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LePage urges Congress to put pictures on EBT cards
LePage alleges 'systemic welfare fraud crisis' in Maine
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Watch pollock processing at Portland's Fish Exchange
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Jackson blames Collins, Trump for high costs
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Mainers are stretched thin. In Oxford County, many can’t afford enough food.
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Troy Jackson says for profit healthcare is 'killing this country'
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