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Jul 31, 2010 ~  Maine does away with paper unemployment checks  Lewiston Sun Journal
Jul 30, 2010 ~  Maine shouldn't forget mentally ill again (editorial)  Portland Press Herald
Jul 29, 2010 ~  Bedbugs plague apartments, tenants  Lewiston Sun Journal
Jul 27, 2010 ~  Helping Veterans (editorial)  Bangor Daily News
Jul 26, 2010 ~  Maine Voices: Congress must extend Medicaid  Portland Press Herald
Jul 25, 2010 ~  Maine homeless could benefit from bill  Lewiston Sun Journal
Jul 24, 2010 ~  State still working to comply with AMHI settlement  Kennebec Journal
Jul 23, 2010 ~  More of rural Maine getting health care electronically  Bangor Daily News
Jul 23, 2010 ~  New federal rules add referee for disputed insurance claims  Portland Press Herald
Jul 21, 2010 ~  Food drive benefits Aroostook families  Bangor Daily News
Jul 20, 2010 ~  Senate Democrats break GOP filibuster on unemployment extension bill  Boston Globe
Jul 19, 2010 ~  Maine lawmakers seek control over welfare cards  Bangor Daily News
Jul 18, 2010 ~  Rumford voters leap into uncharted waters, reject Welfare Budget twice  Lewiston Sun Journal
Jul 17, 2010 ~  More Mainers shunning land lines for cell phones  Bangor Daily News
Jul 16, 2010 ~  text and sound Police Seek to Break Link Between Childhood Poverty and Crime  Maine Things Considered
Jul 15, 2010 ~  FTC Urges States To Rein In Frivolous Debt-Collection Lawsuits Overwhelming Courts  Huffington Post
Jul 14, 2010 ~  text and sound Maine's Medical Marijuana Law Runs into Federal Conflicts [in subsidized housing]  Maine Things Considered
Jul 13, 2010 ~  FTC Issues Report On Reforming Debt Collection Litigation And Arbitration  Consumer Affairs
Jul 12, 2010 ~  Librarians train on patrons’ want of legal guidance  Bangor Daily News
Jul 11, 2010 ~  Illegal Workers Swept From Jobs in ‘Silent Raids’  New York Times
Jul 10, 2010 ~  The coming challenge for health care reform (editorial)  Journal Tribune
Jul 09, 2010 ~  Elderly housing complex to start in Westbrook  Portland Press Herald
Jul 08, 2010 ~  Helping homeless seen as boon to commerce  Portland Press Herald
Jul 07, 2010 ~  sound and text Carbon Credits Could Help Fund Maine's Home Weatherization Efforts  MPBN News
Jul 06, 2010 ~  Seniors, consumers affected by new Maine laws  Bangor Daily News
Jul 05, 2010 ~  Pine Tree Camp celebrates 65 years  Morning Sentinel
Jul 04, 2010 ~  text and sound The Declaration Of Independence  Morning Edition
Jul 03, 2010 ~  A fair alternative to predatory short-term loans (guest column)  Lewiston Sun Journal
Jul 02, 2010 ~  Rumford welfare budget article going back to voters  Lewiston Sun Journal
Jul 01, 2010 ~  More Mainers lose their homes to foreclosure  Kennebec Journal
Jun 30, 2010 ~  Rally calls on Congress to extend jobless benefits  Portland Press Herald
Jun 29, 2010 ~  Maine transfers indigent counsel authority  Portland Press Herald
Jun 29, 2010 ~  Senators, Maine families need you now  Bangor Daily News (opinion)
Jun 28, 2010 ~  text and sound Minorities Complain About Racial Profiling in Maine  Maine Things Considered
Jun 27, 2010 ~  text and sound What's hampering HAMP loan program?  Marketplace
Jun 26, 2010 ~  Reform bill seeks financial integrity (Connie Zhu column)  York County Journal Tribune
Jun 25, 2010 ~  text and sound Spending Debate A Throwback To New Deal  Morning Edition
Jun 25, 2010 ~  Help Not Wanted (special series)  Marketplace
Jun 24, 2010 ~  Cutting Off the Unemployed (editorial)  New York Times
Jun 23, 2010 ~  text and sound Attacks on Maine's Homeless Increasing, Advocates Say  MPBN News
Jun 22, 2010 ~  Could medical marijuana affect parents in custody disputes?  Bangor Daily News / AP
Jun 21, 2010 ~  Medicaid Funding Battle Threatens to Punch Hole in Maine Budget  MPBN News
Jun 20, 2010 ~  Peddling Relief, Firms Put Debtors in Deeper Hole  New York Times
Jun 19, 2010 ~  text and sound Thousands of Mainers Financially Stranded as Unemployment Benefits Expire  MPBN News
Jun 18, 2010 ~  State's children's services to undergo consolidation  Portland Press Herald
Jun 17, 2010 ~  New Federal Program to Put End to Dirigo in 2014  MPBN News
Jun 16, 2010 ~  In U.S., debt is not a jailable offense  Bangor Daily News
Jun 15, 2010 ~  Crucial Senate test vote on federal unemployment benefit extension comes today  MLive
Jun 14, 2010 ~  Maine groups push for Medicaid funding  Kennebec Journal
Jun 13, 2010 ~  Foreclosures rise steadily in Maine  WCSH News
Jun 12, 2010 ~  Minorities propel population gain in northern New England  Kennebec Journal
Jun 11, 2010 ~  Tough Times Ahead for Children of the Great Recession  Education Week
Jun 10, 2010 ~  Service to help seniors in debt  Bangor Daily News
Jun 09, 2010 ~  text and sound "Doughnut Hole" Checks Begin Going Out to Seniors This Week  Maine Things Considered
Jun 08, 2010 ~  Voting today offers chance to impact state's future (editorial)  Portland Press Herald
Jun 07, 2010 ~  Foreclosure prevention clinics set in Maine  Bangor Daily News
Jun 06, 2010 ~  text and sound We Were Hoping For More From The Job Market  Weekend Edition
Jun 05, 2010 ~  text and sound New Housing Project Aims to Open Doors for Portland's Homeless Women  Maine Things Considered
Jun 04, 2010 ~  Maine Advocates Urge Congress to Extend Unemployment Benefits  MPBN News
Jun 03, 2010 ~  Channel 6's Susan Kimball leaving TV journalism  Portland Press Herald

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