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AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew says the state is doing all it can under federal law to stop the trafficking in…

AUBURN, Maine - Maine county jail administrators say they're confiscating cards from inmates that are used to distribute welfare benefits.The Sun Journal…

WASHINGTON - U.S. Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon wants to reassure low-income Mainers that their food stamp…

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine's health chief is pressing the state's congressional delegation to help make federal changes to the food stamp program.In a letter…

AUGUSTA, Maine - The state of Maine is being asked to clarify its new Electronic Benefits Cards policy or risk losing funding from the federal government.…

AUGUSTA, Maine - The federal government is warning Maine's Department of Health and Human Services to take corrective action and make clear that a new…

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ Maine is moving forward with its plan to require new welfare benefit cards with photos on them for recipients across the state,…

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ The federal government is ``strongly urging'' Maine to delay putting photo identification on welfare benefit cards throughout the…