All posts tagged "Welfare"
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Maine’s food stamp error blues
As I dig deeper into the recent supplemental and biennial budget proposals from...
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Early adjournment could stop bill seeking to expand welfare eligibility
The announcement of an early conclusion to Maine’s legislative session amid public health...
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Government dependency will grow as Maine reverses course on welfare to work
Laura Catevenis, a resident of Lewiston, was close to rock bottom. She was...
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Dependency diminishes government’s role to protect property
Karl Marx said that “Religion is the opium of the people.” Marx should...
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A Republic, if you can keep it
It is time to rein in the taxaholic phalanx of lawmakers in Augusta...
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Medicaid expansion will cost our state dearly
Liberals in Augusta are likely elated with the latest communication from Maine’s Department...
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The earned income tax credit is Maine’s best anti-poverty program; let’s expand it
The biggest flaw in most social assistance programs — including TANF, SNAP, Medicaid,...
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Work requirements work, but don’t ask MECEP for a fair analysis
Last month, the Maine Center for Economic Policy posted an article on its...
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Our immigration system is not a welfare program
Milton Friedman, the Nobel-prize winning economist, once said, “It is just obvious you...
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Preventing the purchase of soda, candy with SNAP is crucial to the health of Mainers
Obesity is a problem in our nation, and it’s a problem in Maine....
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Proponents of Medicaid expansion find themselves in a rhetorical conundrum
Medicaid: Is it welfare or insurance? Those who have actually read the legal...
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House Democrats’ vote allows out-of-state welfare spending to continue
Maine Democrats want welfare dollars, collected from the hardworking taxpayers of Maine, to...
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Gideon’s ‘LIFT’ welfare bill revives government dependency in Maine
In the course of his tenure, Gov. Paul LePage and conservatives in Augusta...
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Gideon’s Bill Would Expand Welfare Dependency
Speaker of the House Sara Gideon is trying to pull a fast one...
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The Great Divide: The Left’s Disconnect with Middle America
In the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency, the American political left...
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New Rule to Ban Food Stamps for Major Lottery and Gambling Winners
Winners of $5,000 or more will be removed from SNAP when they win...
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Liberals Unlikely to Keep Election-Year Promises on Welfare
As many may have seen, this week the Cato Institute published their 13th...
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Maine Liberals Need to ‘Get Real’
Every two years liberals in Maine unveil an economic plan with a new...
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LePage to Feds: States Don’t Work for You
Last month, Governor Paul LePage received a letter from the U.S. Department of...
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Maine Town Postpones Plan for Welfare Drug-Testing
Madawaska has unfortunately decided to postpone its common-sense proposal to randomly drug test...
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Madawaska Considers Welfare Reforms Amid Economic Struggles
The town of Madawaska is considering bold changes to its General Assistance program...
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Lepage to Feds: “Wake up and Smell the Energy Drinks”
“Maine taxpayers see it every day at the grocery store and they are...
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Progressives Have Turned Their Backs on Maine’s Most Vulnerable Citizens
This is a comment I received from an 81-year old widow in Penobscot...
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LePage’s welfare reforms are lifting Mainers out of poverty
I love it when liberals are wrong. Especially the self-indulgent keyboard warrior types...
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Maine DHHS Puts Limit on Automatic Replacement of EBT Cards
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has implemented a new...
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“Job” is Not a Dirty Word
Today, Mary Mayhew, commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services, was...
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The 127th Maine Legislature Cut Taxes, Controlled Spending and Reformed Welfare
The 127th Maine Legislature has now adjourned for good and House Republicans are...
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How Can We End Poverty in Maine?
In a BDN column earlier this month, David Farmer attacked the LePage administration and...
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Despite Excessive Welfare Spending, ME Remains Poor
I must say, as a conservative, I found parts of Rep. Archie Verow’s...
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Maine Senate Passes Welfare Reform
AUGUSTA – The Maine Senate passed legislation to ban the use of welfare...
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Maine Uncovering Record Amount of Welfare Fraud
This week, the Maine Department of Health and Human Service announced that they...
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Welfare Programs Harm Recipients
America’s $700 billion per year welfare system is actually doing more harm than...
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HHS Committee Divided on Welfare Reforms
Augusta – Following a committee vote today on the welfare proposals brought forward...
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TANF Work Participation Rate a Staggering 19%
Amidst the chaos under the dome yesterday surrounding the Democrat’s new “welfare reform...
