Sen. Collins Deserves Better!

Our Senator, Susan Collins (R-Maine), and her staff have been under attack from the far left regarding the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.  My op-ed regarding this issue was published in the Kennebec Journal recently, Senator Collins Deserves Better. Since that time, the accusation of sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh has […]

128th Legislature Wrap-Up Wins and Losses

I promised I would tell you the end of the story with the current legislature.  However, this legislature seems to never end!  Speaker Sara Gideon (D-Freeport) called lawmakers back earlier this month to act on unfinished business.  They were scheduled to be in session July 9 for three days but ended 7/9 at 8:30 p.m. […]

Conversion Therapy Bill DEAD

Praise!  Maine House Upheld Governor LePage’s Veto of L.D. 912 L.D. 912 is Rep. Ryan Fecteau’s (D-Biddeford) bill silencing parents and counselors from helping our young people under the age of 18 with unwanted homosexual tendencies.  It was child abuse and wrongheaded from the start, but somehow passed in the Legislature, only to be rejected […]

Gov. Paul LePage’s Veto Letter to the Members of the 128th Legislature

Gov. LaPage’s letter concerning his veto of a bill prohibiting conversion therapy for minors is a must read.   Please take a moment to read it and then contact him to thank him for his veto.  It will just take a minute. You can be sure he has gotten a tremendous amount of backlash for […]

Celebrating Independence Day

For many people today, July 4th is a holiday filled with picnics, friends, and fireworks. But it is also a commemoration of America’s Declaration of Independence. The freedom call was not only against a political and economic system, but it was also a cry for independence from the spiritual tyranny of the Anglican Church. In […]

Maine June Primary Voter Guide for Governor

Political television ads, radio ads, mail pieces, and yard signs must mean one thing – this is election season!  If you have not voted early, please be sure to vote Tuesday, June 12, in the primary election. Voter turnout is typically low in a non-presidential election year, but I cannot think of a more critical […]

Prayer Alert: Maine Abortion Providers Appeal MaineCare Case

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Maine abortion providers have appealed a judge’s ruling against their challenge to MaineCare’s ban on insurance coverage for abortion. The case was brought on behalf of Mabel Wadsworth Center, Maine Family Planning and Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. In October 2017, […]

Conversion Therapy Ban Vote as Early as Today! Prayer and Action Needed!

Suddenly, the conversion therapy bill, L.D. 912, is on a fast track.  It passed out of committee and is expected to be voted on by both the House and Senate as early as TODAY! This bill violates parental rights, religious freedom, the 1st Amendment on free speech, the 14th Amendment on right to work, and […]

Maine Conversion Therapy Ban Bill is on Its Way to the House and Senate

A special thanks to those who responded to my last e-alert on this bill and called the members of the Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Committee in opposition to L.D. 912, “An Act to Clarify the Scope of Practice of Certain Licensed Professionals Regarding Conversion Therapy. This bill puts a ban on conversion therapy […]

Stop Maine Abortion Providers from Receiving More of Our Tax Dollars

L.D. 1063, “An Act to Protect Substance-Exposed Infants,” now known as “An Act to Reduce the Number of Substance-Exposed Infants,” was carried over from last year, and a public hearing and two work sessions have already been held.  Another work session is scheduled before the Health and Human Services Committee for Tuesday, February 20, at […]

Opportunity Knocks

Dear Friends of Concerned Women for America of Maine, Here we are, starting a new year, with much to be thankful for and with much work ahead of us. Praise God for our victory over physician-assisted suicide in the legislature last year, the most important piece of legislation we addressed.  With your support, we were […]

Conversion Therapy Bill Hearing on Valentine’s Day (… of All Days)

Do you want Maine to be able to stop licensed professionals from counseling and using reparative therapy on children who struggle with their sexual identity? L.D. #912, “An Act To Clarify the Scope of Practice of Certain Licensed Professionals Regarding Conversion Therapy,” is a dangerous bill that effects those under the age of 18.  Last […]