Food pantries brace for SNAP lapse

Leaders struggled to respond as more Maine students began to flounder. There is no consensus around why certain Maine kids are performing worse on tests, but losses may reflect deeper challenges facing Maine schools and families. Read this Maine Monitor story by Kristian Moravec.

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Food pantries in Maine’s most vulnerable regions brace for SNAP lapse | Bangor Daily News

How Mainers are stepping up to to help neighbors, food pantries ahead of SNAP funding lapse | Portland Press Herald

Fear of ICE is making some Maine immigrants less likely to report crimes | Maine Public

Jared Golden says Democrats ‘lying’ about shutdown strategy | The Hill

The race between Janet Mills and Graham Platner shows a Democratic identity crisis | Bangor Daily News

Graham Platner's newly hired campaign manager steps down for family reasons | WMTW

Bangor is paying for a program to make downtown safer. Residents aren’t sure it’s working. | Bangor Daily News

Businesses in Maine offering discounted meals to EBT/SNAP benefit cardholders | WABI

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Maine Monitor reporter Kristian Moravec appeared on News Center Maine this morning to talk about her reporting on the Maine students sinking to the bottom and how leaders struggled to respond as more Maine students began to flounder. Watch the appearance.

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