His measure would limit benefit card use, require job applications and increase penalties for abusing the system.
2015
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Son of Biddeford burglary suspect arrested in Dayton
Police say Chase Hasty, 20, who was found hiding in a garage, had two safes containing drugs and cash.
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Posted inCops & Courts, News
Three Waldo County residents charged with forging checks
Police believe additional forged checks may have been cashed at convenience stores around Belfast and Bangor.
Posted inMaine, News
Apartment building burns in Augusta neighborhood hit by recent fires
Crews from several communities battle the blaze that displaced 13 residents.
Posted inPolitics
Sarah Brady, who became gun-control leader after husband’s shooting, dies at 73
She took up the cause after James Brady, who was President Ronald Reagan’s press secretary, was shot in 1981 when John Hinckley Jr. tried to assassinate Reagan.
Posted inLife & Culture
Timeless views of Maine fences: A photo gallery
Whether bright white or weathered, fences offer a study in line and symmetry as captured by the lens of Staff Photographer Gordon Chibroski.
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Maine police arrest suspect in N.H. sex assaults
James Banks, 21, is a suspect in multiple rapes, and police believe he used social media to arrange meetings with his victims.
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Three Portland men charged after home invasion in Gorham
They are arrested by Gorham police after an armed confrontation at a home on Main Street.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland proposes 13 layoffs and tax increase as budget fix
Because of cuts in state aid, Portland faces a $10 million gap and needs to raise property taxes by 2.9 percent.
Posted inNation & World
Hernandez trial almost ready for deliberations
Lawyers make their final push before defense attorneys present witnesses and rest their case Monday.