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Scholars Strategy Network: Why Maine needs L.D. 2 This bill would require the Legislature to assess the potential racial impact, however unintended, of any act the legislature passes. By Steven E. Barkan Share “Systemic racism” refers to the complex interaction of societal institutions and embedded normative practices that produce racial inequality by disadvantaging Black Americans, Latinx, Asian, and Indigenous peoples. We hear this term often these days, and rightly so. Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, people of color across the nation have been contracting and dying from the virus at higher rates than white people. The killing of George Floyd last summer reminded Americans everywhere that Black people, and others of color, are also more likely to be killed or maimed by police and arrested for a wide range of offenses. ....
Dozens in hearing back bill to gauge racial impacts in all state legislation House Assistant Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross says the measure is an important step toward eliminating systemic racism in Maine. Share Dozens of advocates for social and racial justice testified Wednesday in favor of a bill that would require any new state legislation to be reviewed for how it would affect racial and ethnic minorities. Sponsored by Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, assistant majority leader in the House of Representatives, the bill is meant to combat what many see as systematic racism in state government. The measure went before the State and Local Government Committee for a public hearing Wednesday. ....
As the 130th Session of the Maine State Legislature kicks off, PenBayPilot.com has reached out to each area state legislator to see what is at the forefront of the minds for each of them. Representative Victoria Doudera, D-Camden, ran unopposed for her second term in Augusta, and continues her work representing constituents of House District 94, which comprises Camden, Islesboro and Rockport. One highlight of Doudera’s first legislative term, the 129th session, was Governor Janet Mills signing her bill prohibiting the performance of pelvic examinations, without consent, on unconscious or anesthetized patients. For the upcoming 130th legislative session, Doudera identified a trio of legislative priorities: Help District 94 families and businesses grapple with the fallout from COVID-19 and help the economy recover; make progress on climate action by working toward the goals of the Maine Climate Council; and maintain a focus on equity for Indigenous Mainers and Main ....