Democracy Forum 5/16/25: Constitutional Crisis: Is Our Government Making Us Sick?

Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters of Maine
Production Assistance: Linda Washburn, Joel Mann

Democracy Forum: Participatory Democracy, encouraging citizens to take an active role in government and politics.

This month:
The effects of the federal administration’s policies on health and science research and delivery nationally and here in Maine.

Guest/s:
Art Blank, Former CEO, MDI Hospital
Amy Fried, Professor emerita of political science at the University of Maine
Dr. Nirav Shah, former director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, and former principal deputy director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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About the host:
Ann Luther currently serves as Treasurer of the League of Women Voters of Maine and leads the LWVME Advocacy Team. She served as President of LWVME from 2003 to 2007 and as co-president from 2007-2009.