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    Mainers to Collins: Prioritize our health, renew ACA tax credits

    A woman holds a sign at a protest reading "Maine deserves care not cuts. Fund care. Not billionaires."

    Mainers to Collins: Prioritize our health, renew ACA tax credits When open enrollment for Maine’s health insurance marketplace begins on November 1, Mainers are bracing for devastating premium increases that could make their health care unaffordable. The expiration of the enhanced ACA

    Partnership for Basic Needs February 26, 2026February 26, 2026

    Terrified moms speak out, say their kids face starvation as SNAP benefits expire: ‘We have nothing’

    Kelli Austin (left) from Portland, Maine, and Lauren (right) from Syracuse, New York, fear their families will go hungry from tomorrow as SNAP benefits end.

    Terrified moms speak out, say their kids face starvation as SNAP benefits expire: ‘We have nothing’ Kelli Austin is just one of the 42 million Americans being stripped of their grocery budget benefits — financial support provided by the Supplemental Nutrition

    Partnership for Basic Needs February 26, 2026February 26, 2026

    ‘Get it together’: Mom calls on Congress to end shutdown | Morning in America

    Kelli Austin in her living room

    ‘Get it together’: Mom calls on Congress to end shutdown | Morning in America Kelli Austin is just one of the 42 million Americans being stripped of their grocery budget benefits — financial support provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

    Partnership for Basic Needs February 26, 2026February 26, 2026

    As Congress begins health care debate, Mainers grapple with insurance price hikes

    An image of the Maine website state page that says "A plan that fits - support you can count on"

    Arundel resident Emily Ingwersen is looking at an increase of $1,400 per month to continue her family’s health insurance coverage next year if the tax credit they receive isn’t extended by Congress. 

    Partnership for Basic Needs November 21, 2025February 26, 2026

    Inflation is creeping higher, with some Americans saying they’re squeezed: “It’s really challenging”

    Inflation is creeping higher, with some Americans saying they’re squeezed: “It’s really challenging”

    Inflation is creeping higher, with some Americans saying they’re squeezed: “It’s really challenging” For Kasey McBlais, a 42-year-old single mom who lives in Maine with her two elementary school-aged children, the cost of running a household is only getting more

    Partnership for Basic Needs October 23, 2025February 26, 2026

    Mainers grapple with impact of President Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ on SNAP benefits

    Mainers grapple with impact of President Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ on SNAP benefits

    Mainers grapple with impact of President Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ on SNAP benefits BUCKFIELD, Maine — President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” passed last week, and now many families are concerned about how the spending plan will impact

    bnpartnership July 15, 2025February 26, 2026

    Trump’s tax, spending law will slash food assistance for thousands of Mainers

    Trump’s tax, spending law will slash food assistance for thousands of Mainers

    Trump’s tax, spending law will slash food assistance for thousands of Mainers The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will force Maine to cover tens of millions in costs for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — costs that Gov. Janet Mills

    bnpartnership July 15, 2025February 26, 2026

    Slashing Medicaid funding puts Maine domestic violence survivors at risk

    A bucket of flowers leads the way to a row of wooden purple ribbons representing those who lost their lives to domestic violence homicide in Aroostook County since 1973 at Riverside Park in Fort Kent in June 2019. Credit: Jessica Potila / St. John Valley Times File

    Slashing Medicaid funding puts Maine domestic violence survivors at risk When the U.S. House of Representatives passed its “big beautiful bill” last week, it sent shivers down the spines of domestic violence advocates because we know what slashing Medicaid funding would mean

    bnpartnership June 2, 2025February 26, 2026

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