Gov. Janet Mills has said she would veto any attempts to erect barriers to women’s access to the surgery. Democrats promptly vowed to fight any moves to enact limits on abortions on Friday.State Republican officials, on the other hand, carefully skirted the subject. They are still expressing support for states’ rights to impose restrictions however whilst not expressing immediate intentions to do so. Access to the procedure won’t change right away in Maine as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling. But the political discussion leading up to the state’s general election in November, when voters will select a governor and all of the legislators, will undoubtedly be influenced. It became evident on Friday that Republicans leaders don’t think Mainers will accept moves to restrict access. Democrats are still keen to organize voters concerned about abortion rights, however.Dr Demi Kouzounas from the Maine Republican Party stated in a written statement…

An announcement by Democrats claims that they have submitted enough signatures to put certain measures before Portland voters in November. The city’s ballot is set to be dominated by a number of progressive economic initiatives; including one that would raise the minimum wage to $18 an hour. The Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America submitted 2,000 signatures for each of its four questions.  That represents a rapid turnaround for a campaign that was just begun earlier this month. It is a comfortable buffer above the 1,500 signatures required to place a question on the ballot. According to the city clerk’s office, the city is now finishing up the signature counts. The four questions centered on housing, salaries, and tourism get to the heart of the economic issues Portland has been dealing with recently. Firm proponents of business are already getting ready to vote against the referendums.…