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Poverty

Published
September 26, 2021

Our View: Child tax credit invests in our nation’s future

A program that cuts child poverty in half is going to disappear in three months unless Congress acts.
Published
September 24, 2021

Councilor Tae Chong: Portland Public Schools shortchanging Black students, those in poverty

Progressive school leaders have taken funding away from the most vulnerable and failed to focus on the issues of Black and brown youth.
Published
September 21, 2021

Commentary: Budget choice – kids or billionaires

The child tax credit expansion has been shown to be a success. Making this expansion permanent should be a no-brainer.
Published
September 18, 2021

Maine Voices: Pandemic fallout could erode long-term stability of low-income renters

A survey has elicited clear and compelling insights that Maine policymakers would be wise to listen to.
Published
July 29, 2021

Commentary: Let’s be clear what we mean when we talk about socialism

Complaints about socialism are really focused on the social safety net, which is part of a capitalist society.

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Published
July 14, 2021

Maine Voices: Federal relief funds should target Mainers hit hardest by the pandemic

Our health and economic well-being are bound together, and we can all become weaker when some people are left behind.
Published
June 27, 2021

New child tax credits offer lifeline for some Maine families

The monthly payments will go to some 230,000 Maine families, part of an expanded child tax credit approved by Congress under the American Rescue Plan Act.
Published
May 21, 2021

Lawmakers consider bill to eliminate cash bail for minor charges

The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, would allow those charged with Class E misdemeanors like drinking in public to be released from jail without posting cash bail.
Published
May 18, 2021

Biden moving to improve legal services for poor, minorities

President Joe Biden plans to take executive action to ensure minorities, low-income Americans and others have better access to quality legal representation after services dwindled during the Trump administration.
Published
April 22, 2021

Legislators weigh whether to require free tampons and pads in Maine schools

Hoping to ease the burden on students, legislators may mandate free sanitary supplies in bathrooms.