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In our news archives we will keep relevant news items from the last few months. If you find a link that no longer works, please let us know.

Jan 06, 2009 ~ Legislature told: Cuts will annihilate safety nets Village Soup

Jan 06, 2009 ~ YouTube Threat Draws Restraining Order Connecticut Law Tribune

Jan 05, 2009 ~ Legislature set to move quickly on budget Bangor Daily News

Jan 04, 2009 ~ Tough times Lewiston Sun Journal

Jan 03, 2009 ~ Did You Know 200,000 Vets Are Sleeping on the Streets? AlterNet

Jan 02, 2009 ~ New Legislation Broadens The Definition Of A Disability Maine Things Considered

Jan 01, 2009 ~ Meals for ME looks to bring people together Bangor Daily News

Dec 31, 2008 ~ Health forum sends message to Obama Bangor Daily News

Dec 30, 2008 ~ Homeless outreach at risk Portland Press Herald

Dec 29, 2008 ~ Living on the 'real' side of funding cuts Brunswick Times Record

Dec 28, 2008 ~ Refugees In New England Feel Brunt Of Recession MPBN

Dec 27, 2008 ~ Welfare as We Knew It (editorial) New York Times

Dec 26, 2008 ~ Handicapped parking violators targeted Bangor Daily News

Dec 24, 2008 ~ A Christmas prayer to end poverty in our time (Marian Wright Edelman) Carolina Peacemaker

Dec 22, 2008 ~ 72 percent of Maine public housing smoke-free Village Soup

Dec 21, 2008 ~ Debt-collection agencies busy Maine Sunday Telegram

Dec 20, 2008 ~ State's jobless rate hits 14-year high Portland Press Herald

Dec 19, 2008 ~ Healthcare Reform Debate Is Underway MPBN

Dec 18, 2008 ~ No extra money for courts means understaffing, delayed civil cases Portland Press Herald

Dec 17, 2008 ~ USDA: Mainers struggling to afford enough food AGWEEK

Dec 16, 2008 ~ Mainers in Need (column) Magic City Morning Star

Dec 15, 2008 ~ Fannie Mae Lets Renters Stay Despite Foreclosures New York Times

Dec 14, 2008 ~ War vet widows denied millions - Computer errors blamed for money taken from elderly Lewiston Sun Journal

Dec 13, 2008 ~ MaineCare could see additional $228M Bangor Daily News

Dec 12, 2008 ~ Paper industry losing more jobs Maine Today

Dec 11, 2008 ~ Phone calls swamp state jobless centers Portland Press Herald

Dec 10, 2008 ~ Health care providers asked to screen for domestic abuse Bangor Daily News

Dec 09, 2008 ~ Maine domestic violence deaths double Maine Today

Dec 08, 2008 ~ Grant sought to aid laid off millworkers Lewiston Sun-Journal

Dec 07, 2008 ~ Maine nonprofits take a hit as recession deepens Maine Sunday Telegram

Dec 06, 2008 ~ One in Ten Americans Now Uses Food Stamps as Unemployment Continues to Rise Market Watch

Dec 05, 2008 ~ Help For Local Homeowners In Need WCSH News

Dec 05, 2008 ~ Women's agency honors regional champs, graduates Lewiston Sun Journal

Dec 04, 2008 ~ Research suggests children's brain function affected by poverty Canada East

Dec 03, 2008 ~ Local schools enlist MCLU in opposing student reporting to state Village Soup

Dec 02, 2008 ~ Baldacci wants varied stimulus efforts Bangor Daily News

Dec 01, 2008 ~ Foreclosures Overwhelm Legal Aid Programs NPR All Things Considered

Nov 30, 2008 ~ Sizing up state budget crisis Portland Press Herald

Nov 29, 2008 ~ Homeless Numbers Growing In Weak Economy WCSH News

Nov 28, 2008 ~ Residents of Maine town want to keep stars in their eyes Boston Globe

Nov 27, 2008 ~ New Medicaid Rules Allow States to Set Premiums and Higher Co-Payments New York Times

Nov 26, 2008 ~ Advocates Call on President-Elect to Prioritize Ending Homelessness NLCHP News Release

Nov 25, 2008 ~ Volunteer lawyer helping save homes Morning Sentinel

Nov 24, 2008 ~ Rising Hope For Fixing Health Care (Broder column) Washington Post

Nov 23, 2008 ~ USDA: Mainers struggling to afford enough food Ag Week

Nov 22, 2008 ~ Police say phone scammers targeting the elderly Bangor Daily News

Nov 21, 2008 ~ Bush signs law extending unemployment insurance Reuters

Nov 21, 2008 ~ By 2010, unemployment in Maine and three other New England states could top 8% Portland Press Herald

Nov 20, 2008 ~ State cuts $80 million Kennebec Journal

Nov 20, 2008 ~ Heating resource guide created Bangor Daily News

Nov 19, 2008 ~ Report cites hunger rise in Waldo County Morning Sentinel

Nov 18, 2008 ~ Judge Coffin Honored For 60 Years of Public Service Maine Things Considered

Nov 17, 2008 ~ Judge an outspoken agent of change Lewiston Sun Journal

Nov 16, 2008 ~ Wanted: More Food Stamps Weekend Edition

Nov 15, 2008 ~ Homeless Still Struggle Where Success Triumphed Weekend Edition

Nov 14, 2008 ~ Bangor Housing Authority faces heating surcharge suit Bangor Daily News

Nov 13, 2008 ~ New York drug stores will do prescription translations Newsday

Nov 12, 2008 ~ New mortgage-aid plan may fall flat Portland Press Herald

Nov 12, 2008 ~ Maine Civil Liberties Union investigates so-called 'fusion centers' Foster's Daily Democrat

Nov 10, 2008 ~ Maine car dealers seek new third-party lenders mlive.com / AP

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