A lot done to ease SNAP fear in Maine. A lot more to do.

The historic cuts to federal SNAP benefits are set to take about $29 million out of Maine’s cash registers each month, according to the Maine Center for […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted October 31, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, SNAP

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Anti-Hunger Advocates to Governor Mills and Legislature: “all-hands-on-deck moment” for state government requires special legislative session to prevent hunger crisis during federal shutdown

AUGUSTA – Maine Equal Justice, Full Plates Full Potential, and the Maine Center for Economic Policy today called on Governor Mills and legislators to convene a special […]

Posted October 30, 2025

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Federal, Food Insecurity, SNAP

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Janet Mills faces calls to convene lawmakers to tackle the shutdown’s fallout

Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, who is running for governor next year, said he would support a special session that makes use of the state’s […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted October 30, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, SNAP

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Maine Constitution requires state to provide SNAP, says Winthrop Democrat

Also Thursday, a group of anti-hunger advocates, including the Maine Center for Economic Policy and Full Plates, Full Potential, called for a special session so lawmakers can […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted October 30, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, SNAP

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Gov. Mills calls on USDA to release food aid, says state can only do so much

“This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for our state government,” said Robyn Merrill, executive director of Maine Equal Justice, which along with Full Plates, Full Potential and the […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted October 30, 2025

Tags Budget, Federal, SNAP

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

How the Congressional health care fight impacts Mainers

Overview The shutdown stems from a dispute over federal health care funding, particularly the extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (ePTCs) for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, […]

James Myall

Posted October 29, 2025

Tags Affordable Care Act, Budget, Federal, Health Care

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Growing impacts of the government shutdown

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss the growing impacts of the government […]

WGME

Posted October 29, 2025

Tags Federal, Wednesday Sit Down

Maine’s Economy

Trump administration threatens food assistance for 170,000 Mainers

The Trump Administration is trying to break the stalemate in the ongoing federal shutdown over health care by threatening to cut assistance that helps 40 million Americans […]

James Myall

Posted October 28, 2025

Tags Federal, Food Insecurity, SNAP, Trump Tax Cuts

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Maine experts say feds ‘hiding the evidence’ by eliminating key food security survey

The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) has used the USDA survey data in several ways as an overall indicator of economic hardship, according to Economic Policy […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted October 24, 2025

Tags Federal, SNAP

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Maine food security advocates call on Collins to release contingency funds for SNAP benefits

A new coalition of food security advocates and organizations sent a letter to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins Wednesday evening asking her to fully fund the nation’s largest […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted October 23, 2025

Tags Federal, SNAP

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A lot done to ease SNAP fear in Maine. A lot more to do.

Anti-Hunger Advocates to Governor Mills and Legislature: “all-hands-on-deck moment” for state government requires special legislative session to prevent hunger crisis during federal shutdown

Janet Mills faces calls to convene lawmakers to tackle the shutdown’s fallout

Maine Constitution requires state to provide SNAP, says Winthrop Democrat

Gov. Mills calls on USDA to release food aid, says state can only do so much

How the Congressional health care fight impacts Mainers

Wednesday Sit-Down: Growing impacts of the government shutdown

Trump administration threatens food assistance for 170,000 Mainers

Maine experts say feds ‘hiding the evidence’ by eliminating key food security survey

Maine food security advocates call on Collins to release contingency funds for SNAP benefits