by Mary-Erin Casale | Mar 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
AUGUSTA – Speaker Sara Gideon released the following statement in support of high school students in Maine and nationwide as they protest against gun violence: “The senseless tragedy that occured in Florida has awoken a nation and ignited a passion in students,...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Mar 2, 2018 | Economy, Uncategorized
FREEPORT – LL Bean, Maine’s 5th largest employer and a national outdoor retail leader, announced today that they would no longer sell guns or ammunition to anyone under the age of 21. The company already did not sell assault-style firearms, high-capacity...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Feb 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
It is time we update our policies to reflect the environment that everyone who walks through these doors deserves. AUGUSTA – This morning, the State and Local Government Committee is holding a public hearing on LD 1842, An Act to Require Education &...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Feb 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
AUGUSTA – Speaker Sara Gideon released this statement following the news of the horrific shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida: “The school shooting in Florida is tragic and heartbreaking. There aren’t words to express how...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Feb 1, 2018 | Health Care, Maine Legislature, Uncategorized
Gideon: “We should do everything in our power to save every life possible.” AUGUSTA – Today, Chairman Joe Bruno and the entire Maine Pharmacy Board finally took action on proposed rules related to LD 1594, An Act Regarding the Dispensing of Naloxone...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Jan 17, 2018 | Maine Legislature, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
When Erin Herbig and I were elected to leadership, we committed to working on policies that empower women and working families. So when we found out that the State House lacked a private space for nursing mothers, we were beyond appalled and determined to fix the...
