SNAP
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
Federal shutdown threatens food aid for mothers and young children
Maine has enough funding to keep aid flowing for most of October, but a DHHS spokesperson says the state would likely halt new enrollments in the federally funded WIC program.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2023
Another View: We need a hit song on food insecurity, not a hit job on SNAP
Food stamps – which help 12.5% of Americans – should be low on the list of things to complain about.
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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 30, 2023
Changes to food stamp work requirements could push some Mainers further into poverty
The debt ceiling agreement would impose work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients ages 50 to 54 who don't have children at home or a disability.
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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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PublishedMarch 9, 2023
Commentary: Shooting for a better moon
A society with fewer hungry people could accomplish great things, including conquering cancer.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2023
Republicans take aim at food stamps in growing fight over federal debt
Some GOP lawmakers are eyeing work requirements and other changes to the SNAP program in a bid to reduce the deficit.
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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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PublishedFebruary 15, 2023
As extra pandemic SNAP benefits end, many Mainers fear a struggle to afford groceries
The average recipient in Maine is expected to lose $190 a month in benefits, causing many to worry that rates of hunger will rise.
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