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Maine Governor Prepares To Make Food Stamps Recipients Jump Through New Hoops At The Grocery Store

Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) with a state Supreme Court justice in February CREDIT: AP Maine is poised to ban food stamps recipients from buying certain types of food that Governor Paul LePage (R) and conservatives in the legislature deem to be “junk.” The legislation LePage supports claims that “the purchase of unhealthy products is antithetical to the purpose of the [food stamps] program.” But the definition of “unhealthy” that the bill uses is quite broad, and would prohibit the purchase of a range of groceries that are not exempt from sales tax under Maine law.

 

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