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MCC Presents Civil Discourse Event Featuring Senator George Mitchell
Senator George Mitchell will be the featured speaker at our 2016 election year Civil Discourse event, “From Mudslinging to Mutual Respect: How To Make Politics More Civil.” Reserve your seat today for this free event!
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At Rally for Decency MCC President Advocates for Civil Discourse
click here to view the full text of Aug. 31, 2016 speech
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MCC Statement on Gov. LePage’s Recent Remarks
The Maine Council of Churches, which has a longstanding commitment to promoting civil discourse, is dismayed at Gov. LePage’s recent remarks about race, racial profiling, and his verbal attack on Rep. Drew Gattine.
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Upcoming Events
MCC Presents Civil Discourse Event Featuring Senator George Mitchell
Senator George Mitchell will be the featured speaker at our 2016 election year Civil Discourse event, “From Mudslinging to Mutual Respect: How To Make Politics More Civil.” Reserve your seat today for this free event!
Legislative Priorities
- New England UMC...
- Environmental Priorities Coalition...
- Gun Safety
- Supplemental Budget (with...
- An Act to...
- LD 866-Aging Bill
New England UMC Bishop Endorses Background Checks on All Gun Sales in Maine
Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar and the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church endorse background checks on all gun purchases in Maine.
Environmental Priorities Coalition – LD 1535
An Act To Protect Firefighters by Prohibiting the Sale and Distribution of New Upholstered Furniture Containing Certain Flame-retardant Chemicals – This bill is currently tabled in the Senate due to Sen. Saviello. Click here to read text of… Read More
Gun Safety
Partial rollback of constitutional carry bill from last session–pending approval by bi-partisan leadership, the Legislature may revisit the rescinding of any approval process for concealed carry permits for firearms. We will continue to monitor this issue but no… Read More
Supplemental Budget (with focus on reimbursement to municipalities for general assistance)
Sen. Gerzofsky has expressed uncertainty regarding what would happen on the supplemental budget. He said he thought the priority for surplus funds would likely be education, but that it’s too soon to know.
An Act to Protect Victims of Human Trafficking
This bill would allow victim-survivors of human trafficking to petition for “protection from abuse” orders against those that trafficked them. Click here to read full text of bill.
LD 866-Aging Bill
Maine Council of Aging’s LD 886 – a carryover bill to increase direct care worker funding that has been amended. Click here to read bill
