Podcast Special: Slash and Burn — LePage and the Social Safety Net

Paul LePage is running for office in Maine again. So we’re revisiting our 2022 podcast series examining his record as governor — and the impacts his policies still have today. First up: how LePage’s cuts targeted Maine’s social safety net and the people who relied on it. _______________________________ “About 47% of able-bodied people in the… The post Podcast Special: Slash and Burn — LePage and the Social Safety Net first appeared on Maine Beacon.

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