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The Democrats Are Pretending to Care About Welfare Reform
It’s an election year, so Democrats in the State Legislature are again feigning...
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HHS Committee to Address Lax Welfare Policies Tomorrow
For a number of years, Maine law has been more lenient than federal...
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Out-of-State Welfare Spending Plummets Under LePage Administration Policies
Thanks to continued efforts by Governor Paul LePage, the amount of Maine welfare...
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Welfare Fraud Prosecutions Skyrocket Under LePage Administration
Investigators with The Department of Health and Human Services’ Fraud Investigation and Recovery...
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Posik: Maine GOP’s Ballot Initiative Brings Much Needed Reforms
The Maine Republican Party is pushing a two-part ballot initiative for the next...
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Martin: The Future of Drug-Testing Programs in Maine
After a thoroughly objective evaluation of the many aspects and implications surrounding state...
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Martin: Weekly Drug Testing Series Part II – Responding to the Criticisms
Following the first phase of screenings in Maine’s new drug-testing program for TANF...
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The TANF Drug-Testing Weekly Series Part I: Clarifying Exactly How Maine’s New Drug-Testing Program for TANF Recipients Works
This is the first installment of a weekly series focused on discussing how...
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Maine Leads Nation in Food Stamp Reduction
According to recently released data from the U.S.D.A, Maine is leading the nation...
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Judge Rules State Can Withhold Aid to Asylum Seekers
On Tuesday, Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren ruled that the State of Maine...
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Posik: Governor Leads the Way on Welfare Reform
Governor LePage promised the people of Maine while campaigning for both of his...
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Posik: “Welfare cliff” Debate Exemplifies Exactly What is Wrong in Maine
In a state where nearly half of its population is enrolled in some...
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Maine Democrats Look to Eliminate Welfare Work Requirement
The fight over welfare reform took a new twist last week, as Democrats...
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Sen. Brakey Proposes 6 Month Residency Requirement for Welfare
Freshman Senator Eric Brakey (R-Auburn) is continuing the effort to mandate that new...
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Jackson: Maine Must Continue Down Path of Welfare Reform
Late last October, a political pundit turned to me and said “You know...
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9,000 Fewer Mainers on Food Stamps
According to Governor LePage’s administration, 9,000 fewer Mainers have been using SNAP benefits,...
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Welfare Extravagence Undermines Portland as Budget Fight Looms
Checkmate, Mr. Mayor. With the revelation that Portland’s homeless shelters have knowingly been...
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Maine’s General Assistance: A Flawed Program
Maine might just be the most lavish state in the U.S. – at...
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LePage Budget Proposes Significant Tax Changes
On Friday, Governor Paul R. LePage released his biennial budget. The highly anticipated...
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Desperate campaigns relying on deception
Every election year Mainers can count on a handful of desperate political campaigns...
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Lockman: Dem majorities crush welfare reform, workplace freedom
Greetings from Amherst to all readers of the Maine Wire: With fewer than...
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LePage to enforce welfare-to-work requirement
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday it will...
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Michaud applauds Mass Gov Patrick’s decision to house undocumented immigrants
At a campaign event in Saco on Monday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Michael Michaud...
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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)...
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Sorensen takes on testy Baldacci
Maine GOP Communications Director David Sorensen clashed with former Democratic Gov. John Baldacci...
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Maine AG Janet Mills clashes with LePage on welfare
Maine Attorney General Janet Mills makes no attempt to conceal her contempt for Republican...
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The Maine Democrats’ Fiscal Epiphany
By Jonathan McKane — Maine Democrats and the Maine press are fed up....
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Grand jury indicts four in York County on alleged welfare fraud
A York County grand jury has indicted four individuals – including a New...
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Report on Maine’s welfare system released
A new report released Thursday has identified numerous problems with Maine’s various welfare...
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Photo ID on Maine EBT cards to begin April 28
AUGUSTA – The state of Maine will begin putting photo identification on the...
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Welfare growth outpaces private sector workers
The United States had just 86 million full-time private-sector workers in 2012, compared...
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The Welfare Floor Speech Maine Dems Didn’t Want You to Hear
The following is a speech prepared by Rep. Sharri MacDonald (R-Old Orchard Beach)...
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House GOP Leader offers Democrats compromise on welfare reform
From House Communications Director David Sorensen AUGUSTA – House Republican Leader Ken Fredette...
