By Lauren McCauley | Editor
“It’s shocking, and it’s wildly unfair.” - Anna Korsen, deputy director of Full Plates Full Potential, on the Trump administration’s new policy requiring states to pay a portion of SNAP benefits depending on their error rates.
The exterior of the Seabra market in Bristol, Rhode Island, 2008. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)
By Eesha Pendharkar
Starting in 2028, Maine may have to contribute $50 million per year to maintain its federal food assistance due to the Trump administration’s changes that penalize states for making largely unintentional errors while administering food benefits.
By Eesha Pendharkar
Maine’s highest court weighed Wednesday whether the state can reject petition signatures collected by out-of-state circulators who did not check a box consenting to Maine’s jurisdiction, a legal dispute that could determine whether Mainers vote on transgender inclusion in sports this November.
By Sam Gauntt, States Newsroom
As outdoor celebrations and events marking the nation’s 250th anniversary and the World Cup reach their peak, local officials across the country are urging caution amid a heat wave blanketing many East Coast and Midwestern states.
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