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In our news archives we will keep relevant news items from the last few months. If you find a link that no longer works, please let us know.

Dec 02, 2008 ~  Baldacci wants varied stimulus efforts  Bangor Daily News
Dec 01, 2008 ~  sound file Foreclosures Overwhelm Legal Aid Programs  NPR All Things Considered
Nov 30, 2008 ~  Sizing up state budget crisis  Portland Press Herald
Nov 29, 2008 ~  Homeless Numbers Growing In Weak Economy  WCSH News
Nov 28, 2008 ~  Residents of Maine town want to keep stars in their eyes  Boston Globe
Nov 27, 2008 ~  New Medicaid Rules Allow States to Set Premiums and Higher Co-Payments  New York Times
Nov 26, 2008 ~  Advocates Call on President-Elect to Prioritize Ending Homelessness  NLCHP News Release
Nov 25, 2008 ~  Volunteer lawyer helping save homes  Morning Sentinel
Nov 24, 2008 ~  Rising Hope For Fixing Health Care (Broder column)  Washington Post
Nov 23, 2008 ~  USDA: Mainers struggling to afford enough food  Ag Week
Nov 22, 2008 ~  Police say phone scammers targeting the elderly  Bangor Daily News
Nov 21, 2008 ~  Bush signs law extending unemployment insurance  Reuters
Nov 21, 2008 ~  By 2010, unemployment in Maine and three other New England states could top 8%  Portland Press Herald
Nov 20, 2008 ~  State cuts $80 million  Kennebec Journal
Nov 20, 2008 ~  Heating resource guide created  Bangor Daily News
Nov 19, 2008 ~  Report cites hunger rise in Waldo County  Morning Sentinel
Nov 18, 2008 ~  sound files Judge Coffin Honored For 60 Years of Public Service  Maine Things Considered
Nov 17, 2008 ~  Judge an outspoken agent of change  Lewiston Sun Journal
Nov 16, 2008 ~  sound file Wanted: More Food Stamps  Weekend Edition
Nov 15, 2008 ~  sound file Homeless Still Struggle Where Success Triumphed  Weekend Edition
Nov 14, 2008 ~  Bangor Housing Authority faces heating surcharge suit  Bangor Daily News
Nov 13, 2008 ~  New York drug stores will do prescription translations  Newsday
Nov 12, 2008 ~  New mortgage-aid plan may fall flat  Portland Press Herald
Nov 12, 2008 ~  Maine Civil Liberties Union investigates so-called 'fusion centers'  Foster's Daily Democrat
Nov 10, 2008 ~  Maine car dealers seek new third-party lenders  mlive.com / AP
Nov 09, 2008 ~  Working Poor and Young Hit Hard in Downturn  New York Times
Nov 08, 2008 ~  Settlement helps special-needs kids  Bangor Daily News
Nov 07, 2008 ~  Ban on utility disconnections begins Nov. 15  Lewiston Sun Journal
Nov 07, 2008 ~  Surge in jobless claims signals recession taking hold in Maine  Portland Press Herald
Nov 06, 2008 ~  Senior citizens are recession's forgotten people  Morning Sentinel
Nov 05, 2008 ~  Native American leader to speak  Portland Press Herald
Nov 04, 2008 ~  Court case may lead to new state lemon law  Waterville Morning Sentinel
Nov 03, 2008 ~  Maine State Revenue Estimate Heading Down  WCSH News
Nov 02, 2008 ~  Making poverty an issue  San Angelo (TX) Times
Nov 01, 2008 ~  JPMorgan will modify troubled WaMu home loans  The Seattle Times
Oct 31, 2008 ~  State told to keep mental health programs  Morning Sentinel
Oct 30, 2008 ~  Gov't prepares loan modification plan  AP / Yahoo! News
Oct 29, 2008 ~  Panel: MaineHousing improperly nixed aid  Kennebec Journal
Oct 28, 2008 ~  Maine gets $19.6M in federal funds for foreclosures  Maine Sentinel
Oct 27, 2008 ~  Foreclosure crisis vexes government  Portland Press Herald
Oct 26, 2008 ~  Crises on Many Fronts (Herbert column)  New York Times
Oct 25, 2008 ~  Options for distressed homeowners  Chicago Tribune
Oct 24, 2008 ~  U.S. Vows More Help for Homeowners  New York Times
Oct 23, 2008 ~  Mental health consumers sought for panels  Bangor Daily News
Oct 22, 2008 ~  Reception to honor Judge Frank M. Coffin  PTLA News
Oct 21, 2008 ~  Housing money coming to Maine  Morning Sentinel
Oct 20, 2008 ~  A Quick Guide to Resources for Homeowners (column)  Magic City Morning Star
Oct 19, 2008 ~  MaineHousing not immune to fiscal upheaval  Kennebec Journal
Oct 18, 2008 ~  State takes over care centers  Waterville Morning Sentinel
Oct 17, 2008 ~  AWAP seminar scheduled  Lewiston Sun Journal
Oct 16, 2008 ~  Elder protection guide available  Morning Sentinel
Oct 15, 2008 ~  Amend U.S. bankruptcy law to help prevent foreclosures (opinion)  Morning Sentinel
Oct 14, 2008 ~  Maine faces 3rd month of revenue woes  Bangor Daily News
Oct 13, 2008 ~  Know your rights as winter’s home heating season begins  SeacoastOnline.com
Oct 12, 2008 ~  The Missing Debate on Poverty  Huffington Post
Oct 11, 2008 ~  Baldacci sets the stage for massive state spending cuts  Portland Press Herald
Oct 10, 2008 ~  Income limits for heating aid rise  Portland Press Herald
Oct 09, 2008 ~  Evictions, Foreclosures Up In Maine Rental Housing  WMTW News
Oct 08, 2008 ~  Courthouses in danger with statewide cutbacks  Bangor Daily News
Oct 07, 2008 ~  Bank Of America To Modify Countrywide Loans  NPR Morning Edition

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