Under the Dome: MEA’s Member-Driven Legislative Program
Dear MEA Members, The State House remains mostly quiet, but I do not expect the quiet to last for long. The Committees have conducted orientations and approved rules for this session. Starting in February, I expect we will see a regular flow of public hearings...
Episode Ten: The Hargrove Herald: Social Security Fairness
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE NEXT EPISODE HARGROVE HERALD! In this Episode: President Hargrove shares updates on the Social Security Fairness Act and the impact of the GPO/WEP repeal on educators. NEA answers your GPO/WEP frequently asked questions here. Send a...
Under the Dome: Join the Team!
Dear MEA Members, The legislative session is off to a slow start – but that is to be expected. There are several new legislators in the House and Senate and this week many of the Committees conducted an orientation to familiarize new members with the legislative...
Thank You to our Members of Congress!
SEND YOUR EMAIL WEP/GPO REPEALED! Send a thank you to our members of Congress. President Biden signed into law the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act, which repeals the unfair GPO and WEP provisions. This is a huge win for educators and public service...
Under the Dome: Persistence Pays Off, Legislative Org Committee
Dear MEA Members –Happy New Year! Let’s hope 2025 is amazing.The work of the Legislature is just getting started. The House and the Senate convened on Wednesday for the first session day, and now they will begin regularly meeting every week. The deadline to submit...
Episode Nine: The Hargrove Herald 1.5.24 – Happy New Year
HAPPY NEW YEAR! CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE FIRST HARGROVE HERALD OF 2025! In this Episode: Personify Health Rewards: Formerly “Virgin Pulse” MEA Benefits Trust’s health reward program has a new name, but the same great benefits. Sign up today to start earning...
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Congress makes history, passes bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act
Washington— In the final hours of the 118th Congress, the U.S. Senate voted 76 to 20 to pass the Social Security Fairness Act—historic legislation that ends the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset (WEP/GPO). These punitive and discriminatory...
W.G. Mallett School Staff Wins Free Lunch from MEA
On the Tuesday before winter vacation, MEA President Jesse Hargrove and staff from the Maine Education Association (MEA) visited the W. G. Mallett School in Farmington to deliver lunch to the staff and as a well-deserved treat to thank them for their efforts to...
