Waterville, Augusta deal with overdoses, plan for more recovery services
Emergency crews in Waterville are seeing an uptick in the number of people overdosing on opioids this winter, both on the streets and at the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter. First responders and homeless ...
Affordable bus pass program in the works for Mainers
PORTLAND (WGME) -- An affordable bus pass program is in the works for low-income Mainers. The goal is to offer free and ...
With time running out, Maine lawmakers play chicken over supplemental budget
The Maine Legislature adjourned Tuesday without taking any action on a plan to balance the state's budget, raising the stakes for hospitals and other medical providers who serve low-income patients ...
Maine Policy Institute releases report with solutions to housing issues
In a gathering at the State House, the group shared the report that drawn focus to towns with aggressive land use zoning, ...
Maine lawmakers play chicken as time runs out on supplemental budget
The state has notified hospital medical providers serving low-income patients to expect lower MaineCare reimbursements ...
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Augusta ranked the worst state capital to live in: WalletHub study
Augusta, Maine did not fair well ... In the Median Household Income (Adjusted for Cost of Living) category, Augusta ranked 49 out of 50. Augusta ranked 46th for the percentage of adults with ...
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Opinion: Everything is about income inequality
One of my favorite Substack writers is Samuel James (who happens to be from Portland) and his column, “Banned Histories of ...
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Surprising tax hack: Earn ₹14.65 lakh and pay zero income tax in 2025-26
How can ₹14.65 lakh income be tax-free? Abhishek Soni, CEO and Co-founder of Tax2win, explains how salaried employees with a Cost to Company (CTC) of ₹14.65 Lakh can pay zero tax under the new ...
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Riverside Village apartment community making progress in North Augusta
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WFXG) - North Augusta is growing. Last April, plans were approved to add apartments, retail and more to Riverside Village near SRP Park. Now, the project is starting to take shape ...
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Report finds economic stagnation among Montgomery County’s low-income families
Access to health care is also a problem for low-income families. According to the report, as the COVID crisis waned, families were required to re-enroll in Medicaid. But “families with housing ...
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Lansing to build over 100 new affordable housing units
One of the projects is called “Riverview 220” and will feature 56 apartments reserved for low-income families as well as retail space and seven market-rate apartments. The other called ...
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Large landlord reports biggest operating income increase for Halifax apartments in last 5 years
Halifax-based landlord Killam Apartment REIT reported its largest increase in net operating income in Halifax in the last five years, according to the company's new 2024 year-end financial report.