Upcoming Medicaid cuts from the Republican budget bill passed over the summer threaten the financial health of rural hospitals.
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Maine will resettle only 50 refugees this year, all white South Africans
Reductions by the Trump administration continue after Maine was allowed to resettle about half of the 950 refugees allocated last year.
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Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
States balk at Trump administration demand to ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts
In Maine, Gov. Janet Mills’ office said Sunday it fully expects food benefits to be issued Monday in line with guidance issued Friday by the USDA.
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Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund November SNAP benefits
The ruling by District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. in Rhode Island gave the White House a Friday deadline.
Posted inLetters, sj-web
Immigration policy is cruel
To separate a child from her mother by force, when all she has done is cross the border seeking help, is an act with grave moral consequence. To make a policy to do this, in order to discourage migration, is beneath the United States and unworthy of its leaders. Such action cannot be made humane […]
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Contributing to food insecurity
After learning about the Trump administration’s “harvest box” program, I was appalled. The harvest box program would slash SNAP funding by 30 percent and deliver participants a box of conventional, shelf-stable food each month. The program does not consider an individual’s preferences or dietary restrictions and strips individuals’ freedom to shop for themselves. Proposed by […]
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D.C.’s swamp becomes cesspool
Donald Trump said he would drain the swamp, change/rectify the establishment, the status quo; that he would clean house and “Make America great again.” What’s the record? There have been at least five close associates so far, including family and appointees (Gen. Michael Flynn, the attorney general and Secretary of State), who seem to have […]
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Trying to destroy America
Every day, I turn on the television and watch the news, and each day I become more horrified at what is taking place in Donald Trump’s administration. It is unbelievable to me that the American public is not more concerned with his decisions to destroy the environment and his attempts to destroy democracy with his […]
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Making America irrelevant
As the weeks after Jan. 20 come and go, it seems to me that the phrase “Make America great again” is being replaced by “Let’s make America irrelevant.” The nation’s credibility on the world stage is being questioned. Foreign heads of state have been slighted, as has the State Department. Fewer foreign travelers, even those […]
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A lie by any other name …
A lie is a lie is a lie. Our very, very wonderful new commander-in-chief based his whole campaign on lies and deception. He called his opponent a liar, but he apparently doesn’t know the meaning of the word. His devoted toadies have tried to cover up his ignorance by redefining the meaning of the word […]