt. @jamesxmyall.bsky.social #mepolitics

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How will Mainers feel tax changes in the GOP budget? The top 1% in ME—those making over $817K—will receive an almost $37K tax cut. The bottom 40%—those with average income of $30K—will get a $360 tax cut. But don't get too excited about that $360, because it disappears when you factor in tariffs.

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If passed and funded, LD 1955 will shore up child care wage supplements to ensure educators don't see pay cuts, provide funding to eliminate the existing waitlist for the state subsidy for working families, and add an additional $1 million annually to improve access to the subsidy. #mepolitics

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This bill was among several worker protection bills that passed in the last legislative session but died before they could be enacted. Read more about those bills here: www.mecep.org/blog/maine-l... #mepolitics

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A big step towards a win for Maine farmers. Adding a 1.07% tax on corp income over $3.5M, we'll put that money to work where it counts: our farms, our fields, and our future. Big corporations can afford to chip in. Maine agriculture can't afford to be left behind. #mepolitics #NoFarmsNoFood

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The House budget reconciliation bill is an abomination. #TaxTheRich #StopTheBillionaireBailout

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Good news from the Maine State House! We'll have more to say shortly! #TaxTheRich #TaxFairness

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"This bill's pretty beautiful if you're a billionaire, but it's pretty ugly if you're anybody else." Since recording this clip, we're hearing that some House GOP members want to make it even uglier. #BillionaireBailout

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Visitation from Canada to Maine continues to plummet. Land border crossings into Maine were ⬇️ ⬇️ 15% in February ⬇️ 26% in March ⬇️ 35% in April That's about 166,000 fewer visitors over those three months.

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House Republicans want to gut Medicaid & SNAP to fund tax cuts for billionaires. 🦽 $880B cut from Medicaid 🍽️ $230B cut from SNAP 💸 $190M cost dumped on Maine 📑 Tons of red tape for working poor This isn't "reform." It's a war on struggling, vulnerable people. Read our breakdown 👇. #MEPolitics

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This isn’t just about “other people.” It’s about you, your family members, your neighbors, and your community. Read more from MECEP's Megan Michaud 👇. #ProtectMedicaid #HandsOffMedicaid

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Make sure your state senator knows you support this bill!

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💡Maine lawmakers are deciding: Should millionaires chip in 4% on income over $1M to fund public schools? LD 1089 would raise $$ for Pre-K through 12th grade — without raising taxes on anyone making less than $1M. The ultra-rich won’t even notice. But Maine’s kids sure will. 👀

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🚨MEDICAID DAY OF ACTION - SHARE YOUR STORY 🚨 400,000 Mainers use Medicaid — even if they don’t realize it (MaineCare = Medicaid). If Congress guts it, ME could lose hundreds of millions — and we’ll all feel it. 📣 Share YOUR story. Tag your reps, then call or send them an email. #ProtectMedicaid

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Parents don't need medals. They need child care, health care, free school meals, and paid leave. And we can have them if we #StopTheBillionaireBailout.

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The bill now moves to the House. Make sure your reps know you support farmworker rights! Learn more here: www.mecep.org/blog/farmwor...

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Make sure your reps know you support worker protections! These four bills are among several worker protection bills that passed in the last legislative session but died before they could be enacted. Read more about those bills here: www.mecep.org/blog/maine-l...

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Next stop: floor votes in the House and Senate. Make sure your reps know you support this bill! Read more here: mainemorningstar.com/2025/05/01/c... @wabanakialliance.bsky.social #TribalSovereignty

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If you can recognize that billionaires and multinational corporations getting all the breaks isn't fair, YOU can be a tax fairness advocate, too. Ready to join us? We made a handy messaging guide so you'll know just what to say! 👇 mainersfortaxfairness.org/wp-content/u... #TaxTheRich #TaxFairness

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New from @jamesxmyall.bsky.social! Calm before the storm: New revenue forecast shows little change, for now www.mecep.org/blog/calm-be...

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👉We've said it before, and we'll say it again: even with higher taxes, the ultra-rich will still be ultra-rich.👈 Let's get this done here in Maine! Make sure your Maine reps know you support LD 1089, the Millionaire Tax. Learn about it here: bit.ly/3GEkvAw #TaxTheRich #TaxFairness

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You may already know how to advocate for the programs you care about, but do you know how to advocate for the FUNDING needed to run them? Get the tools and language you need to fight for fair funding in your community. Register here: mainersfortaxfairness.org/action/

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If the GOP follows through on its plans to gut Medicaid, 34,200 people will die each year as a result of lost coverage, including 80 in Maine. Are tax cuts for billionaires worth 80 Mainers' lives? #Medicaid #BillionaireTaxBailout @americanprogress.bsky.social

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