Maine can do better

PolitickerME asked several Mainers at Wednesday’s rally how the budget cuts affected them. Check out our video below.

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Scroll to the bottom of the page for video of the speakers, and click here for all of our photos.

Family planning. The Headstart program. Affordable housing. Community mental health services.

K-12 education. Domestic violence and sexual assault services. Foster care homes. Senior services. Health care. The University of Maine and community colleges.

MR/DD group services. State jobs.

More than 1,000 people came to the State House Wednesday to lobby against budget cuts to Health and Human Services and education.

The rally was organized by a coalition of more than 100 community groups who make up Maine Can Do Better – which was also the slogan of the rally. The Web site was launched 10 days ago.