Press Releases

Former owner of Holtrachem trying to take MPA to the Supreme Court

07/09/2007 — Mallinckrodt Inc., the former owner of the Holtrachem chemical plant located on the banks of the Penobscot River in Orrington, has sought Supreme Court review of last December’s First Circuit Court of Appeals ruling requiring the company to fund a comprehensive study of mercury levels in the Penobscot River... read press release

Maine report reveals staggering cost of privatized Medicare

A privatized Medicare plan involving nearly 20 percent of all Medicare beneficiaries is costing seniors and other Maine tax-payers millions of dollars in corporate handouts and threatening Medicare’s ability to care for its 47 million beneficiaries, according to a report released by MPA and Americans United for Change...
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United States First Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of MPA citizen suit

Past owner of Holtrachem chemical plant must fund comprehensive study of mercury levels in the Penobscot River... read press release

Groups Launch Change America Now (CAN) Campaign as Part of Major National Effort to Pass 100 Hour Agenda in New Congress

Campaign Calls On Maine’s Congressional Delegation to Support the CAN 100 Hour Agenda, including Raising the Minimum Wage, Making College Affordable, Repealing Big Oil Tax Breaks/Investing in Alternative Energy, and Allowing Medicare to Negotiate
Lower Rx Drug Costs for Seniors... read press release

MPA's “Defeat TABOR” campaign a success!

Hundreds of MPA members demonstrate commitment to their communities and the democratic process by volunteering to help defeat Question 1... read press release

TABOR a Serious Threat to Maine Schools

Maine People's Alliance (MPA) and the Emergency Campaign for America’s Priorities (ECAP) released an eye-opening report on the status of Maine students. Are we Investing in our Students? A State of the State Report on Education in Maine details the vital supports for Maine students that have been, and continue to be severely slashed by the federal government, and raises serious concerns about the ability of Maine’s school districts to meet students’ needs if faced by TABOR spending limits at the same time as federal cuts... read press release, read report

Minimum Wage

On October 1, Maine’s lowest-paid working families earned an increase in their paychecks to $6.75 an hour, a result of legislation passed in the 122nd Legislature. Approximately 27,000 Maine people, predominately women, will benefit directly from the increase, and thousands more will see pay increases indirectly because of the “spillover effect”... read press release

“Doughnut Hole Day” in Maine!

Bangor/Portland, Sept. 18, 2006 — The Maine People's Alliance held an event to raise awareness of the Medicare Part D gap in coverage known as the “doughnut hole.” Passing out actual doughnut holes, participants declared today “Doughnut Hole Day” in Maine!, drawing attention to the fact that this week marks the point when the average Medicare-eligible American will fall into the doughnut hole... read press release

Governor, Congressional delegation hear from Mainers affected by flaws in Medicare Part D

Portland, July 26, 2006 — The Maine People's Alliance held a Medicare Part D forum at the Chateau Cushnoc Retirement Homes in Augusta. In attendance to hear the stories of individuals affected by the flaws in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program were Governor John Baldacci and representatives from the offices of Maine’s congressional delegation... read press release

Govenor, DEP Commissioner and MPA give update on Holtrachem cleanup

BANGOR, July 24, 2006 — Members of the MPA joined Governor Baldacci and DEP Commissioner David Littell at Cascade Park in Bangor to announce approval of Phase IV of mercury cleanup at the former Holtrachem facility in Orrington... read press release

MPA releases troubling report on Medicare Part D “doughnut hole” gap in coverage

Bangor/Lewiston/Portland, July 19, 2006 — The Maine People's Alliance and concerned citizens held press conferences in Bangor, Lewiston and Portland on July 19th, to release a troubling new report on the Medicare Part D coverage lapse known as “the doughnut hole” and to urge Maine’s Senators and Representatives to support legislation that fixes Medicare Part D.... read press release

"Here's to Your Health" fundraiser

Lewiston, June 29, 2006 — An organic wine and organic chocolate tasting to benefit the Environmental Health Strategy Center and the Maine People’s Alliance, two organizations working to protect our health from toxic chemicals that leach out of common products in our homes and workplaces was held on Thursday, June 29... read press release

Bullseye on the Poor and Middle Class

Lewiston, May 8, 2006 — The Maine People’s Alliance and the Maine Emergency Campaign for America’s Priorities held a press conference on Monday, May 8, at 11:15AM to draw attention to the devastating impact the extension of capital gains and dividend tax cuts would have on Maine...
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Mainers Gather at Miller Drug to Call on Senators Snowe and Collins to Support Legislation to Extend the May 15th Medicare Part D Enrollment Deadline

Bangor, May 3, 2006 — The Maine People's Alliance and local seniors gathered at Miller Drug in Bangor to demand that federal lawmakers extend the approaching May 15th deadline for enrollment in Medicare Part D...
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MPA recognized for work on Sudan Divestment

Portland, April 18, 2006 — Fur Cultural Revival of New England, the Portland-based organization of immigrants from the Darfur region of western Sudan, presented awards to Governor John Baldacci, Senator Ethan Strimling, Representative Deborah Pelletier-Simpson, Peace Action Maine, the Portland Branch of the NAACP and the Maine People's Alliance on April 18th in appreciation for their support in passing the Divestment from Sudan Act, which Governor Baldacci has signed into law...
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Maine People’s Alliance—Organizing for a Better Maine!

565 Congress St., Suite 200, Portland, Maine 04101; (207) 797-0967; mpa@mainepeoplesalliance.org
27 State Street, Suite 44, Bangor, Maine 04401; (207) 990-0672; jesse@mainepeoples alliance.org
145 Lisbon Street, Suite 200, Lewiston, Maine 04240; (207) 782-7876; kate@mainepeoplesalliance.org