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Maine has begun distributing full SNAP benefits amid legal battle, governor says

Gov. Janet Mills says full benefits to eligible SNAP beneficiaries in Maine began flowing Monday morning, as the Trump ...
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Maine DHHS says it is poised to quickly issue late SNAP benefits

Meanwhile, Maine Sen. Susan Collins said she is negotiating with a bipartisan group on a potential compromise to end the ...

Mainers start to receive SNAP benefits, despite confusion over funding

Food pantries around Maine have reported record numbers of people requesting food assistance, with some pantries seeing the ...

Judge orders SNAP benefits to be fully funded for November

The SNAP benefits for November were initially reduced to 50% of normal payments due to the ongoing federal government ...
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Amid SNAP uncertainty, Maine food pantries saw demand spike

The federal benefits freeze was the latest in a string of challenges that have stretched food assistance programs thin this ...

Here’s where SNAP is distributed in Maine

The announcement that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits wouldn’t be distributed in November rippled through Maine, where tens of thousands of households rely on assistance for food.

'Children in Maine are going without food': Governor sounds alarm on shutdown impact

The state of Maine has reported a record number of people requesting food assistance as the government shutdown impacted SNAP ...

Gov. Mills expects SNAP benefits to be issued despite Supreme Court's temporary pause

Gov. Janet Mills says she expects SNAP benefits to be issued to nearly 170,000 Mainers on Monday despite the Trump ...