Mills considers ‘alternatives’ to help Mainers facing food stamp cuts

UMaine System switching to Anthem health insurance despite lingering contract dispute with Northern Light. About 15 percent of employees rely on Northern Light Health for at least one medical service. Read this Maine Monitor story by Rose Lundy.

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Brewer UPS employee says missing ballot incident was ‘honest mistake’ | WABI

A week before the election, absentee ballot requests outpacing two years ago | Maine Public

Mills considers ‘alternatives’ to help Mainers facing food stamp cuts | Bangor Daily News

Opponents of Maine voter ID referendum spending big as election nears | Portland Press Herald

Report finds strong economic integration for Maine's immigrant population, with some exceptions | Maine Public

Maine officials protest their prosecutor by recommending $1 budget | The Maine Monitor & Bangor Daily News

Graham Platner: 'I have no right to give up' after campaign controversies | News Center Maine

Maine landfill plans to finally treat contaminated water that runs into the Penobscot River | Bangor Daily News

Maine students vote in first mock referendum election | Portland Press Herald

Trump administration must restore grants for school counselors, judge rules | Associated Press (Maine Monitor context: Tracking Maine’s legal challenges to Trump’s agenda)

Maine among states to sue over Trump administration suspending food benefits during shutdown | Reuters (Maine Monitor context: Maine’s food pantries stare down volunteer shortage while anticipating cuts)

Houlton agrees to remove surveillance cameras and destroy data | The County

Stripped for Parts is now streaming on PBS.org and will air on Maine PBS on November 4 at 9 p.m.

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