Food stamps
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PublishedJune 13, 2023
Commentary: Who deserves welfare? That’s the wrong question
When government focuses on identifying the worthy, it fails to serve the needy.
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PublishedJune 2, 2023
Commentary: Work requirements won’t solve labor shortages
And they do more harm than good, especially among the people they’re supposed to help.
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PublishedMay 31, 2023
Changes to food aid in debt bill would cost money, far from savings Republicans envisioned
An estimate from the Congressional Budget Office says that while the new work requirements in SNAP would save money, the added benefits pushed by Democrats would cost more – and add almost 80,000 people to the rolls in an average month.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
Commentary: Food stamps bill paves path to effective poverty and hunger solutions
A vote to reinstate pandemic-era public-private partnerships is a vote to stabilize Maine households.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2023
Our View: The phasing out of pandemic SNAP benefits is out of touch
Pre-COVID levels of food assistance are simply no match for a ‘post-COVID’ world.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2021
Our View: USDA takes a bite out of hunger
A permanent increase in food stamp benefits shows how we could eliminate food insecurity in Maine.
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PublishedMay 3, 2021
Biden quietly preparing for food stamp increase without Congress
A review of the so-called Thrifty Food Plan, ordered by Biden two days after he took office, could trigger an automatic increase in benefits as soon as Oct. 1.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2020
Family of drive-by shooting victim in Waterville loses food stamps, social security
After 7-year-old Emahleeah Frost was shot in February, the family got $14,100 from a GoFundMe effort, but because of that income, their food stamps and Supplemental Security Income were taken away according to her parents.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2020
Our View: Across Maine, nation, rise in hunger should set off alarm bells
Millions of Americans are having trouble putting food on the table, and things could get much worse if nothing is done.
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PublishedMay 13, 2020
Rep. Pingree: Pandemic offers opportunity for food system reform
Let's expand the market for local farms and food producers and treat those who grow, sell and serve our food as essential.
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