As small business owners, we advocate for policies that promote responsible economic development, environmental stewardship, and investment in community. We are the backbone of Maine’s economy, and we help provide a political voice for Maine’s small business community. We believe that good economic policy works both for small business owners and the customers they serve.
Last year, Republicans in the legislature passed Public Law 90, a massive deregulation of Maine's insurance industry that more than 1,200 members of the Maine Small Business Coalition took action to oppose.
Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed a constitutional amendment (PDF) that would overturn the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United vs. the FEC. Add your name below to show that you stand against the control of our politics and government by large corporations and are in favor of these fundamental principles:
It’s time to turn around the years of government subsidies aimed at growing big factory farms, and re-invest in small agricultural businesses that are the key to creating jobs and building a stronger economy.
This week, Chellie Pingree introduced the Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act to create opportunities for farmers and small businesses focused on agriculture to support local, family farmers in a way that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has failed to do in the past.
Please tell us about the costs of health care coverage for your business.
We, the undersigned business owners, executives and investors, call on the President and Congress to end tax dodging and support a level playing field for business by enacting strong legislation to stop tax haven abuses. Offshore tax havens reward tax evaders, rob public coffers of needed revenue and offload taxes to responsible businesses and households.