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Bill to Nullify Alexander Group Contract Draws Bipartisan Opposition
From House Communications Director David Sorensen: AUGUSTA – The Maine House of Representatives...
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Maine Democrats gut welfare reform
AUGUSTA – Democrats on the Health and Human Services Committee gutted two of...
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Opponents of welfare reform rely on anecdotes, not data
On Tuesday the usual cast of welfare industry characters came out to attack...
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Welfare reform bills get quiet public hearing
AUGUSTA – The talk was all about welfare Tuesday as the Legislature’s Health...
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Maine to put photo ID on EBT cards
AUGUSTA – After heavy resistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last...
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GOP presses for welfare fix
AUGUSTA – Republican leaders gathered at the State House on Monday to call...
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Maine Legislature sets hearings for welfare reform
AUGUSTA – Public hearings have been scheduled for a full slate of welfare...
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Did FOX’s Eric Bolling school Jon Stewart with The Maine Wire’s welfare data?
Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart blasted Fox News for reporting on welfare abuse. For...
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As fate of Medicaid expansion uncertain, MeHAF drops $600k moneybomb
AUGUSTA – The Augusta-based Maine Health Access Foundation announced Wednesday it has given...
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Debunking the .2-percenters
Following The Maine Wire’s exclusive investigation into Maine’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families...
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Left-wing advocates manipulate statistics to levy partisan attacks
Robyn Merrill of the Maine Equal Justice Partners attacked the LePage administration on...
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Schaeffer: Tooth Fairy Government: Bringing Medicaid expansion to a town near you
“It is amazing that people who think we cannot afford to pay for...
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Listen: Robinson talks welfare abuse and liberal media spin with Howie Carr
Maine Wire Editor Steve Robinson joined Howie Carr on Monday to recap his...
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Maine Welfare Cash Spent in All 50 States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
They may be on welfare, but that doesn’t stop them from vacationing. According...
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Maine welfare cash spent at liquor stores, bars, strip clubs and smoke shops
Maine’s welfare system is supposed to provide a social safety net for poor...
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Maine EBT cards used at bowling alleys, tattoo parlor, pet store
Cash welfare recipients in Maine may have spent portions of their Temporary Assistance...
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Medicaid expansion gets another public hearing
AUGUSTA – For the second time in the 126th Legislature, the Health and...
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Expert gives HHS Committee reality check on Medicaid expansion
AUGUSTA – Gary Alexander, founder and president of The Alexander Group, on Tuesday...
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Schaeffer: A Medicaid Bubble – and How to Get There
Maine Wire readers should be well aware that the most controversial policy issue...
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Welfare Jackpot: Gambling with TANF cash
Are Maine’s cash welfare recipients gambling with taxpayer money? According to The Maine...
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Welfare cash spent at Funtown Splashtown, Aquaboggan
Maine welfare cash has been used at two amusement parks in Saco, according...
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Massive welfare data cache made public
On Thursday, The Maine Heritage Policy Center, which owns and operates The Maine...
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Republican leaders react to Maine Wire report on welfare abuse
AUGUSTA – Top Republicans reacted to The Maine Wire’s exclusive report on the...
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The Welfare Party and the Working Party
The battle lines have been drawn for the coming session of the Maine...
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Study: Expanding Medicaid does not reduce ER trips, it increases them
Would expanding medical welfare reduce visits to the emergency room? A new study...
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GOP welfare reform proposal similar to European model
Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage will introduce welfare reform legislation in January that...
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Liberal lawmakers kill every single attempt at welfare reform
AUGUSTA – Fixing Maine’s sprawling Department of Health and Human Services programs will...
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LePage administration hires consultant to audit Maine's welfare programs
The LePage administration announced Tuesday that it has contracted with an outside consulting...
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SHOCK: Partisan Dems block welfare reform, anti-human trafficking bills
AUGUSTA – In a shocking display of partisanship, the Democrat-controlled Legislative Council on...
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Dems may nix welfare reform before session begins
AUGUSTA – Top Democrats may nix a Republican-backed welfare reform before the next...
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Lawmakers spar over Speaker’s potential conflict of interest
Rep. Lawrence E. Lockman (R-Amherst) and Assistant House Majority Leader Jeff M. McCabe...
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Republican welfare reforms get quick rejection from Democrats
AUGUSTA – House Republicans rolled out two welfare reforms on Monday targeting Maine’s...
