All posts tagged "General Assistance"

Halsey Frank: Taking on more than Portland can handle

Last week, while driving toward the peninsula on Outer Congress Street around Craigie...
Maine Town Postpones Plan for Welfare Drug-Testing

Madawaska has unfortunately decided to postpone its common-sense proposal to randomly drug test...
Madawaska Considers Welfare Reforms Amid Economic Struggles

The town of Madawaska is considering bold changes to its General Assistance program...
Judge Rules State Can Withhold Aid to Asylum Seekers

On Tuesday, Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren ruled that the State of Maine...
Jackson: Maine Must Continue Down Path of Welfare Reform

Late last October, a political pundit turned to me and said “You know...
Welfare Extravagence Undermines Portland as Budget Fight Looms

Checkmate, Mr. Mayor. With the revelation that Portland’s homeless shelters have knowingly been...
Maine’s General Assistance: A Flawed Program

Maine might just be the most lavish state in the U.S. – at...
Memos from Attorney General’s office shed light on GA flap

The LePage administration’s decision to crackdown on municipalities that give General Assistance (GA)...