Politics & Government
Podcast: Mainers Need Paid Family Leave; Here's How We Can Get It
Maine's Commission To Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program will meet later this week.
This week on the Beacon podcast, Cate discusses the first meeting of Maine’s Commission To Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program later this week and how folks can weigh in with their own stories of why Mainers need paid leave.
Also: Esther interviews MPA organizer Rob Laraway and Mike gives a shout out to the staff and students fighting for a union at Bates.
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Plus: A Build Back Better update, a new plan to tax billionaires from Sen. Angus King and a new puppy.
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