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An official with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services said this is the single largest electronic fraud incident to hit the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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So far this week, about 300 households have lost approximately $76,000 in benefits. That figure may rise, however. And the state officials say federal rules prohibit them from replacing stolen benefits.
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Republicans are looking to cut nearly $300 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — formerly known as food stamps — in part by requiring states to share the costs of paying out benefits.
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The Department of Health and Human Services says low-income Mainers will see a boost in food benefits and quicker access to the general assistance program…
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The Trump Administration has finalized new rules that state officials say would make more than one-thousand Mainers ineligible for food assistance,…
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The Trump administration has finalized a rule to limit food stamp benefits for single able-bodied adults who can't show that they work more than 20 hours a week, though legal challenges are possible.
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Officials from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services say more than 44,000 Mainers would lose food assistance under a rule change proposed by…
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The Trump administration’s proposed new regulations for the SNAP food stamp program announced Tuesday would likely render thousands of Maine families…
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Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law two bills that supporters say are aimed at reducing poverty in the state.One measure gives more families access to…
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Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. House are expected to vote Thursday or Friday on the merits of this year's farm bill. The bill makes numerous…