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LePage, Portland, Homeless Advocates Battle Over General Assistance

LePage, Portland, Homeless Advocates Battle Over General Assistance

Sen. Justin Alfond, Sen. Anne Haskell, Rep. Mark Dion, Rep. Diane Russell, Rep. Drew Gattine , Rep. Peter Stuckey, Rep. Erik Jorgensen, Portland Mayor Michael Brennan, Portland City Council Ed Suslovik, Preble St ED Mark Swann, and many others at 2/27/15 Oxford St Homeless Shelter press conference.

At the end of the coldest February on record in Maine, political leaders and homelessness advocates…

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Welfare Gluttons Get A Huge Kick In The Pants At The Grocery Store

Welfare Gluttons Get A Huge Kick In The Pants At The Grocery Store

Maine has made some major changes to slow the flow for welfare abusers in their state and regain control over their depleting resources, including the novel idea Democrats don’t seem to understand that people should be required to work for their food. Now, Maine’s Republican State Senator Roger Katz has submitted a bill that will force food stamp recipients to trade in their candy for carrots.

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Maine Senate Takes Up EBT- TANF- GA Bills LDs 1829, 1822, 1820, 1842, 1815 and 1844 (VIDEOS)

Maine Senate Takes Up EBT, TANF, GA Bills LDs 1829, 1820, 1842, 1815 and 1844 (44 VIDEOS) #mepolitics

(All of these will be separated and written up over the rest of the week. In the meanwhile, for the sake of sharing quickly, here are all 44 video clips taken during the Monday afternoon/ evening second session in order of debate.

1. LD 1829,“An Act To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Report Annually on Investigations and Prosecutions of False Claims Made under the…

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