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-LD 2122 would ensure funding for SNAP benefits in the event of a federal shutdown- March 5, 2026, Maine House Speaker Ryan D. Fecteau (D-Biddeford) today introduced LD 2122, An Act to Prevent Negative Impacts from Federal Funding Changes to and Fund Eligibility Determinations and Outreach for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which will make sure our state gets the federal food assistance funds we were expected to receive before Congress passed Trump’s “Big Bad

Regional Food Pantry Open To All By York County Commissioner Justin Chenette   No one in York County should go hungry. We have a moral obligation to help our neighbors in need. It’s why over the summer, the York County Commission acted decisively, voting unanimously to assume operation of the York County Food Pantry.  We faced a crisis when the nonprofit that was running our regional food pantry announced its immediate closure due to severe financial distress. The commission